A reply: "I'm agree with the statement that through images it is difficult to identify a commercial variety due to presence of number of hybrids and cultivars of same species or interspecies.
At present there are eight (08) genera and 70 accepted species under family Nymphaeaceae *Barclaya *Wallich (02 species) Euryale Salisbury (01 species) *Hydrostemma *Wallich (01 species) *Nuphar *Smith (18 species) *Nymphaea *Linnaeus (44 species) *Nymphozanthus *Richard (01 species) *Ropalon *Rafinesque (01 species) *Victoria* Lindley (02 species) Here in the attached weblinks (by Surajit sir) we see subgenera or subgenus of genus Nymphaea, and the subgenus is one of the possible subdivisions of a genus (according to International Code of Botanical Nomenclature - ICBN). Where, it is not mandatory to use subgenus as generic epithet. Further, more details are available at ICBN, Chapter III, section 3, article 21. Since, there are number of cultivars/hybrids under Nymphaea species (Intersubgeneric cross - means cross between subgenera/species of different subgenera (5 listed) of same genus as in attached .pdf file). So, it is wrong to say that there are other genera look like Nymphaea, and we can say that generated thing is a hybrid of different subgenera of same genus unless it is authenticated as new species by ICBN. Kind regards, Varun" Thanks, Varun ji. On 7 September 2015 at 18:02, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > Nymphaea > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/n/nymphaeaceae/nymphaea> > species in eFloraofindia (with details/ *keys *from published papers/ > regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever > available on net) > I simply do not know. Frankly speaking Aarti ji, I do not think it is > possible to id such cultivars to the species level. Even genus can be > wrong. I was thinking if there is any member from other genus/genera that > looks like *Nymphaea*. And I found a lot of info, example - > > 1. > http://agriculture14.npust.edu.tw/file/15/1288943973%E5%85%A8%E6%96%87.pdf > 2. http://www.internationalwaterlilycollection.com/?page_id=4642 > 3. > > https://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=643&q=brachyceras+hybrids&oq=brachyceras+hybrids&gs_l=img.12...2438.2438.0.4099.1.1.0.0.0.0.134.134.0j1.1.0....0...1ac.2.64.img..1.0.0.EnQCAgOTvAA > > > Thank you > Regards > surajit koley > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 28 August 2015 at 10:57 > Subject: [efloraofindia:230501] Water Lily for ID : MNP,Mumbai : 28AUG15 : > AK-55 : 55/55 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Another tiny Water Lily seen on the same day. > Kindly id. > Aarti > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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