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Nymphaeaceae (water lily)

Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Nymphaeaceae Salisbury
1919Nymphaeaceae Knowlton
1941Nymphaeaceae MacGinitie
1961Nymphaeaceae Chandler p. 64
1962Nymphaeaceae Chandler p. 60
1963Nymphaeaceae Chandler p. 79
1964Nymphaeaceae Chandler p. 110
1977Nymphaeaceae Hickey
2000Nymphaeaceae Mabberley
2008Nymphaeaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Nymphaeaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 14
2022Nymphaeaceae Vera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
orderNymphaealesSalisbury 1820
familyNymphaeaceaeSalisbury 1805
familyNymphaeaceaeSalisbury 1805

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Nymphaeaceae Salisbury 1805 [water lily]
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G. †Anoectomeria Saporta 1865
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Anoectomeria brongniartii Saporta 1865
G. †Aquatifolia Wang and Dilcher 2006
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Aquatifolia fluitans Wang and Dilcher 2006
G. Brasenia Schreber 1789
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Brasenia antiqua Newberry 1882
Brasenia ovula Brongniart 1828
Brasenia purpurea Caspary 1873
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Invalid names: Brasenia peltata Pursh 1813 [synonym]
G. †Braseniopsis Saporta 1894
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Braseniopsis venulosa Saporta 1894
G. Cabomba Aublet 1775
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Cabomba gracilis Newberry 1882
Cabomba inermis Newberry 1868
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Invalid names: Cabomba grandis Newberry 1883 [synonym]
G. Castalia Salisbury 1805
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Castalia duttoniana Knowlton 1918
Castalia leei Knowlton 1917
Castalia stantoni Knowlton 1918
G. †Castaliites Hollick 1930
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Castaliites ordinarius Hollick 1930
G. †Cratopleura Weber 1892
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Cratopleura holsatica Weber 1892
G. †Dichastopollenites May 1975
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G. †Eoeuryale Miki 1960
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G. Euryale Salisbury 1805
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Euryale yunnanensis Huang and Zhou 2015
G. †Holopleura Caspary 1856
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Holopleura victoria Caspary 1856
G. †Monetianthus Friis et al. 2009
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Monetianthus mirus Friis et al. 2009
G. †Nelumbites Berry 1911
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Nelumbites extenuinervis Upchurch et al. 1994
Nelumbites minimus Vakhrameev
Nelumbites primaeva Berry 1903
Nelumbites tenuinervis Fontaine 1889
Nelumbites virginiensis Fontaine 1889
G. Nelumbium Jussieu 1789
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Nelumbium lacunosum MacGinitie 1941
Nelumbium tenuifolium Lesquereux 1874
G. Nuphar Smith 1809
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Nuphar carlquistii DeVore et al. 2015
G. Nymphaea Linnaeus 1753 [water lily]
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Nymphaea alba Linnaeus 1753
Nymphaea leei Brown 1962
Nymphaea nouchali Burman 1768
Nymphaea pulchella Brown 1962
G. †Nymphaeaceaepites Biswas 1962
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Nymphaeaceaepites asteri Biswas 1962
G. †Nymphaeacidites Sah
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Nymphaeacidites clarus Dutta and Sah 1970
Nymphaeacidites sphericus Dutta and Sah 1970
G. †Nymphaeites Sternberg 1825
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Nymphaeites arethusae Brongniart 1822
Nymphaeites nevadensis Brown 1938
G. †Nymphaeocaulon Trivedi and Ambwani 1971
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Nymphaeocaulon intertrappeum Trivedi and Ambwani 1971
G. †Nymphaeoipollis Venkatachala and Kar 1969
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Nymphaeoipollis flavatus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Nymphaeoipollis marginatus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
G. †Nymphaeopsis Kraeusel 1939
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Nymphaeopsis bachmanni Kraeusel 1939
G. †Palaeonymphaea Chandler 1961
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Palaeonymphaea eocenica Chandler 1961
G. †Paleonelumbo Knowlton 1930
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Paleonelumbo macroloba Knowlton 1930
G. †Paleonuphar Hollick 1930
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Paleonuphar inopina Hollick 1930
G. †Paranymphaea Berry 1935
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Paranymphaea crassifolia Newberry 1935
G. †Protobarclaya Reid and Chandler 1933
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Protobarclaya eocenica Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Victoria Ettingshausen and Gardner 1879
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Victoria najadum Ettingshausen and Gardner 1879
Victoria sheppyensis Ettingshausen and Gardner 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 122.46000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (272 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Sudan (West Kurdufan) Dichastopollenites sp. (145179)
Early/Lower Aptian - Late/Upper Aptian125.45 - 112.03Brazil (Maranhao) Nymphaeites choffatii (31170)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Brazil (Ceara) Nymphaeaceae indet. (121684)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceará) Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis (150981 150985) Dichastopollenites sp. 1 (150996) Dichastopollenites spp. (150983 150997) Dichastopollenites spp., Dichastopollenites sp. 4, Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis (150995)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Caerá) Dichastopollenites spp. (150991)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Portugal (Leiria) Monetianthus mirus (121686)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Virginia) Nelumbites extenuinervis, Nelumbites minimus (20897)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Kansas) Aquatifolia fluitans (121685)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Montana) Nymphaeites sp. (31080)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India (Meghalaya) Nymphaeaceaepites rarispina (224615)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India Nymphaeaceaepites sp. (224605)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Castaliites Cordatus (35005) Nymphaeites exemplaris (31912)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Castaliites cordatus (31911)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis (142208 142209)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) Dichastopollenites sp. (172153)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis (199997) Dichastopollenites sp. A (199996)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (north Western Desert) Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis (140409 140410 140414)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt (north Western Desert) Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis (140379)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Nymphaeites sp. (35174 35206)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Paranymphaea hastata (27314 27368)