Nymphaea

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q146628
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Nymphaea

Summary

Nymphaea is a taxon[1]. Nymphaea has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nymphaea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nymphaea is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Nymphaea belongs to the parent taxon Nymphaeoideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Nymphaea is Nymphaea[6].
  • Nymphaea's Commons category is recorded as Nymphaea[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Nymphaea is Nymphaea alba[8].
  • Nymphaea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nymphaea[9].
  • Nymphaea's Commons gallery is recorded as Nymphaea[10].
  • Nymphaea's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Nymphaea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 27[12].
  • Nymphaea's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Nymphaea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8329[14].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'waterlily'}[15].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زنبق الماء'}[16].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'arz', 'text': 'لوتس'}[17].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Suzanbağı'}[18].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Аҡ томбойоҡ'}[19].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Гарлачык'}[20].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Водна лилия'}[21].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'bjn', 'text': 'Talépok'}[22].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leknín'}[23].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Nøkkerose'}[24].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seerosen'}[25].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'dsb', 'text': 'Wutka'}[26].
  • Nymphaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Νούφαρο'}[27].

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Classification

Nymphaea's scientific name is Nymphaea[6]. Nymphaea is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Nymphaea is classified within Nymphaeoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Nymphaea is Nymphaea alba[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'waterlily'}[15], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زنبق الماء'}[16], {'lang': 'arz', 'text': 'لوتس'}[17], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Suzanbağı'}[18], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Аҡ томбойоҡ'}[19], and {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Гарлачык'}[20].

Identifiers

Nymphaea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4418[28]. Nymphaea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 60384[29]. Nymphaea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882411[30]. Nymphaea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18383[31].

Why It Matters

Nymphaea has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Nymphaea is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · CanticleCat · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of Q140160991
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1672]]: [[Q140160991]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Taxonomic type Nymphaea alba
    Different from Nelumbo
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541135605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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