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Nymphaeales

Plant Orders

Nymphaeales is an order of aquatic flowering plants comprising three families, Nymphaeaceae, the water lilies, Cabombaceae, and Hydatellaceae, and represents one of three orders of basal angiosperms, an early-diverging grade among flowering plants. The order contains roughly 70 to 90 species across about 11 genera, with the exact count complicated by difficulty distinguishing species within the genus Nymphaea. Its members are rhizomatous aquatic herbs with broad leaf bases and large showy flowers, and they lack the vascular cambium that produces wood in other plants.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Nelumbo nucifera, Species
Source Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
Sacred Lotus, Species
Source Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27421, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Nymphaeales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Nymphaeales are an order of flowering plants, consisting of three families of aquatic plants, the Hydatellaceae, the Cabombaceae, and the Nymphaeaceae (water lilies).
  • In Group: Basal Flowering Plant and Magnoliid Orders, Lead
    The Nymphaeales are an order of flowering plants, consisting of three families of aquatic plants, the Hydatellaceae, the Cabombaceae, and the Nymphaeaceae (water lilies).
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Nymphaeales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 117
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Nymphaeales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Nymphaeales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 125.77 ... "early_interval": "Barremian"
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Wikidata: Nymphaeales
Wikidata Q27421, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
  • Parent Taxon Of: Sacred Lotus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Nelumbo nucifera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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