Nymphaeaceae
Amazon waterlily
Nymphaea amazonum
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Nymphaea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- نيلوفر أمازوني
- Bangla
- হলুদ শাপলা, নিম্ফিয়া আমাজোনাম
- English
- Amazon waterlily
Synonyms
- Castalia amazonum Britton & P.Wilson
- Leuconymphaea amazonum Kuntze
- Leuconymphaea goudotiana (Planch.) Kuntze
- Nymphaea alboviridis A.St.-Hil.
- Nymphaea amazonum f. goudotiana (Planch.) Casp.
- Nymphaea amazonum var. amazonum
- Nymphaea amazonum var. forma-submersa Sagot
- Nymphaea amazonum var. goudotiana (Planch.) Conard
- Nymphaea blanda Hook.
- Nymphaea blanda f. amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Planch.
- Nymphaea blanda var. amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Planch.
- Nymphaea foetida Gardner ex Planch.
- Nymphaea goudotiana Planch.
- Nymphaea integrifolia Salzm. ex Planch.
- Nymphaea nocturna March ex Hook.
- Nymphaea rudgeana var. amazonum (Mart. & Zucc.) Griseb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Francisco V. Bezerra Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: vitordematos12, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: mik ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.