| Accepted name: |
Nymphaea odorata Ait. ssp. odorata |
| Synonym(s): |
-Castalia pudica Salisb.
-Castalia odorata (Dryand.) Woodv. & Wood.
-Nymphaea tuberosa Paine
-Nymphaea minor (Sims) DC.
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| English names: |
Fragrant Water-lily
White Water-lily
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| French names: |
Nymphéa odorant
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HNYMODO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2.4 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Dried, pulverized root put in the mouth for sores(*25). Root used as a cough medicine for tuberculosis(*33). Stems placed directly on the tooth for toothaches(*17)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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