Nymphaea lotus in Genus Nymphaea

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Internal ID	UUID643ff6798016b400474768
Scientific name	Nymphaea lotus
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 511 (1753)

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Nymphaea aegyptiaca	Opiz	Naturalientausch 10: 216 (1825)
Nymphaea liberiensis	A.Chev.	Fl. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 92 (1938), gallice.
Nymphaea leucantha	Peter	Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. , n.f., 13(2): 76 (1928)
Nymphaea reichardiana	F.Hoffm.	Beitr. Fl. Centr.-Ost-Afr. : 7 (1889)
Nymphaea ortgiesiana	Planch.	Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 68 (1852)
Nymphaea acutidens	Peter	Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. , n.f., 13(2): 78 (1928)
Nymphaea hypotricha	Peter	Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. , n.f., 13(2): 78 (1928)
Nymphaea fragrantissima	Welw. ex Casp.	J. Sci. Mat. Phys. Nat. 16: 322 (1873)
Nymphaea edulis	DC.	Syst. Nat. 2: 52 (1821)
Nymphaea esculenta	Roxb.	Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 2: 578 (1832)
Nymphaea coteka	Roxb. ex Salisb.	Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805)
Nymphaea boucheana	Planch.	Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: t. 1033 (1854)
Leuconymphaea lotus	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1891)
Castalia edulis	Salisb.	Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805)
Castalia lotus	Tratt.	Flora 5: 598 (1822)
Castalia mystica	Salisb.	Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805)
Castalia pubescens	Blume	Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 48. 1825 [12 Jun-2 Jul 1825]
Castalia sacra	Salisb.	Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805)
Nymphaea lotus var. rogeonii	A.Chev.	Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. II, 4: 5 1932
Nymphaea dentata	Schumach. & Thonn.	Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 249 (1827)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	white lotus
English	tiger lotus
English	egyptian white water-lily
Spanish	nenúfar blanco egipcio
Spanish	nenufar blanco egipcio
Spanish	loto tigre
Spanish	lirio de agua egipcio
Afrikaans	witwaterlelie
Arabic	زنبقة الماء المصرية البيضاء
Arabic	ميس
Arabic	العروس
Arabic	بشنين
Arabic	لوطس
Arabic	نفر
Arabic	زنبق الماء المصري الأبيض
Arabic	لوتس نمري
Arabic	نيلوفر اللوتس
Bambara	nkɔku
Catalan	lotus egipci
Catalan	lotus blanc
Czech	leknín posvátný
Czech	leknín egyptský
Czech	leknín lotosový
dag	kulchi
German	tigerlotus
German	tigerlotos
Basque	loto-lore
Persian	نیلوفر آبی ببری
Finnish	tiikerilumme
French	lotus tigré
French	lotus d'Égypte
Hebrew	נימפאת הלוטוס
Upper Sorbian	egyptowska lotoska
Japanese	ヨザキスイレン
Macedonian	египетски воден божур
Burmese	ကြာဖြူပန်း
Polish	grzybienie egipskie
Polish	grzybień egipski
Polish	lotos egipski
Polish	lotos tygrysi
Punjab	مصری رات اپسرا
Portuguese	lótus branco
Portuguese	loto-sagrado-do-egito
Portuguese	lótus-sagrado-do-egito
Portuguese	lótus-do-egipto
Portuguese	nenúfar branco
Slovak	lekno egyptské
Swedish	tropisk näckros
Swedish	egyptisk vitlotus
Swedish	tigerlotus
Tamil	குவளை
Thai	บัวสาย
Ukrainian	Німфея лотус
Ukrainian	Лотос єгипетський
Chinese	齿叶睡莲
Chinese	斑荷根

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Name	Authority	First published in
Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis	(DC.) Tuzson	Unknown

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Egypt
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius
  - Seychelles

Europe click to expand
- Southeastern Europe
  - Romania

Northern America click to expand
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida
  - Louisiana

