Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea

Nymphaea gigantea Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 78: t. 4647 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S & SE. Queensland to NE. New South Wales. It is a rhizomatous perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chippendale, G. [7273] Australia K004056126 Yes
Lazarides, M.; {Adams} [321] Australia K004056156 Yes
Bidwill, J.C. [51] K004056134 Yes
Blake, S.T. [23335] Australia K004056152 Yes
Specht, R.L. [282] Australia K004056139 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3420] Australia K004056151 Yes
[G. MacReay] [s.n.] Australia K004056128 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K004056130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004056137 Yes
Perry, R.A. [2628] Australia K004056158 Yes
Blake, S.T. [22610] Australia K004056129 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004056143 Yes
MacDonald, E.C. [156] Australia K004056150 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004056144 Yes
Blake, S.T. [20514] Australia K004056154 Yes
Schultz, F. [306] Australia K004056133 Yes
Specht, R.L. [766] Australia K004056141 Yes
Chippendale, G. [5055] Australia K004056140 Yes
Nelson, D.J. [695] Australia K004056148 Yes
Lazarides, M.; {Adams} [321] Australia K004056155 Yes
Jacobs, S.W.L.; Hellquist, C.B. [9271] Australia K004056127 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000659159 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidwill, J.C. [39] Australia K000659155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidwill, J.C. [39] Australia K000659154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidwill, J.C. [39] Australia K000659157 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidwill, J.C. [39] Australia K000659156 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidwill, J.C. [39] Australia K000659158 Unknown Type Material Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K004056131 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7358] Australia K004056149 Yes
Chippendale, G. [6018] Australia K004056153 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [4169] Australia K004056138 Yes
Nelson, D.J. [688] Australia K004056136 Yes
Must, J. [896] Australia K004056157 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images