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Nelumbo nucifera

Angiospermae - Proteales - Nelumbonaceae

Taxonomy
Nelumbo nucifera was named by Gaertner (1788). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. peltata, N. weymouthi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner
1976Nelumbo nucifera Lakhanpal et al.
1991Nelumbo nucifera Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyNelumbonaceaeRichard 1827
genusNelumboAdanson 1763
speciesnuciferaGaertner 1788

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.

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner 1788
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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: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Nelumbo nucifera (224614)