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Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Nymphaea capensis Thunberg var. zanzibariensis (Caspary) Conard. Common name: Cape Blue Waterlily. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Ponds and canals. Distribution: Native of Africa.

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Subgenus: Brachyceras.

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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