Nymphaea alba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nymphaeales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Classis: Unassigned Ordo: Nymphaeales

Familia: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Subgenus: N. subg. Nymphaea
Sectio: N. sect. Nymphaea
Species: Nymphaea alba
Subspecies: N. a. subsp. alba – N. a. subsp. occidentalis

Name

Nymphaea alba L., Sp. Pl.: 510 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Castalia alba (L.) Wood in Rees, Cycl. 6(2): Castalia 2 (1806).
- Castalia alba (L.) Greene, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 85 (1888), comb. superfl.
- Castalia speciosa Salisb. in König & Sims, Ann. Bot. 2(1): 72. 1805, nom. illeg.
- Leuconymphaea alba (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1891).
- Nymphaea officinalis Gater., Pl. Montaub. 99. 1789, nom. illeg.

Hybrids

N. × borealis – N. × colossea – N. × laydekeri – N. × marliacea – N. × robinsonii

Homonyms

Nymphaea alba Walter (1788) = Nymphaea odorata subsp. odorata
Nymphaea alba Nutt. (1818) = Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq.
Nymphaea alba Patrin ex Bunge (1830) = Nymphaea alba subsp. candida (C.Presl) Korshinsky

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna (extinct), Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia (extinct), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, China Southeast (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh (introduced), West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Myanmar (introduced).
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Chile Central, Chile South (introduced).

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 510. Reference page.

Additional references

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nymphaea alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nymphaea alba. Published online. Accessed: August 09 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Nymphaea alba. 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 August 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Nymphaea alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 August 2024.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Ağ suzanbağı
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Гарлачык белы
беларуская: Гарлачык белы
български: Бяла водна лилия
català: Nenúfar blanc
kaszëbsczi: Wòdnô lelijô
čeština: Leknín bílý
Cymraeg: Alaw
dansk: Hvid Nøkkerose
Deutsch: Weiße Seerose
dolnoserbski: Běła wutka
English: White Water-lily
español: Nenúfar blanco europeo
eesti: Valge vesiroos
euskara: Nenufar zuria
فارسی: نیلوفر آبی سفید
suomi: Isolumme
français: Nénuphar blanc
Frysk: Wite Wetterleelje
galego: Tapadeira
עברית: נימפאה לבנה
hornjoserbsce: Wulka bónčawa
magyar: Fehér tündérrózsa
italiano: Ninfea comune
қазақша: Ақ тұңғиық
Līvõ kēļ: Kik
lietuvių: Paprastoji vandens lelija
latviešu: Baltā ūdensroze
norsk bokmål: Hvit nøkkerose
Nederlands: Witte Waterlelie
norsk nynorsk: Kvit nøkkerose
norsk: Hvit nøkkerose
polski: Grzybienie białe
پنجابی: چٹی اپسرا
português: Ninfeia branca
română: Nufăr alb
русский: Кувшинка белая
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Beli lokvanj
slovenčina: Lekno biele
српски / srpski: Бели локвањ
svenska: Vit näckros
తెలుగు: తెల్ల కలువ
Türkçe: Beyaz nilüfer
українська: Латаття біле
vepsän kel’: Kajageine
中文（简体）: 白睡莲
中文（繁體）: 白睡蓮
中文（臺灣）: 白睡蓮
中文: 白睡莲

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