Nymphaea tetragona
A species in the Nymphaeaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Nymphaeales
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nymphaea
- Species
- Nymphaea tetragona
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1775
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nymphaea tetragona. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Castalia crassifoliaName author: Hand.-Mazz.
- Castalia pygmaeaName author: Salisb.
- Castalia rudgeanaName author: Tratt.
- Castalia tetragonaName author: (Georgi) G.Lawson
- Leuconymphaea tetragonaName author: (Georgi) Kuntze
- Nymphaea alba subsp. tetragonaName author: (Georgi) Korsh.
- Nymphaea crassifoliaName author: (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai
- Nymphaea esquiroliiName author: H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Nymphaea fennicaName author: Mela
- Nymphaea japono-koreanaName author: Nakai
- Nymphaea pygmaeaName author: (Salisb.) W.T.Aiton
- Nymphaea pygmaea f. acutilobaName author: Regel
- Nymphaea pygmaea f. distansName author: Regel
- Nymphaea pygmaea f. grandifloraName author: Regel
- Nymphaea pygmaea var. acutilobaName author: (Regel) Regel
- Nymphaea pygmaea var. grandifloraName author: (Regel) Regel
- Nymphaea pygmaea var. minimaName author: Nakai
- Nymphaea tetragona var. angustaName author: Casp. ex Nakai
- Nymphaea tetragona var. crassifoliaName author: (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.C.Chu
- Nymphaea tetragona var. minimaName author: (Nakai) W.Lee
- Nymphaea tetragona var. wenzeliiName author: (Maack) Vorosch.
- Nymphaea wenzeliiName author: Maack ex Regel
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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