Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea

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: N. nouchali
Varietas: N. n. var. caerulea

Name

Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc., Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Nymph. 7. 1989.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Nymphaea caerulea Savigny, Dec. Egypt. 1: 74. 1798.
Homotypic
- Castalia caerulea (Savigny) Tratt., Flora 5(2): 604. 1822.
- Leuconymphaea caerulea (Savigny) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12. 1891.
- Nymphaea stellata f. caerulea (Savigny) Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 319 (1873)

Heterotypic
- Castalia capensis Thunb.) J.Schust. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 902 (1907)
- Castalia scutifolia Salisb. in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805)
- Leuconymphaea berneriana (Planch.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12 (1891)
- Leuconymphaea emirnensis (Planch.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12 (1891)
- Nymphaea bernieriana Planch. in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 2: 65 (1853)
- Nymphaea caerulea var. albiflora Lovassy in Result. Wiss. Erforsch. Balatonsees 2(2; 2, Anh.): 46 (1909)
- Nymphaea caerulea var. eigii Warb. in Bull. Inst. Agric. Nat. Hist. Tel-Aviv 6: 1 (1927)
- Nymphaea caerulea var. versicolor T.Durand & H.Durand in Syll. Fl. Congol.: 26 (1909)
- Nymphaea calliantha Conard in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 19 (1904)
- Nymphaea calliantha var. nelsonii Burtt Davy in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 223 (1924)
- Nymphaea calliantha var. tenuis Conard in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 20 (1904)
- Nymphaea capensis Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 92 (1800)
- Nymphaea capensis var. alba K.C.Landon in Phytologia 55: 109 (1984)
- Nymphaea capensis var. madagascariensis (DC.) Conard in Waterlilies: 157 (1905)
- Nymphaea coerulea Andrews in Bot. Repos. 3: t. 197 (1801), nom. illeg.
- Nymphaea cyclophylla R.E.Fr. in Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, 1: 39 (1914)
- Nymphaea edgeworthii Lehm. in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 8: 372 (1852)
- Nymphaea emirnensis Planch. in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 2: 65 (1853)
- Nymphaea engleri Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 360 (1908)
- Nymphaea madagascariensis DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 50 (1821)
- Nymphaea magnifica Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 359 (1908)
- Nymphaea mildbraedii Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 361 (1908)
- Nymphaea muschleriana Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 357 (1908)
- Nymphaea nubica Lehm. in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 9: 211 (1853)
- Nymphaea radiata Bercht. & Opiz in Naturalientausch 10: 216 (1825)
- Nymphaea scutifolia (Salisb.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 50 (1821)
- Nymphaea spectabilis Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 359 (1908)
- Nymphaea sphaerantha Peter in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 63 (1928)
- Nymphaea stellata adscendens Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 318 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata albida Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 320 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata approximata Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata coerulea Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 319 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata distans Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata immaculata Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata immaculata Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 319 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata lilacina Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata maculata Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata maculata Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 318 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata punctata Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata spiralis Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)
- Nymphaea stellata vulgaris Casp. in J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 16: 317 (1873)

Homonyms

- Nymphaea caerulea Andrews = Nymphaea capensis Thunb.
- Nymphaea maculata Raf. (1830) = Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq.
- Nymphaea magnifica (Salisb.) Conard (1916) = Nymphaea pubescens Willd.

Hybrids

N. × astraea – N. × daubenyana

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa
- Regional: Western Africa
  - Angola, Congo, Namibia
- Regional: Central Africa
  - Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Malawi, Rwanda
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
- Regional: Mascareñas
  - Comoros
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt EaWestern Africa
  - Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania
Continental:Asia-temperate
- Regional: Penisular Arabia
  - Oman, Palestine
- Introduced into:
  - Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Fiji, Mauritius, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland, Society Is., Tubuai Is.

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

References

Primary references

Verdc., 1989. Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Nymphaeac. 7.

Additional references

Savigny, M.J.C.L. de 1798. Dec. Egypt. 1: 74.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 17 2024.
Nymphaea caerulea – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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Vernacular names

čeština: leknín modrý
English: Egyptian blue lily, Sacred blue lily
suomi: Sinilumme
français: Nénuphar bleu
Nederlands: blauwe lotus
slovenčina: lekno modré