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Nymphaea - The names

 


Nymphaea alba L.

Castalia alba (L.) Greene, nom. illeg., Leuconymphaea alba (L.) Kuntze 

ARABIC : حشيشة السمك hashishat alsamak, نيلوفر أبيض nilufar 'abyad , زنبق الماء الأبيض zanbaq alma' al'abyad, زنبق الماء zanbaq alma'.

ARMENIAN : Ջրաշուշան սպիտակ Jrashushan spitak.

AZERBAIJANI : Ağ suzanbağı.

BELARUSIAN : Гарлачык белы 

BENGALI : কমল kamala, সুঁদি sun̐di, Swetshaluk.

BOSNIAN : Vodeni ljiljani.

BULGARIAN : Бяла водна лилия Byala vodna liliya.

BURMESE : ကြာဖြူ kyabyu, သွာ၊ တၞံ 

CATALAN : Escut de riu, Nenúfar blanc, Nimfea blanca.

CHINESE : 白睡莲 Bái shuìlián, 欧洲白睡莲 Ōuzhōu bái shuìlián.

CZECH : Leknín bílý. 

DANISH : Hvid åkande, Hvid nøkkerose.

DUTCH : Witte waterlelie. 

ENGLISH :  European white waterlily, Water lily, white lotus, white water lily, white water-lily, white waterlily

ESTONIAN : Valge vesiroos. 

FINNISH : Isolumme, Valkolumme.

FRENCH : Grand nénuphar, Nénuphar blanc, Nénufar blanc, Nymphéa.

GERMAN : Weiße Seerose, Weisse Seerose (Switz.).

HEBREW : הנימפאה הלבנה hanimpa'a halbana, נימפאה לבנה nimpa'a livne. 

HINDI : कुमुद Kumud.

HUNGARIAN : Fehér tavirózsa, Fehér tündérrózsa.

ITALIAN : Ninfea comune.

JAPANESE : セイヨウスイレン Seiyou suiren.

KASHMIRI : برمپوس Brimposh, कल्हारपुष्पम् kalharpushpam.

KASHUBIAN : Wòdnô leliô, biôłi kòblun.

KAZAKH : Ақ тұңғиық Aq tuñğïıq.

KONKANI : साळीक Sāḷīka, Saluk, साळुक Saluka.

LITHUANIAN : Paprastoji vandens lelija. 

LOWER SORBIAN : Běła wutka. 

MACEDONIAN : Бел воден божур voden bozhur, Бел лотос Bel lotos.

MALAYLAM : Aambal.

MANIPURI :  থরো Tharo, থরো অঙৌবা Tharo-angouba.

MARATHI : कोयकमळ koyakamala.

NORWEGIAN : Hvit nøkkerose.

PERSIAN :   نیلوفر آبی سفید  nalewfer aba sefad .

POLISH : Grzybienie białe. 

PORTUGUESE : Lírio-de-água-europeu, Lótus-branco, Nenúfar-branco.

PUNJABI : چٹی اپسرا 

ROMANIAN : Nufăr alb, Nufărul alb.

RUSSIAN : Кувшинка белая Kuvshinka belaya.

SANSKRIT : Kumuda, Utpalam.

SERBIAN : Бели локвањ Beli lokvanj.

SLOVAKIAN : Lekno biele.

SLOVENIAN : Beli lokvanj.

SPANISH : Aguapé blanco, Azucena de agua, Escudete de Europa, Golfán blanco, llamado coberteras,  Nenúfar blanco europeo, Ninfa blanca, Rosa del amor, Rosa de Venus.

SWEDISH : Vit näckros.

TAGALOG : Puting kyapo.

TAMIL : செங்கழுநீர் Ceṅkaḻunīr (cengkaẕunīr), Neytal, neytarkilanku, neitharkizhangu, பெரியாம்பல் Periyāmpal.

