Nelumbo Adans.

, Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 76, 582 (1763). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30052247-2
Publication
Familles des Plantes (Adanson)
Collation
2: 76, 582
Date of Publication
Jul-Aug 1763
Family as entered in IPNI
Nelumbonaceae

Type Information

Type Name
N. nucifera Gaertn, 1788 (Nymphaea nelumbo L.)

Remarks

Etymology: uncertain; perhaps derived from Sinhalese or Tamil name for Lotus flower

Links

Replaced synonym of
Cyamus Sm., Exot. Bot. 1: 59, tt. 31-32 (1805), nom. illeg.
Duplicate citation of
Nelumbo Adans., Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 76 (1763).