Nymphaea × borealis
Nymphaea amazonum
Mart. & Zucc. Species
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- Botanical name
- Nymphaea amazonum
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nymphaea
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Nymphaea amazonum
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Nymphaea amazonum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Castalia amazonum
Leuconymphaea amazonum
Leuconymphaea goudotiana
Nymphaea alboviridis
Nymphaea amazonum f. goudotiana
Nymphaea amazonum var. amazonum
Nymphaea amazonum var. forma-submersa
Nymphaea amazonum var. goudotiana
Nymphaea blanda
Nymphaea blanda f. amazonum
Nymphaea blanda var. amazonum
Nymphaea foetida
Nymphaea goudotiana
Nymphaea integrifolia
Nymphaea nocturna
Nymphaea rudgeana var. amazonum
Others in Nymphaea
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