*Nymphaea capensis Thunberg var. zanzibariensis (Caspary) Conard. Subgenus: Brachyceras. Common name: Cape Blue Waterlily. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Ponds and canals. Distribution: Native of Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA3, NS, WH3; Nymphaea zanzibariensis Casp. = Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibarensis — POWO; < Nymphaea capensis Thunb. — GW2, K4. Basionym: Nymphaea zanzibariensis Casp. 1877
Links to other floras: = Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis - FNA3
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- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
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