Species Nymphaea dentata
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Nymphaea dentata.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Nymphaea:
La. nymphaea = water-lily; Gk. nymphe = goddess of springs, general name for delightful, mythological, semi-divine water-maidens (Virgil), also bride; (Nymphaios = sacred to the nymphs); referring to the water lilies, of which there are many in this genus.
Etymology of dentata:
From the Latin dentatus meaning 'toothed'. Each tooth is angled equally as compared with serrate in which the projections are angled more on one side than the other (forward pointing).
Scientific name:
Nymphaea dentata Schumach. & Thonn.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Beskr. Guin. Pl. 249 (1827)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1827
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Nymphaea dentata.