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Nelumbites virginiensis

Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae

Taxonomy
Menispermites virginiensis was named by Fontaine (1889). It is the type species of Nelumbites.

It was recombined as Nelumbites virginiensis by Berry (1911), Berry (1912) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Nelumbites virginiensis Berry p. 463–464
1912Nelumbites virginiensis Berry
1919Nelumbites virginiensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
orderNymphaealesSalisbury 1820
RankNameAuthor
familyNymphaeaceaeSalisbury 1805
genusNelumbites
speciesvirginiensis(Fontaine 1889)

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.

Nelumbites virginiensis Fontaine 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available