Taxon:  Nymphaea pubescens Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Nymphaea
Subgenus:
Lotos
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Nomen number:
25443
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2(2):1154.  1799
Comment:
a species of uncertain status
Verified:
12/14/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Deb, D. B. 1961. Dicotyledonous plants of Manipur territory. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 3:317.
  5. Dkhar, J. 2011. Analysis of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship in the genus Nymphaea using DNA profiling. Unpublished dissertation (North-Eastern Hill University) 27.
  6. Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
  7. Hô, P.-H. 1999. Cây co Viêt Nam, ed. 2.
  8. Hossain, A. B. M. E. et al. 2001. Taxonomy of the genus Nymphaea (Tourn.) L. (Nymphaeaceae) from Bangladesh in view of anatomical studies. Bangladesh J. Bot. 30:9-16.
  9. Jacobs, S. W. L. & C. L. Porter. 2007. Nymphaeaceae. In: George, A. S., ed., Flora of Australia. 2:263-264.
  10. Jacobs, S. W. L. 1994. Further notes on Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) in Australasia. Telopea 5:705. Note: mentions
  11. Khan, M. S., ed. 1972-. Flora of Bangladesh. Note: = Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f.
  12. Khanna, K. K. et al. 1999. Dicotyledonous plants of Uttar Pradesh: a checklist.
  13. La-ongsri, W. et al. 2009. A synopsis of Thai Nymphaeaceae. Nordic J. Bot. 27:107-109.
  14. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: = Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f.
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  16. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  17. Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:198.
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
  20. Royen, P. van. 1962. Sertulum papuanum 5. Nymphaeaceae. Nova Guinea, Bot. 8:107.
  21. Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
  22. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  23. Shetty, B. V. & V. Singh, eds. 1987-. Flora of India. Series 2: Flora of Rajasthan.
  24. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
  25. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state.
  26. Singh, N. P. et al. 2001. Flora of Bihar: analysis.
  27. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: mentions
  28. Verdcourt, B. 1989. The typification of Nymphaea lotus L. Kew Bull. 44:179. Note: mentions
  29. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
  30. Womersley, J. S., ed. 1978-. Handbooks of the flora of Papua New Guinea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishred water-lily as Nymphaea rubra1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Swedishbronslotus  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Hossain, A. B. M. E. et al. 2001. Taxonomy of the genus Nymphaea (Tourn.) L. (Nymphaeaceae) from Bangladesh in view of anatomical studies. Bangladesh J. Bot. 30:9-16.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Dkhar, J. 2011. Analysis of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship in the genus Nymphaea using DNA profiling. Unpublished dissertation (North-Eastern Hill University) 27.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Shetty, B. V. & V. Singh, eds. 1987-. Flora of India. Series 2: Flora of Rajasthan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Khanna, K. K. et al. 1999. Dicotyledonous plants of Uttar Pradesh: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Raskoti, B. B. et al. 2011. A new record of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) for Flora of Nepal. Bot. Orient. 8:105-107.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanPunjab Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanSindh Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  La-ongsri, W. et al. 2009. A synopsis of Thai Nymphaeaceae. Nordic J. Bot. 27:107-109.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Hô, P.-H. 1999. Cây co Viêt Nam, ed. 2.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Royen, P. van. 1962. Sertulum papuanum 5. Nymphaeaceae. Nova Guinea, Bot. 8:107.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Womersley, J. S., ed. 1978-. Handbooks of the flora of Papua New Guinea.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Jacobs, S. W. L. & C. L. Porter. 2007. Nymphaeaceae. In: George, A. S., ed., Flora of Australia. 2:263-264.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.Jacobs, S. W. L. & C. L. Porter. 2007. Nymphaeaceae. In: George, A. S., ed., Flora of Australia. 2:263-264.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng (s.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh], Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan [Punjab, Sindh]
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  2. Dkhar, J. 2011. Analysis of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship in the genus Nymphaea using DNA profiling. Unpublished dissertation (North-Eastern Hill University) 27.
  3. Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson
  4. Hô, P.-H. 1999. Cây co Viêt Nam, ed. 2.
  5. Hossain, A. B. M. E. et al. 2001. Taxonomy of the genus Nymphaea (Tourn.) L. (Nymphaeaceae) from Bangladesh in view of anatomical studies. Bangladesh J. Bot. 30:9-16.
  6. Jacobs, S. W. L. & C. L. Porter. 2007. Nymphaeaceae. In: George, A. S., ed., Flora of Australia. 2:263-264.
  7. Khanna, K. K. et al. 1999. Dicotyledonous plants of Uttar Pradesh: a checklist.
  8. La-ongsri, W. et al. 2009. A synopsis of Thai Nymphaeaceae. Nordic J. Bot. 27:107-109.
  9. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  10. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  11. Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
  12. Raskoti, B. B. et al. 2011. A new record of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) for Flora of Nepal. Bot. Orient. 8:105-107.
  13. Royen, P. van. 1962. Sertulum papuanum 5. Nymphaeaceae. Nova Guinea, Bot. 8:107.
  14. Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
  15. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  16. Shetty, B. V. & V. Singh, eds. 1987-. Flora of India. Series 2: Flora of Rajasthan.
  17. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
  18. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state.
  19. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
  20. Womersley, J. S., ed. 1978-. Handbooks of the flora of Papua New Guinea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25443. Accessed 12 May 2026.