TELUGU :  కలువ kaluva, కువలయము kuvalayamu, తెల్ల కలువ Tella kaluva, కలవ toga, తొగ toga, తొవ tova, సారసము sārasamu.

TURKISH : Beyaz nilüfer.

UKRAINIAN : Латаття біле Latattya bile.

UPPER SORBIAN : Běła bónčawa, Hatna husyčka, Hatna knježička, Hatna lilija, Wódna kanka, Wódna knježička, Wódna lilija, Wulka bónčawa.

URDU : نیلوفر Nilofar, گل نیلوفر Gule nilofar.

VIETNAMESE : Hoa súng trắng.

 


Nymphaea caerulea Savigny -> Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc.



Nymphaea candida J.Presl & C.Presl. 

Castalia candida Schinz & Thell., Castalia colchica (Woronow) Grossh., Castalia semi-aperta Fritsch, Leuconymphaea candida Kuntze, Nymphaea alba subsp. biradiata (Sommer) Nyman, Nymphaea alba subsp. candida (C.Presl) Korsh., Nymphaea cachemiriana Cambess., Nymphaea candida var. minor Vain., Nymphaea colchica (Woron. ex Grossh.) Kem.-Nath., Nymphaea nitida Sims, Nymphaea pauciradiata Bunge, Nymphaea punctata Kar. & Kir., Nymphaea semiaperta Klinggraeff  

CHINESE : 雪白睡莲 Xuěbái shuìlián.

ENGLISH : Snow-white waterlily.

RUSSIAN : Кувшинка белоснежная Kuvshinka belosnezhnaya.



Nymphaea edulis DC.  -> Nymphaeae lotus L. var. lotus




Nymphaea elegans Hook. 

Castalia elegans (Hook.) Greene, Leuconymphaea elegans (Hook.) Kuntze, Nymphaea mexicana A.Gray, nom. illeg.

ARABIC : نيلوفر أنيق nilufar 'aniq.

CHINESE :  美洲睡莲 Měizhōu shuìlián.

ENGLISH : Blue waterlily, Elegant waterlily, Royal-blue water lily, Tropical royalblue waterlily.

FRENCH : Nénuphar bleu des tropiques, Nymphéa élégante.

RUSSIAN : Элегантная кувшинка Elegantnaya kuvshinka.

SWEDISH : Golfnäckros.




Nymphaea leibergii (Morong) Rydb.

Castalia leibergii Morong, Castalia tetragona var. leibergii (Morong) Cockerell, Castalia tetragona var. leibergii J.Schust., Nymphaea tetragona subsp. leibergii (Morong) A.E.Porsild, Nymphaea tetragona var. leibergii (Morong) B.Boivin  

ENGLISH : Dwarf aquarium lily, Dwarf waterlily, Leiberg's waterlily, Pygmy water-lily, Small white water-lily.



Nymphaea lotus L.

Castalia lotus Tratt., Castalia pubescens Blume, Leuconymphaea lotus Kuntze  

AFRIKAANS : Witwaterlelie.

ARABIC : بشنين أبيض Bashneen abiad (Egypt).

CHINESE : 齿叶睡莲 Chǐ yè shuìlián.

CZECH : Leknín posvátný. 

ENGLISH : Egyptian lotus, Egyptian waterlily, Tiger lotus, White Egyptian lotus, White waterlily.

FRENCH : Béli (Burkina Faso), Lotier d’Egypte, Lotus tigré (Gabon), Nénuphar blanc (Gabon).

GERMAN : ägyptische Lotusblume, Weiße ägyptischer Lotus, Weiße ägyptische Seerose.

HINDI : Aambal, Alli, कुमुद Kumud.

JAPANESE : 熱帯スイレン Nettai suiren.

KOREAN : Sul yeon.

MALAGASY : Agoagga, Retsimilana, Voahirama.

NORWAY : Bokmål.

POLISH : Grzybienee egipskie.

PORTUGUESE : Golfão-vermelho.

