Nymphaea amazonum
Amazon Waterlily
Also known as: Castalia amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Britton & P.Wilson +16 more
- Castalia amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Britton & P.Wilson
- Leuconymphaea amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Kuntze
- Leuconymphaea goudotiana (Planch.) Kuntze
- Nymphaea alboviridis A.St.-Hil.
- Nymphaea amazonum f. goudotiana (Planch.) Casp.
- Nymphaea amazonum var. amazonum
- Nymphaea amazonum var. goudotiana (Planch.) Conard
- Nymphaea blanda f. amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Planch.
- Nymphaea blanda Hook.
- Nymphaea blanda var. amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Planch.
- Nymphaea foetida Gardn. ex Lehmann
- Nymphaea foetida Gardner ex Planch.
- Nymphaea goudotiana Planch.
- Nymphaea integrifolia Salzm. ex Planch.
- Nymphaea integrifolia Salzmann ex Lehmann
- Nymphaea nocturna March ex Hook.
- Nymphaea rudgeana var. amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Griseb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Nymphaeaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Nymphaea amazonum (commonly known as Amazon Waterlily) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Nymphaeaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh