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Nymphaeaceae ( / ˌnɪmfiˈeɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world.
Nymphaeales, the water lily order of flowering plants, containing 3 families, 6 genera, and 74 species. Members of the order are found in quiet freshwater habitats throughout most of the world. The aesthetic appeal of the water lilies, especially those of the genus Nymphaea, has led to their worldwide cultivation.
Nymphaea ( / nɪmˈfiːə /) is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, [3] and some are weeds. [4]
water lily, (family Nymphaeaceae), family of about 60 species in 4 genera of freshwater flowering plants (order Nymphaeales) native to the temperate and tropical parts of the world. Water lilies provide food for fish and wildlife but sometimes cause drainage problems because of their rapid growth.
The Nymphaeales are an order of flowering plants, consisting of three families of aquatic plants, the Hydatellaceae, the Cabombaceae, and the Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). It is one of the three orders of basal angiosperms, an early-diverging grade of flowering plants. At least 10 morphological characters unite the Nymphaeales. [3] .
The Nymphaeaceae family is made up of aquatic perennial herbs growing from a thick horizontal rhizome. The stems and leaves have air chambers to assist with flotation. The leaves arise on long petioles directly from the rhizome or from erect stems (depending on the species ).
In botany, Nymphaeaceae is the name of a family of plants which grow in water. The family is also called water-lily family . Their flowers suggest they are one of the earliest groups of angiosperms. [1]
The Nymphaeaceae consist of aquatic, annual or perennial herbs, with a milky latex often present. The underground stems are rhizomatous or tuberous. The stem vasculature is a eustele, which may be modified as concentric vascular bundles. The leaves are simple, often peltate, stipulate or exstipulate, floating, spiral, usually orbicular in shape.
Dec 18, 2019 · The N. colorata genome and 19 other water lily transcriptomes reveal a Nymphaealean whole-genome duplication event, which is shared by Nymphaeaceae and possibly Cabombaceae.
Order Nymphaeales is composed of water lily flowers. It contains 3 families (Hydatellaceae, Cabombaceae, and Nymphaceae). The example flower species include Europian white water lily, Dotleaf water lily, Blue lotus, Amazon water lily, Fanwort, Green Cobomba, and more.