Pacific click to expand
- South-central Pacific
  - Society Islands

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil Southeast
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - Guyana
  - Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Colombia

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000382059
UNII	3MK10J5M6Q
Florida Plant Atlas	2005
USDA Plants	NYLO
Tropicos	22600022
INPN	447421
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:605604-1
The Plant List	kew-2384395
Open Tree Of Life	27778
Observations.org	132548
NCBI Taxonomy	264924
Nature Serve	2.158498
IUCN Red List	164281
IPNI	605604-1
iNaturalist	165755
GBIF	2882429
Freebase	/m/06tf3_
EPPO	NYMLO
EOL	486691
USDA GRIN	25437
Wikipedia	Nymphaea_lotus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Brood success of sex-role-reversed pheasant-tailed jacanas: the effects of social polyandry, seasonality, and male mating order

Lee YF, Kuo YM, Chuang BY, Hsu HC, Huang YJ, Su YC, Lee WC

Zoological Lett

30-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11061921
doi:	10.1186/s40851-024-00231-2
PMID:	38689320

Wetland vegetation composition and ecology of Lake Abaya in southern Ethiopia

Gojamme DU

PLoS One

10-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11006174
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0301795
PMID:	38598506

Antiprotozoal Activity of Plants Used in the Management of Sleeping Sickness in Angola and Bioactivity-Guided Fractionation of Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel and Nymphaea lotus L. Active against T. b. rhodesiense

Vahekeni N, Brillatz T, Rahmaty M, Cal M, Keller-Maerki S, Rocchetti R, Kaiser M, Sax S, Mattli K, Wolfram E, Marcourt L, Queiroz EF, Wolfender JL, Mäser P

Molecules

03-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11013945
doi:	10.3390/molecules29071611
PMID:	38611890

An Overview on Flavor Extraction, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Significance, and Production of Herbal Wines

Morya S, Menaa F, Lourenço-Lopes C, Jimenez-Lopez C, Khalid W, Moreno A, Ikram A, Khan KA, Ramniwas S, Mugabi R

ACS Omega

02-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11024944
doi:	10.1021/acsomega.3c09887
PMID:	38645323

Vasorelaxant and hypotensive effects of an ethanolic extract of Nymphaea pubescens and its main compound quercetin 3-methyl ether 3′-O-β-xylopyranoside

Panklai T, Ingkaninan K, Chootip K, Temkitthawon P, Suphrom N, Tournier-Nappey M, Girard C, Demougeot C, Totoson P

Front Pharmacol

21-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10991828
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2024.1379752
PMID:	38576494

Plant-related Philistine ritual practices at biblical Gath

Frumin S, Maeir AM, Eniukhina M, Dagan A, Weiss E

Sci Rep

12-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10861565
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-52974-9
PMID:	38347005

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): a multidisciplinary review of its cultural, ecological, and nutraceutical significance

Yang H, He S, Feng Q, Liu Z, Xia S, Zhou Q, Wu Z, Zhang Y

Bioresour Bioprocess

27-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10991372
doi:	10.1186/s40643-024-00734-y

Plants as Symbols of Power in the Achaemenid Iconography of Ancient Persian Monuments

Caneva G, Lazzara A, Hosseini Z

Plants (Basel)

27-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10707779
doi:	10.3390/plants12233991
PMID:	38068625

Diverse O-methyltransferases catalyze the biosynthesis of floral benzenoids that repel aphids from the flowers of waterlily Nymphaea prolifera

Liu G, Fu J, Wang L, Fang M, Zhang W, Yang M, Yang X, Xu Y, Shi L, Ma X, Wang Q, Chen H, Yu C, Yu D, Chen F, Jiang Y

Hortic Res

06-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10753166
doi:	10.1093/hr/uhad237
PMID:	38156285

Biomimetics in Botanical Gardens—Educational Trails and Guided Tours

Speck O, Speck T

Biomimetics (Basel)

