Nelumbium Jussieu 1789 (water lily)

Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae

Parent taxon: Nymphaeaceae according to H. D. MacGinitie 1941

See also Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Anoectomeria, Aquatifolia, Brasenia, Braseniopsis, Cabomba, Castalia, Castaliites, Cratopleura, Dichastopollenites, Eoeuryale, Euryale, Holopleura, Monetianthus, Nelumbites, Nuphar, Nymphaea, Nymphaeaceaepites, Nymphaeacidites, Nymphaeites, Nymphaeocaulon, Nymphaeoipollis, Nymphaeopsis, Palaeonymphaea, Paleonelumbo, Paleonuphar, Paranymphaea, Protobarclaya, Victoria

Subtaxa: Nelumbium lacunosum Nelumbium tenuifolium

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Eocene of India (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: California)

• Paleocene of United States (3: Colorado, North Dakota)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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