Nymphaeaceae

Giant waterlily

Nymphaea gigantea Hook.

Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea

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Giant waterlily (Nymphaea gigantea) — FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 巨睡莲
English: Giant waterlily, Blue waterlily
German: Australische Seerose, Riesenseerose

Synonyms

Castalia gigantea (Hook.) Britten
Leuconymphaea gigantea (Hook.) Kuntze
Nymphaea gigantea f. alba Benth. & F.Muell.
Nymphaea gigantea f. candida Domin
Nymphaea gigantea f. hudsonii (Anon.) K.C.Landon
Nymphaea gigantea var. alba (Benth. & Muller) K.C.Landon
Nymphaea gigantea var. hudsonii Anon.
Nymphaea gigantea var. neorosea K.C.Landon
Nymphaea gigantea var. normalis Domin
Nymphaea gigantea var. rosea Lovassy
Nymphaea gigantea var. serrata Domin
Victoria fitzroyana hort. ex Loudon

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Isaiah Findley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexander Boden from Bonn, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.