Nelumbo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Proteales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Nelumbonaceae
Genus: Nelumbo
Species: N. lutea – N. nucifera
Fossil species: †N. aureavallis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Nelumbo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.

Nelumbo Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 76 (1763).

Type species: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 73. t. 19. fig. 2 (1788).

Homotypic
- Cyamus Sm., Exot. Bot. 1. 59 (1804).
Heterotypic
- Nelumbium Juss., Gen. Pl.: 68 (1789), orth. var.
- Tamara Roxb. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 661 (1841).

Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Nelumbo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Nelumbo. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Nelumbo. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nelumbo. Accessed: 1 Dec 2025.Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Nelumbo in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2018 Mar 06. Reference page.