Nymphaea subg. Confluentes
| Nymphaea subg. Confluentes | |
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| Flowering Nymphaea lukei cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Confluentes |
| Type species | |
| Nymphaea violacea Lehm.[1][2][3] | |
| Species | |
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Nymphaea subg. Confluentes is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[1][2][3]
Description[edit]
Vegetative characteristics[edit]
Nymphaea subg. Confluentes has tuberous rhizomes. The leaves have an entire to sinuate margin.[4]
Generative characteristics[edit]
The diurnal flowers extend above the water surface. The petals do not have a conspicuous gap between petals and stamens.[4] The seeds are smaller than those of Nymphaea subg. Anecphya.[5]
Taxonomy[edit]
Publication[edit]
It was published by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs in 2007.[1]
Type species[edit]
The type species is Nymphaea violacea Lehm.[1][2][3]
Species[edit]
- Nymphaea elleniae S.W.L.Jacobs
- Nymphaea hastifolia Domin
- Nymphaea lukei S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.
- Nymphaea noelae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.
- Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch
- Nymphaea vaporalis S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.
- Nymphaea violacea Lehm.
Etymology[edit]
The name of the subgenus Confluentes refers to the gradual transition of the petals into stamens.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Nymphaea subgen. Confluentes | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.-b). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77081992-1
- ^ a b c d Nymphaea subg. Confluentes S.W.L.Jacobs. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/212038
- ^ a b c Nymphaea subg. Confluentes. (2020, January 6). Wikispecies. Retrieved 19:06, January 23, 2024 from https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nymphaea_subg._Confluentes&oldid=7207876.
- ^ a b null. Nymphaea subg. Confluentes, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Nymphaea%20subg.%20Confluentes [Date Accessed: 03 February 2024]
- ^ LÖHNE, C., WIERSEMA, J. H., & BORSCH, T. (2009). The unusual Ondinea, actually just another Australian water-lily of Nymphaea subg. Anecphya (Nymphaeaceae). Willdenowia, 39(1), 55–58. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20699149