Nymphaea haeringiana
| Nymphaea haeringiana Temporal range: [1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Lotos |
| Species: | †N. haeringiana
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| Binomial name | |
| †Nymphaea haeringiana (Unger) Butzm., T.C. Fisch., E. Rieber[2]
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Nymphaea haeringiana is a fossil species in the family Nymphaeaceae from the Rupelian of Bad Häring, Austria.[1]
Description
The fossil bears 224 scars of stamens. The gynoecium consists of 32 fused carpels. The stigmatic disk is 65 mm wide.[1]
Taxonomy
It was first published as Palaeolobium haeringianum Unger by Franz Unger in 1850.[3] It was placed in the genus Nymphaea L. as Nymphaea haeringiana (Unger) Butzm., T.C. Fisch., E. Rieber by Rainer Butzmann, Thilo C. Fischer, and Ernst Rieber in 2009, although (Unger) Friedrich was proposed as the species authority.[2] It is placed in the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Lotos.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C., & Rieber, E. (2009). Makroflora aus dem inneralpinen Fächerdelta der Häring-Formation (Rupelium) vom Duxer Köpfl bei Kufstein/Unterinntal, Österreich. Zitteliana, 129-163.
- ^ a b Nymphaea haeringiana (Unger) Butzm., T.C. Fisch., E. Rieber. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=85E65EC8-3883-78C6-160C-04A2E29D02B9
- ^ Palaeolobium haeringianum Unger. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=85600E3E-626C-4E47-9F26-2E9F79838396
- ^ Butzmann, R., & Fischer, T. C. (2013). Fossil water lily fruits with seeds Nymphaea subgenus Lotos, from the Oligocene of Armissan/Narbonne (France). Zitteliana, 93-104.