Nymphaea tetragona Georgi

 
  • Family : NYMPHAEACEAE
    (Water-Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELKAMAL FAMILY (नीलकमल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Nymphaeaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Castalia crassifolia Hand.-Mazz.; Castalia pygmaea Salisb.; Castalia rudgeana Tratt.; Castalia tetragona (Georgi) G.Lawson; Leuconymphaea tetragona (Georgi) Kuntze; Nymphaea crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai; Nymphaea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot; Nymphaea fennica Mela; Nymphaea pygmaea (Salisb.) W.T.Aiton; Nymphaea tetragona var. crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.C.Chu; Nymphaea tetragona var. minima (Nakai) W.Lee; Nymphaea tetragona var. wenzelii (Maack ex Regel) Vorosch.; Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nymphaea tetragona
  • Common name : Red pygmy water-lily
  • Habit : Aquatic herb
  • Habitat : Shallow ponds, altitude of about 1200-1800 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : North Europe to Korea and Himalaya, Subarctic America to North-West U.S.A.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Europe to Korea and Himalaya, Subarctic America to North-West U.S.A.
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 72
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nymphaea tetragona. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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