EPPO Global Database

Nymphaea nouchali(NYMST)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-17

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: NYMST
  • Preferred name: Nymphaea nouchali
  • Authority: Burman

Notes

Western Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Nymphaea cyanea G. Don
Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea (Hooker & Thomson) Almeida
Nymphaea stellata Willdenow
Nymphaea stellata var. cyanea (Roxburgh) Hooker & Thomson

Common names
Name Language
ambal English
blue Indian lotus English
blue-star water lily English
red and blue water lily English
star lotus English
blaue indische Seerose German
lotus bleu des Indes French
nenúfar de Sri Lanka Spanish
nenúfar rojo-azul Spanish
stjärnlotus Swedish
кумунда канда Russian
nimefe'ah techullah Hebrew
נִימְפֵאָה תְּכֻלָּה Hebrew
nil sapla Bengali
scundi Bengali
yán yào shuì lián Chinese
延药睡莲 Chinese