Nymphaea candida
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 candida
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1822
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nymphaea candida. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Castalia candidaName author: (C.Presl) Schinz & Thell.
- Castalia colchicaName author: (Woronow) Grossh.
- Castalia semi-apertaName author: Fritsch
- Leuconymphaea candidaName author: (C.Presl) Kuntze
- Nymphaea alba f. volvataName author: Casp.
- Nymphaea alba subsp. biradiataName author: (Sommer) Nyman
- Nymphaea alba subsp. candidaName author: (C.Presl) Korsh.
- Nymphaea alba var. apertaName author: Casp.
- Nymphaea alba var. cachemirianaName author: (Cambess.) Hook.f. & Thomson
- Nymphaea alba var. chlorocarpaName author: Casp.
- Nymphaea alba var. erythrocarpaName author: Casp.
- Nymphaea alba var. kashmirianaName author: Hook.f. & Thomson
- Nymphaea alba var. oocarpaName author: Casp.
- Nymphaea alba var. semiapertaName author: Schmalh.
- Nymphaea cachemirianaName author: Cambess.
- Nymphaea candida var. minorName author: Vain.
- Nymphaea colchicaName author: (Woron. ex Grossh.) Kem.-Nath.
- Nymphaea nitidaName author: Sims
- Nymphaea pauciradiataName author: Bunge
- Nymphaea punctataName author: Kar. & Kir.
- Nymphaea semiapertaName author: C.Klinggr.
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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