Genus Nymphaea L.

subgenus Brachyceras


Summary
Genus number:
18562
Last updated:
19 January 2005
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Accession count:

8 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms

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Disseminule drawings\; A: Seed with aril; B: seed with aril removed; C: embryo in situ; D: transection of arillate seed

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References:
  1. Borsch, T. et al. 2011. Towards a complete species tree of Nymphaea: shedding further light on subg. Brachyceras and its relationships to the Australian water-lilies. Telopea 13:193-217.
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/taxonomygenus?id=18562. Accessed 11 May 2026.