RUSSIAN : Кувшинка египетская Kuvshinka yegipetskaya, Кувшинка тигровая Kuvshinka tigrovaya.

SERBIAN : Egyptowska lotoska.

SINHALESE : Ambal, Olu.

SLOVAKIAN : Lekno Egyptské.

SPANISH : Lirio de agua egipcio, Loto, Lotus egipci.

SWEDISH : Egyptisk vitlotus.

THAI : บัวสาย buua-săai, อุบล ù-bon.

VIETNAMESE : Súng.

OTHERS (located but in unidentified African languages)

Agname (Senegal), Bâdo (Niger), Bakoyo (Senegal), Baloli (Niger), Bödo (Niger)

Dundu (Niger), Iraosibata (Nigeria), Itookopeli Congo), Kilonga-longa (Congo), Lora (Uganda), Mbandu (Angola), Mitoko-toko (Congo), Sotodyame (Benin), Suteib (Sudan), Tikindint (Niger).




Nymphaea lotus L. var. lotus

Castalia edulis Salisb., Castalia mystica Salisb., Castalia sacra Salisb., Nymphaea acutidens Peter, Nymphaea aegyptiaca Opiz, Nymphaea boucheana Planch., Nymphaea coteka Roxb. ex Salisb., Nymphaea dentata Schumach. & Thonn., Nymphaea edulis DC., Nymphaea esculenta Roxb., Nymphaea fragrantissima Welw. ex Casp., Nymphaea hypotricha Peter, Nymphaea leucantha Peter, Nymphaea liberiensis A.Chev., Nymphaea ortgiesiana Planch., Nymphaea reichardiana F.Hoffm., Nymphaea sagittata Edgew., Nymphaea zenkeri Gilg  

ENGLISH : Edible lotus.

FRENCH : Lotier d’Egypte comestible.

RUSSIAN : Лотос съедобный Lotos s"yedobnyy.

THAI : บัวกินสาย buua gin săai.




Nymphaea lotus L. var. thermalis (DC.) Tuzson.

Castalia thermalis Simonk., Nymphaea thermalis DC.  

ENGLISH : Romanian white waterlily.

FRENCH : Lotus tigré de Roumanie.




Nymphaea lutea L.  -> Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. 



Nymphaea lutea Treat -> Nymphaea mexicana Zucc.



Nymphaea macrophylla Small -> Nuphar advena (Aiton) W.T.Aiton



Nymphaea marliacea Lat.-Marl. 

ARABIC : نيمفايا مارلياسيا nimfaya marilyasia, زنبق الماء zanbaq al-ma’.

ENGLISH : Coloured waterlily, Marliac waterlily.



Nymphaea 'Marliacea Chromatella

ENGLISH : Hardy waterlily, Yellow waterlily.

MANIPURI : Tharo napu.



Nymphaea marliacea var. rosea E.D.Sturtev. 



Nymphaea mexicana A.Gray -> Nymphaea elegans Hook.




Nymphaea mexicana Zucc.

Castalia flava (Leitn. ex Audubon) Greene, Castalia mexicana (Zucc.) J.M.Coult., Leuconymphaea flava (Leitn. ex Audubon) Kuntze, Leuconymphaea mexicana (Zucc.) Kuntze, Nymphaea flava Leitn. ex Audubon, Nymphaea lutea Treat, nom. illeg., Nymphaea planchonii Casp. ex Conard 

ENGLISH : Banana water lily, Banana water-lily, Banana waterlily, Mexican water lily, Mexican waterlily, Yellow water lily, Yellow water-lily, Yellow waterlily.

FRENCH : Nénuphar jaune.



Nymphaea microcarpa G.S.Mill. & Standl. -> Nuphar advena (Aiton) W.T.Aiton



Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.

ARABIC : is بشنين أزرق مصري bashnin azraq masri, اللوتس الأزرق al-lutus al-azraq. 