11-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10807481
doi:	10.3390/biomimetics8030303
PMID:	37504191

Editorial: Re-emergence of natural products for drug discovery in honor of Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary

Hussain H, Siddiqui H, Gerothanassis IP

Front Pharmacol

03-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10354788
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1227732
PMID:	37475715

Advances in Natural Product Extraction Techniques, Electrospun Fiber Fabrication, and the Integration of Experimental Design: A Comprehensive Review

Ponphaiboon J, Krongrawa W, Aung WW, Chinatangkul N, Limmatvapirat S, Limmatvapirat C

Molecules

02-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10343563
doi:	10.3390/molecules28135163
PMID:	37446825

A Review of Classification, Biosynthesis, Biological Activities and Potential Applications of Flavonoids

Chen S, Wang X, Cheng Y, Gao H, Chen X

Molecules

25-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10343696
doi:	10.3390/molecules28134982
PMID:	37446644

GC-MS analysis of aqueous extract of Nymphaea lotus and ameliorative potential of its biosynthesized gold nanoparticles against cadmium-induced kidney damage in rats

Adebayo VA, Adewale OB, Anadozie SO, Osukoya OA, Obafemi TO, Adewumi DF, Idowu OT, Onasanya A, Ojo AA

Heliyon

08-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10361308
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17124
PMID:	37484424

Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches

Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF

Plants (Basel)

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10005506
doi:	10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:	36904005

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
(8S,9R,10S,11S,12R,17R)-4,5,9,10,11,19,21,24-octahydroxy-17-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7,14,25,27-tetraoxapentacyclo[16.6.2.12,6.18,12.022,26]octacosa-1(24),2,4,6(28),18,20,22(26)-heptaene-15,23-dione	162852463	Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC1=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
(8S,9R,10S,11S,12R,17S)-4,5,9,10,11,19,21,24-octahydroxy-17-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7,14,25,27-tetraoxapentacyclo[16.6.2.12,6.18,12.022,26]octacosa-1(24),2,4,6(28),18,20,22(26)-heptaene-15,23-dione	162852460	Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC1=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
(8S,9S,10R,11S,12R,17R)-4,5,9,10,11,19,21,24-octahydroxy-17-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7,14,25,27-tetraoxapentacyclo[16.6.2.12,6.18,12.022,26]octacosa-1(24),2,4,6(28),18,20,22(26)-heptaene-15,23-dione	9986438	Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC1=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
[2,3-dihydroxy-5-(3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)phenyl] (E)-3-[4-[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]prop-2-enoate	162817145	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)C3=C(C(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
4,5,9,10,11,19,21,24-Octahydroxy-17-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7,14,25,27-tetraoxapentacyclo[16.6.2.12,6.18,12.022,26]octacosa-1(24),2,4,6(28),18,20,22(26)-heptaene-15,23-dione	162852459	Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC1=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
Nympholide A	44259437	Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC1=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
Nympholide B	44259438	Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=C(C3=O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC1=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	163106805	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
Myricetin 3'-rhamnoside	56843093	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)C3=C(C(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)O)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid 3p-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[2,3-dihydroxy-5-(3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)phenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	162898250	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3O)O)C4=C(C(=O)C5=C(C=C(C=C5O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-6-[2,3-dihydroxy-5-(3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)phenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	163193399	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3O)O)C4=C(C(=O)C5=C(C=C(C=C5O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
[6-[2,3-Dihydroxy-5-(3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)phenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	74978294	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3O)O)C4=C(C(=O)C5=C(C=C(C=C5O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one	129010103	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
Myricetin 3-rhamnoside	5352000	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
Myricitrin	5281673	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins
.beta-Penta-O-galloyl-D-glucose	374874	Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)OC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O	940.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3
Pentagalloylglucose	65238	Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)OC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O	940.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00238-3

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Nymphaea lotus

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