Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Details
Nymphaeaceae Salisb., Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 2: 70 (1805)
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Nomenclature
Salisb.
Salisb.
1805
70
conserved
ICN
family
Nymphaeaceae
Classification
Descriptions
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Aquatic perennial herbs, often rhizomatous. Lvs petiolate, stipulate or exstipulate; lamina entire, peltate or cordate, often floating or emergent, rarely dissected and submerged. Fls solitary, ☿, actinomorphic. Sepals 3-6, green, whitish or coloured. Petals many, spiralled. Stamens many, spiralled, sometimes grading into petals. Carpels few to many, free or united in a superior to inferior ovary; ovules 1-many. Fr. a spongy berry dehiscing by swelling of mucilage. Seeds usually endospermic.
Taxonomic concepts
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
Metadata
088f5705-811c-4bac-bfd9-c665a7d4e781
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
6 March 2019