Details of genus: Victoria Lindley [290]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Giant water lily
# spp.: 2
pub_year:
accepted: Synonym (= Nymphaea)
Family: Nymphaeaceae
family_ja: スイレン
Infra familial classification:
Citation:| data_source | Kind of information | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Accessed on 26 Oct 2022 | Scientific name & others | Show this data_source |
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 2 species of rhizomatous, submerged, deep-water aquatic annuals or perennials occurring in tropical South America, in the slow-moving backwaters of the Amazon. Their stout rhizomes support enormous, rounded, floating leaves, and bear night-blooming, water-lily-like flowers. In tropical gardens, grow in a large pool; elsewhere, grow as annuals in a heated pool in a warm greenhouse.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Collect the seeds when ripe and overwinter in distilled water. In early spring, sow at 29-32°C (84-90°F), covering seeds with 5-8cm (2-3in) of water.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Trop. S.America
comment_ja: オオオニバス
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-10-26 15:18 by hkokubun@mac.com
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific 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 | 2 | Show |