NYMPHIACEZR. IV. Nymeuea. 
ence to the habitation of the plants). Neck. elem. no. 1828. 
Tourn. Lin, & Juss. D. C. syst. 2. p. 49. prod. 1. p. 114. - 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Polygynia. Calyx of 4 sepals, 
girding the base of the torus. Petals 16-28, adnate to the 
torus, elevated about the ovary and covering the same, and 
therefore at first sight appearing inserted in it. Stamens nu- 
merous, disposed in many series, inserted in a similar way above 
the petals. Shewy aquatic herbs. Trunk of root fleshy, hori- 
zontal, emitting fibres below. Leaves large, cordate or peltate, 
floating. Flowers large, white, rose-red, and blue, never yellow. 
The genus is called water-lily in English, from the plants grow- 
Ing In water, and the flowers having the appearance of a lily. 
Secr. I. Cya‘nma (from xvavoc, kyanos, blue ; because the 
flowers are blue or blueish). D. C. syst. 2. p. 49. prod. 1. 
p.114. Anthers drawn out at top. Flowers blue or blueish. 
Leaves peltate, entire or bluntly sinuated. 
_ I N. scuro ria (D. C. syst. 2. p. 50.) leaves peltate, bluntly 
and sinuately toothed, not dotted, smooth on both surfaces, 2- 
lobed at the base ; lobes incumbent ; anthers appendiculated at 
the top ; stigmas 20-rayed. 1.8. W. Native of Cape of Good 
Hope in rivers. N. cærùlea, Andr. bot. rep. t. 197. Sims, 
bot. mag. t. 552. Castalia scutifdlia, Sal. ann. bot. 2. p. 72. 
This plant differs from the following in the flowers being of a 
more intense blue, as well as in the sepals and petals being 
blunter. Leaves constantly sinuated. 
i gucer-leaved Water Lily. Fl. June, Sept. 
2 N. ceru'tea (Savig. decad. ægypt. 3. p. 74.) leaves peltate, 
nearly entire, without dots, glabrous on both surfaces, 2-lobed 
at the base; lobes free ; anther appendiculated at the apex ; 
stigmas 16-rayed. 3. S. W. Native of Lower Egypt in rice 
gtounds and canals about Rosetta, Damietta, Kahira, &c. Savig. 
Ea mus. paris l. p- 566. t. 25. Vent. malm. t. 6. Herb amat. 
Eo 8. N. stellata, var. Sims, bot. mag. 2058. Flowers very 
steed Root pear-shaped, blackish. That this species was 
ted amongst the ancient Egyptians is obvious from the re- 
Presentations of it on their old monuments and in hieroglyphics. 
s K Water Lily. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1812. Pl. fit. 
114) i Mapacascarir’nsis (D. C. syst. 2. p. 50. prod. 1. p. 
k caves peltate, bluntly-sinuated, not dotted, glabrous on 
ole aces, 2-lobed at base ; lobes divaricate ; anthers appendi- 
the w at the apex; stigmas 8-10-rayed. %4. S. W. Native of 
Ne island of Madagascar. Perhaps this is a variety of N. stel- 
a. Flowers blue. 
adagascar Water Lily. Pl. fit. 
. \* STELLA TA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1153.) leaves peltate, 
lobes et dotted, glabrous on both surfaces, 2-lobed at the base ; 
8-1o-tay cate 5 anthers appendiculate at the apex; stigmas 
and lak » 4&.S. W. Native of Malabar in tranquil rivulets 
bot. re es, also in Coromandel, Tranquebar, and Java. Andr. 
n E 330. Citambel, Rheed. mal. 11. p. 53. t.27. Cas- 
p. 643 ce Blum. bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. Linnea 1. 
rica var astàlia stellàris, Sal. ann. bot. 2. p.72. N. Malabà- 
Stan wees Lam. dict. 2. p.457. Flowers blue or blueish. 
5 Puna (DC June, Sept. Si 1803. ew fit. ' 
Ne ELLA .C, syst. 2. p. 51.) leaves peltate, near 
lobes b on dotted, glabrous on both surfaces, 2-lobed at the bases 
apex; sae Somewhat diverging ; anthers appendiculated at the 
Flowers vemnas 12-rayed. %.S. W. Native of Guayaquil. 
oblon Ite, one half smaller than those of N. dlba. Petals 
N 8; acuminated, shorter than the calyx. 
eat Water Lily. Fl. June, Sept. PI fit. 
of the pia Nea (Roxb. hort. beng. p41.) u4.S.W. Native 
peltate 7 Indies. N. Cahlara, Donn, cant. ed. 7. Leaves 
Blue} rers blue. A species scarcely known. 
ndian Water Lily. FI. June, Sept. Clt. 1809. Pl. fit. 
