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Nymphaeaceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Salisb. (1805). In: Ann. Bot (König & Sims) 2: 70, Nom. Cons.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Nymphaeales
family
Nymphaeaceae

Name

Synonyms
Barclayaceae
Euryalaceae
Nupharaceae
Homonyms
Nymphaeaceae
Common names
Seerosengewächse in German
Seerosengewächse in language.
Water Lilies in English
Water Lilies in English
water lilies in English
water-lily family in language.
waterleliefamilie in Dutch
Åkandefamilien in Danish
Nymphéacées in French
Water-Lily Family in English
Water-Lily Family in English
näckrosväxter in Swedish
nøkkerosefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
nøkkerosefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
ruvssošattut in Northern Sami
water-lily family in English
nykkerosefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

Bibliographic References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  2. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 70. Jun 1805.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  7. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
  8. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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