ASSAMESE : ভেটফুল Bhetphul, বক্ পাপ্ পুঙ্ Bok Pap Pung (Tai), কুমুদ Kumud, উৎপল Utpol. 

BENGALI : কুমুদ Kumuda, সাদা শাপলা Sada Shapala, শালুক Shaluka, তারা শাপলা Tara Shapala.

CHINESE : 延药睡莲 yan yao shui lian

ENGLISH :  Blue lotus, Blue water lily, Blue lotus of India, Blue star water lily, Manel flower, Red water lily, Star lotus.

GERMAN : Stern-Seerose.

GUJARATI : નીલ કમલ Neel Kamal, પોયણાં Poyana.

HINDI : नीलकमल Neelkamal, नीलोत्पल Neelotpal.

KANNADA : ಕೋಮಳೆ Komale, ನೈದಿಲೆ Naidile, ನೀಲ ತಾವರೆ Neela Thaavare.

KASHMIRI : बुमि-पोश् Bumi-Posh, कुमुदपुष्पम् Kumudapushpam.

KONKANI : कस्तूरी साळक Kasturi Salak • 

MALAYALAM : ആമ്പൽ Aambal, ചിറ്റാമ്പൽ Chittaambal.

MANIPURI : ꯊꯔꯤꯛꯊꯥ Thariktha.

MARATHI : कुमुद Kumud, उपल्या कमळ Upalya Kamal.

NEPALESE : नीलो कमल Neelo Kamal, सेतो कमल Seto Kamal.

ORIYA : ନୀଳ କଇଁ Nila Kaim. 

PALI : इंदीवर Indivara.

PERSIAN : نيلوفر Nīlūfar (nalewfer, Nilofar).

PUNJABI : ਨੀਲੋਫਰ Nilofar.

SANSKRIT : इन्दीवर Indivara.

SINHALESE : මානෙල් Manel, නිල් මානෙල් Nil manel.

TAMIL : அல்லி Alli, கருநெய்தல் Karu-Neytal, நெய்தல் மலர் Neytal Malar, நீலாம்பல் Nilampal.

TELUGU : అల్లి కాడ Alli Kada, అల్లి తామర Alli Tamara, ఇందీవరము Indeevaramu, కుముద Kumuda, నల్ల కలువ Nalla Kaluva, నల్లని పద్మము Nallani Padmamu, నీటి తామర Neeti Tamara, తెల్ల కలువ Tella Kaluva, ఉత్పలము Utpalamu.

TIBETAN : དྲི་མཆོག Dri Mchog.

TULU : ಕೋಮಳೆ Komale.

URDU : گُل نیلوفر  gul nilofr. 




Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc.

Nymphaea caerulea Savigny, Nymphaea coerulea F. Muell., orth. var., Nymphaea capensis Thunb., Nymphaea madagascariensis DC., Nymphaea magnifica Gilg 

ARABIC :  بشنين أزرق bashneen azraq, لوتس أزرق  lotus azraq, وردة النيل wardat an-nyl.

ENGLISH : Blue Egyptian lotus, Blue Egyptian Water Lily, Blue lotus, Blue water lily, Blue waterlily, Cape blue water lily, Cape blue water-lily, Cape blue waterlily, Cape water lily, Cape waterlily, Egyptian lotus, Lotus lily, Royal purple waterlily, Sacred narcotic lily of the Nile.

GERMAN :  Blaue ägyptische Seerose, Blauer ägyptischer Lotus.

SANSKRIT :  Rohit.




