Amazon waterlily
Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc.
Nymphaea amazonum, commonly known as the Amazon waterlily, is a species of water lily native to a wide range from Mexico to tropical South America. It has also been introduced to Bangladesh. This species is part of the Nymphaeaceae family and was first described in 1832 by Mart. & Zucc.
Description
Nymphaea amazonum is a water lily species that occurs naturally across a broad geographic range, including regions in Mexico and tropical South America. Its distribution also extends to several countries in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. It has been introduced to Bangladesh. The species is part of the Nymphaeaceae family and was first published in 1832 by Mart. & Zucc.
Other common names
Amazon waterlily
Distribution
BR · Nearctic · Neotropical · Cauca, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Tolima, Valle · Andina, Llanura del Caribe · Argentina Northeast · Bangladesh · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Cayman Is. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest
Synonyms
Nymphaea nocturnaNymphaea integrifoliaNymphaea foetidaLeuconymphaea amazonumCastalia amazonumNymphaea blanda var. amazonumNymphaea rudgeana var. amazonumNymphaea amazonum var. amazonumNymphaea alboviridisNymphaea goudotianaNymphaea amazonum f. goudotianaLeuconymphaea goudotianaNymphaea amazonum var. goudotianaNymphaea blanda f. amazonumNymphaea amazonum var. forma-submersaNymphaea blanda