Nymphaea elisabethae

Nymphaea elisabethae is a fossil species in the family Nymphaeaceae^[2] from the Chattian of Rott, near Bonn, Germany.^[1]

Nymphaea elisabethae Temporal range: Chattian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Nymphaea
Subgenus:	Nymphaea subg. Lotos
Species:	†N. elisabethae
Binomial name
†Nymphaea elisabethae Gee and David W. Taylor[1]

Description

The ovate leaf has an entire margin. The basal sinus is narrow.^[2]

Taxonomy

It was described by Carole Terry Gee and David Winship Taylor in 2016.^[1] It is placed in the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Lotos.^[2] However, this placement is quite uncertain and Nymphaea elisabethae may be closer to Nuphaea engelhardtii than to Nymphaea subg. Lotos.^[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet elisabethae honours Elisabeth Statz Blançon.^[2]