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  • Nymphaea nelumbo L.

This is a synonym of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

Nymphaea nelumbo L. appears in other Kew resources:

First published in Sp. Pl.: 511 (1753)

Not accepted by

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 6: 1-511. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Nelumbo nucifera.]

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