†Nelumbo pygmaea Dawson 1890 (lotus)
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Angiospermae - Proteales - Nelumbonaceae
Alternative combination: Nelumbium pygmaeum
Belongs to Nelumbo according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
Sister taxa: Nelumbo aureavallis, Nelumbo dawsoni, Nelumbo intermedia, Nelumbo kempii, Nelumbo lakesiana, Nelumbo laramiensis, Nelumbo nangalensis, Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbo protolutea, Nelumbo puertae, Nelumbo saskatchuense
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at North Fork of Similkameen River (Eocene of British Columbia)
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