Nymphaea nouchali var. nouchali

Nymphaea acutiloba DC., Nymphaea cahlara Donn, Nymphaea cyanea Roxb. ex G.Don, Nymphaea henkeliana Rehnelt , Nymphaea hookeriana Lehm., Nymphaea membranacea Wall. ex Casp., Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea (Roxb. ex G.Don) M.R.Almeida, Nymphaea punctata Edgew., nom. illeg., Nymphaea rhodantha Lehm., Nymphaea stellata Willd., Nymphaea stellata var. albiflora Lovassy, Nymphaea stellata var. cyanea (Roxb. ex G.Don) Hook.f. & Thomson, Nymphaea stellata var. parviflora Hook.f. & Thomson., not validly publ., Nymphaea sumatrana Miq., Nymphaea voalefoka Lat.-Marl.

CHINESE : 延药睡莲 Yán yào shuìlián (as N. stellata).



Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc.



Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc. 

Castalia zanzibarensis Britton, Leuconymphaea zanzibariensis (Casp.) Kuntze, Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibarensis (Casp.) S.W.L.Jacobs, Nymphaea capensis f. rosea Conard, Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Conard, Nymphaea colorata Peter, Nymphaea colorata var. parviflora Peter, Nymphaea grandiflora Peter, Nymphaea polychroma Peter, Nymphaea purpurascens Peter, Nymphaea stellata var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Hook.f., Nymphaea zanzibarensis Casp., Nymphaea zanzibariensis Casp.  

ENGLISH : Cape pink water lily, Cape pink waterlily.



Nymphaea odorata Aiton

Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood, Leuconymphaea odorata (Aiton) MacMill.

ARABIC : زنبق البرك الأبيض  zanbaq al-birak al-abyad.

CHINESE : 香睡蓮 Xiāng shuìlián.

ENGLISH : American white waterlily, Beaver root, Fragrant Water-lily, Fragrant white water lily, Sweet-scented water lily, Sweet-scented white water lily, Water Nymph (Canada), White water lily.

FRENCH : Lys d'eau (Canada), Nénuphar blanc, Nymphéa odorant, Nymphée odorante. 

GERMAN : Wohlriechende Seerose.

PERSIAN : نیلوفر آبی بیدستر  nalewfer aba badester .

PUNJABI : مشکی اپسرا 

RUSSIAN : Кувшинка душистая Kuvshinka dushistaya.

SPANISH :  Cabeza de negro (Mexico), Escudete americano, Lampazo (Mexico), Nenúfar blanco americano.

SWEDISH : Doftnäckros.

TAMIL : குவளை Kuvaḷai, வெள்ளை அல்லி Veḷḷai alli.




Nymphaea odorata subsp. odorata

Nuphar lekophylla (Small) Cory, Nymphaea lekophylla (Small) Cory, Nymphaea maximiliani Lehm., Nymphaea minor (Sims) DC., Nymphaea parkeriana Lehm., Nymphaea reniformis Walter, Nymphaea rosea (Pursh) Raf.,nom. illeg.




Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq.

Castalia spiralis (Raf.) Cockerell, Castalia tuberosa (Paine) Greene, Leuconymphaea tuberosa (Paine) Kuntze, Nymphaea maculata Raf., nom. illeg., Nymphaea odorata var. maxima (Conard ex L.H.Bailey) B.Boivin, Nymphaea spiralis Raf., Nymphaea tuberosa Paine, Nymphaea tuberosa var. maxima Conard ex L.H.Bailey

ARABIC : نيمفيا توبيروسا nimfia tubirusa, نيلوفر درني Nīlūfar durnī.




Nymphaea pubescens Willd.

Castalia pubescens (Willd.) Wood, Nymphaea devoniensis Paxton ex Lindl., Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson, Nymphaea purpurea Rehnelt & F.Henkel, Nymphaea semisterilis Lehm.

ARABIC : نيلوفر أزغب nilufar 'azghab.

BENGALI : নিম্ফিয়া পিউবেসেন্স Nimphiẏā pi'ubēsēnsa.

CATALAN :  Lotus pilós, Nimfea pilosa, Nimfea pubescent.

CHINESE : 柔毛睡蓮 Róu máo shuìlián, 柔毛齿叶睡莲 Róu máo chǐ yè shuìlián.

