Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea

Nymphaea violacea Lehm.

First published in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 9: 218 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to N. Australia. It is a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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?
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000659164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, A. [199] Australia K000659166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000659165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000659163 Unknown Type Material Yes
K001069668 No
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] Australia K000659161 Unknown Type Material Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF35366] Papua New Guinea K004056103 Yes
Brass, L.J. [7610] Papua New Guinea K004056104 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [[C4]] Australia K000659162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leach, G. [3851] Papua New Guinea K004056105 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