Clt. 1792. 
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Sect. II. Lòros (the name Lotos is applied to this section 
because the plants it contains agree in character with the Egyp- 
tian Lotos. N. Lotus.) D.C. syst. 2. p. 52. prod. 1. p. 115. 
Anthers not drawn out at the top into an appendage. Flowers 
white, rose-coloured, or red. Leaves peltate, rarely entire, 
usually deeply toothed, and usually pubescent on the under sur- 
face, not glabrous as the last section. 
7 N. epuuis (D. C. syst. 2. p. 52.) leaves peltate, broad- 
oval, quite entire, under surface pubescent. Y.S. W. Native 
of the East Indies in fens. Castalia edulis, Sal. ann. bot. 2. 
p- 73. N. Cotéka, Roxb. mss. with a figure in Banks’ Libr. 
N. esculénta, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 41. Roots esculent. Flowers 
small, white, or red? 
Eatable-rooted Water Lily. 
throughout the year, in England from June to Sept. 
Pl. fit. 
8 N. ru‘sra (Roxb. ined. Sims bot. mag. t. 1280.) leaves 
peltate, sharply toothed, under surface pubescent, and not spot- 
ted. 4. S. W. Native of the East Indies. Andr. bot. rep. 
503. Castalia magnifica, Sal. parad. t. 14. Flowers deep red. 
Petiole inserted very near the margin of the leaf. The seeds 
and roots are said to be eatable, and the flowers are said to be 
held in superstitious veneration in Hindostan, which may arise 
from its affinity with the Nelumbo, or sacred bean. 
Red-flowered Water Lily. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1803. PI. fit. 
9 N. rdsEA (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 15.) leaves peltate, sharply 
toothed, under surface pubescent, upper surface dark-green. 
y.S.W. Native of the East Indies. N. rubra var. p, rosea, 
Sims, bot. mag. t. 1364. D. C. syst. 2. p. 52. prod. 1. p. 115. 
Flowers rose-coloured, not deep-red, as in the preceding species. 
Petiole inserted very near the margin of the leaf. 
Rose-coloured-flowered Water Lily. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. 
Pl. fit. 
10 N. puse’scens (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1154.) leaves peltate, 
sharply toothed, orbicularly-reniform, under surface velvety- 
pubescent and spotted ; lobes roundish. Y.S. W. Native of 
the East Indies, Malabar, Moluccas, Tranquebar, Ceylon, Java, 
and about Bombay, and also on the western coast of Africa 
at Waree and Acra, &c. in tranquil water. N. Lotus, 
Burm. ined. Beauv. fl. d’ow. et de ben. 2. p. 50. t. 88. Jones 
asiat. reser. 3. p. 285. Castalia sacra, Sal. parad. no. 14, Cas- 
talia pubéscens, Blum. bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. 
p. 643. This plant is called the Lotos throughout India, and is 
one of the sacred plants of the Hindus. Flowers white ; petals 
rather unequal, expanded throughout the day and closing at 
night, breathing a vinous pungent odour. 
Pubescent-leaved Water Lily. Fl. in its native country in the 
dry season ; in England from June to Sep. Clt. 1803. Pl. fit. 
11 N. ròrus (Lin. spec. 729. exclusive of the synonyms of 
Browne and Sloane,) leaves peltate, sharply serrated, under sur- 
face pilose at the nerves, and pubescent between them. 2. S. W. 
Native of Egypt, in slow running streams, especially in the Nile 
near Rosetta and Damietta, and in rice fields during the time 
they are under water, &c. Del. fl. ægyp. deser. p. 159. t. 60. 
f. 1. Hill. veg. syst. 16. p. 39. t. 39. Castalia mystica, 
Sal. ann. bot. 2. p. 73. Root tuberous, eatable. Flowers 
large, white; sepals red at the margins. This is the Lotos, 
which was celebrated by the ancient Egyptians, sacred to 
Isis, and was sometimes engraven on their very ancient 
coins. This is not to be confounded with the Lotos of the 
Lotophagi, which is Zizyphus Lòtus (see Desf. in mem. acad. 
par. 1788. p. 443.) nor with the Lotos of Homer and Dioscori- 
dis, which is evidently a species of Lotus or Trifolium, nor with 
the Lotos of Hippocrates, which is Céltis australis, nor with the 
Italian Lotos, which is Diospyrus Lotus. The seeds dried and 
ground were made into a kind of bread by the ancient Egyptians, 
Fl. in Botanic Garden Calcutta 
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