ENGLISH : Hairy water lily, Pink water-lily, Red water lily.

HINDI :  कोका Kokaa.

MALAYALAM : സുന്ദരി ആമ്പൽ sundari aambal.

PERSIAN : ‎ نیلوفر آبی کرکین nalewfer aba kerekean.

PUNJABI : والاںوالی اپسرا Wạlạnwạly̰ ạpsrạ.

SANSKRIT : Kumuda, Kumudu.

SINHALESE : ඕලු Olu, ඇත් ඕළු Eth olu.

SPANISH : Shapla.

SWEDISH : Bronslotus. 

TAMIL : Allitamarai, ஆம்பல் Āmpal, ஆம்பல் தாவரம் Āmpal tāvaram, Vellambal.

THAI :  บัวขม buua kŏm, บัวแดง buua-daeng.

VIETNAMESE : Súng đỏ Ấn Độ.



Nymphaea pumila Hoffm. -> Nuphar pumila (Timm) DC.



Nymphaea rosea (Pursh) Raf. -> Nymphaea odorata subsp. odorata



Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews

Castalia magnifica Salisb., Castalia rubra (Roxb. ex Andrews) Tratt., Leuconymphaea rubra (Roxb. ex Andrews) Kuntze, Nymphaea magnifica (Salisb.) Conard, nom. illeg., Nymphaea rubra var. purpurea DC., not validly publ.

ARABIC :  نيلوفر أحمر Nīlūfar 'aḥmar.

BENGALI : লাল শাপলা Lal Shapla. 

ENGLISH : Red Water Lily.

FRENCH : Nénuphar rouge.

GERMAN : Rote Zwerg-Seerose.

HINDI : Kokaa, नीलोफ़र neelofar.

MARATHI : लाल कमल Lal kamal, रक्तकमल Raktakamal.

SANSKRIT : Alagandha, Alipriya, Alohita, रक्तकमल Raktakamal.

TAMIL : Atti.

TELUGU : Erra kaluva, కలువ Kaluva, Thaamara.

URDU :  نیلوفر Nilofar.


 


Nymphaea tetragona Georgi 

Castalia crassifolia Hand.-Mazz., Castalia pygmaea Salisb., Castalia rudgeana Tratt., Castalia tetragona (Georgi) G.Lawson, Leuconymphaea tetragona Kuntze, Nymphaea alba subsp. tetragona (Georgi) Korsh., Nymphaea crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai, Nymphaea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot, Nymphaea fennica Mela, Nymphaea japono-koreana Nakai, Nymphaea pygmaea W.T.Aiton, Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel  

BURMESE : ကြာဖြူ kyabyu.

CHINESE : 睡莲 Shuìlián, 白睡蓮 Bái shuìlián (Hong Kong), 睡蓮  (Taiwan),  子午蓮   (Taiwan).

DANISH : Dværg åkande.

DUTCH : Dwergwaterlelie.

ENGLISH : Finnish waterlily,  Pygmy water-lily, Small white waterlily.

FINNISH : Pikkulumme, Suomenlumme.

FRENCH : Nymphéa blanc nain, Nymphéa tétragonal, Nymphée tétragonale.

GERMAN : Zwerg-Seerose.

GREEK : Νάνος νούφαρο Nános noúfaro.

JAPANESE : ヒツジグサ Hitsuji gusa.

KOREAN : 수련 sul yeon.

RUSSIAN : Кувшинка четырёхгранная Kuvshinka chetyrokhgrannaya, Кувшинка малая Kuvshinka malaya.

SPANISH : Nenúfar rosado, Nenúfar venus o lirio pigmeo

SWEDISH : Finsk näckros. 

VIETNAMESE : Súng chỉ , Súng hoa bốn góc, Súng vuông.


 


 Nymphaea variegata (Engelm. ex Durand) G.S.Mill. -> Nuphar variegata Engelm. ex Durand




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