Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea(NYMCA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: NYMCA
- Preferred name: Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- Authority: (Savigny) Verdcourt
Egypt to Sudan, tropical Africa, South Africa. Cultivated as an ornamental water plant. Introduced in Bangladesh, South America (Brazil, Argentina), Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), New Zealand
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Nymphaea caerulea | Savigny |
| Nymphaea capensis | Thunberg |
| Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis | (Caspary) Verdcourt |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| blue lotus of the Nile | English |
| blue waterlily | English |
| Cape blue water lily | English |
| Egyptian lotus | English |
| sacred blue lily | English |
| blaue Kapseerose | German |
| blaue Lotosblume | German |
| blaue Seerose | German |
| blaue Wasserlilie | German |
| lotus bleu | French |
| lotus bleu du Cap | French |
| lotus égyptien | French |
| nénuphar bleu | French |
| loto azul egipcio | Spanish |
| loto de Egipto | Spanish |
| nenúfar azul | Spanish |
| ninfea blu tropicale del Nilo | Italian |
| blauwe lotusbloem | Dutch |
| flor-de-lis-sagrada-das-águas | Portuguese |
| lótus-azul | Portuguese |
| ninféia-azul | Portuguese |
| blå egyptisk vattenlotus | Swedish |
| лотос голубой | Russian |
| neelkamal | Hindi |
| नीलकमल | Hindi |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal angiosperms (
1BASD )
Order
Nymphaeales (
1NYMO )
Family
Nymphaeaceae (
1NYMF )
Genus
Nymphaea (
1NYMG )