Nymphaea micrantha

Nymphaea micrantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nymphaeales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Classis: Unassigned
Ordo: Nymphaeales

Familia: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Subgenus: N. subg. Brachyceras
Species: Nymphaea micrantha

Name

Nymphaea micrantha Perr. & Guill., Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1:16. 1831.

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Nymphaea vivipara Lehm., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 8:370; Ind. Sem. Hort. Bot. Hamb. 9. 1852.

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Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa'
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
    • Introduced into:
      • Egypt

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Protopapas, A. 2001. The re-discovery of Nymphaea micrantha. Water Gard. J. 2001(1): 18–22.

Vernacular names

  • English: Blue Egyptian lotus
  • فارسی: نیلوفر آبی آفریقای غربی
  • français: Lotus bleu, Nénuphar à petite fleur
  • русский: Кувшинка мелкоцветковая
  • 中文: 小花睡莲
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