Nymphoides thunbergiana

Nymphoides thunbergiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species: Nymphoides thunbergiana

Name

Nymphoides thunbergiana (Griseb.) Kuntze, 1891

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Limnanthemum thunbergianum Griseb. in Gen. Sp. Gent.: 345 (1839)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Eastern Africa Mauritius, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. : 2:429.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nymphoides thunbergiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Nymphoides thunbergiana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nymphoides thunbergiana. Published online. Accessed: February 10 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Nymphoides thunbergiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 February 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nymphoides thunbergiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Geelwaterlelie, Kleingeelwaterlelie, Geelwateruintjie, Drywende hart
English: Small yellow waterlily, Floating hearts
Tshivenda: Marombodane

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