226 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Living species: 2; North America: to W. Indies and U. 

 S. of Colombia, 1; Japan, warmer regions of Australia and 

 Asia to Caspian sea, 1. 



Fossil siDecies: 5-6; Upper Cretaceous, Greenland 

 (Heer); S. Europe {Ettinghausen) Oligocene and Neocene. 



Nelunibo iielumbo (Linn.) MacM. Torr. Bull. XIX (1891). 

 Xymphaea nelumho var. B. Linn. Spec. 511 (1753). 

 Nelumbium luteion Willd. Spec. II, 1259(1799). 

 Nelumho lutea Pers. Syst. (Ib05). 

 Cyamus pentapetalus Pursh, F1. Am. 393 (1814). 

 Cyamus lutea Nutt. Gen. II, 25(1^18). 

 Nelumbiuni codophyllum Raf. F1. Lud. 22 (1817). 

 Nelumbium jamakense DC. Syst. II, 47 (1821). 

 Wats, aud Coult.. Gray's Man. 6 ed. 55; Britt., Fl. N. J. 43: Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 117; Chap.,Fl. S. St. 18; Uphim, Fl. Minn. 22: Mac, Fl. Can. I, 

 31. 484; Gris., Fl. W. I ; Engl. Caspary, Nat. Pflanz. Ill, 2, 5; Coult. Fl. 

 Tex. 11; Cov., Fl. Ark. 164: Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 36. 

 U. S. of Colombia; Jamaica. 



North America: Ont. to N. Eng. and N. J.; Fla.; W. 

 to Mich., Minn., Neb. and Tex. on the Kio Grande. 



Minn, valley: Reported at Mendota and Halstead's 

 bay. Lake Minnetonka; local, N. E. 



Herb.: Holzinger 12, Fountain City; Sandberg 44, 

 Red Wing. 



BRASENIA SCHREB. Gen. PI. 372 (1774). 

 Ixodia SoLAND. Mss. ex Endl. Gen. 

 Hydropeltis L. C. Rich. Ann. Mus. XVII, 230 (1811). 

 Balllon, Hist. PL III, 102; Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL I, 46; Engler 

 and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. i Caspary) 3, II, 6; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 10; 

 Gray, III. Gen. 95; Schenck, Palaeophyt 509 isub Nymphaeites ?). 



Living species: 1. In all regions outside of Europe 

 and arctic or subarctic zones. Asia, Africa, Oceanica. America. 

 Fossil species: A number of leaves are referred to 

 the Nymphaeaceae by different authors; some of which doubt- 

 less bear affinities with Brasenia. See Oaaparii, Monog. Nymph, 

 and Saporta, Untersuchungen. Dawson (Can. Geol. Surv.) 

 reports Brasenia from the Eocene of Canada. It doubtless 

 dates back to the Cretaceous or Jurassic. 

 Brasenia peltata (Thunb.) Pursh, Fl. Am. 389 (1814). 



Menyanthes peltata et nymphoides TnuNU. Nov. Act. Ups. VII, 

 142(1746). 



Hydropeltis pw-puvea MiCHX. Fl. N. Am. I, 324 (1803). 

 Brasenia hydropeltis Muhl. Cat. 55 (1813).^ 

 Limnanthemum pellutum .Gbiseb. Gent. 348 (1839). 

 Brasenia purpurea Casi>. Ann. Mus. Lugd.-Bat. II, 256 (1850). 

 Brasenia nymphoides Baill. Hist. PI. Ill, 82(1872). 



