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Details of Genus: Euryale Salisb. (1805)

ID: 2384

Genus ja: オニバス

Genus en: Fox nuts, Gorgon plant

# spp.: 1 (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)

Accepted: Synonym (= Nymphaea)

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Family ja: スイレン

Infra familial classification:

Citation:
Data sourceKind of informationNote
Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Accessed on 26 Oct 2022Scientific name & others Show this Data source
邑田・米倉 (2013) 維管束植物分類表Japanese common name Show this Data source

Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of one species of deep-water aquatic perennial, often treated as an annual, that occurs in still and slow-moving water in Asia. One of the world’s largest aquatic plants, it has large, floating, rounded, thorny leaves, and shuttlecock-like flowers, each stem and calyx covered with stiff prickles. In all but tropical areas, grow E. ferox in a large pool in a warm greenhouse.

Hardiness en: Frost tender.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed singly in 8cm (3in) containers in spring. Submerge in water at 21-23°C (70-73°F), so that the tops of the containers are just under the surface.

Pests en: Trouble free.

Description ja:

Comment:

Comment ja: 分子系統樹ではNymphaeaに含まれることが判明した。APW参照。POWOではVictoria とともに本属を認めていて、Nymphaea のほうを分割する見解かと思ったが、そうではなく、理由は不明。

Type species:

Phylogenetic definition:

Update information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2026-03-18 12:07 by hkokubun@mac.com

Family:

System Accepted? Botanical name Japanese name Infra-familial classification # species
PB2 Nymphaeaceae スイレン科 Show
PB3 Nymphaeaceae スイレン科 Show
APG4 Synonym (= Nymphaea) Nymphaeaceae スイレン科 1 Show