Taxon:  Nymphaea gardneriana Planch.



Summary
Genus:
Nymphaea
Subgenus:
Hydrocallis
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Nomen number:
415624
Place of publication:
Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 2:66.  1853 Feb (Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8:120.  1853 Mar)
Verified:
09/08/2026 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Leuconymphaea gardneriana (Planch.) Kuntze
Nymphaea passiflora Lehm.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nymphaea fragrans Gardner ex Casp., nom. inval.
Nymphaea stenaspidota Casp.
Nymphaea wittiana Ule

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  2. Dubs, B. 1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
  5. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  6. Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
  7. Pott, V. J. & A. Pott. 1997. Checklist das macrófitas aquáticas do Pantanal, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 11:222. Note: mentions
  8. Pott, V. J. 1998. A família Nymphaeaceae no Pantanal, Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 12:189.
  9. Ritter, N. P. et al. 2001. Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) in Bolivia: notes on several species, three new country records, and a key to species. Rhodora 103:326-331.
  10. Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
  11. Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
  12. Wiersema, J. H. 2003. Nymphaeaceae. In: Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds., Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  13. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grossos.Pott, V. J. 1998. A família Nymphaeaceae no Pantanal, Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 12:189.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sulw.Pott, V. J. 1998. A família Nymphaeaceae no Pantanal, Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 12:189.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaApure Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBarinas Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolívar Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCojedes Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaGuárico Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaPortuguesa Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCordillera Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayParaguarí Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguaySan Pedro Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaEl Beni Ritter, N. P. et al. 2001. Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) in Bolivia: notes on several species, three new country records, and a key to species. Rhodora 103:326-331.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Ritter, N. P. et al. 2001. Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) in Bolivia: notes on several species, three new country records, and a key to species. Rhodora 103:326-331.
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela [Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Cojedes, Guárico, Portuguesa]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Goiás, Mato Grosso (s.), Mato Grosso do Sul (w.), Minas Gerais, Pará, Roraima, São Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, Santa Cruz]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Misiones], Paraguay [Cordillera, Paraguarí, San Pedro]

Reference(s)
  1. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
  2. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  3. Pott, V. J. 1998. A família Nymphaeaceae no Pantanal, Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 12:189.
  4. Ritter, N. P. et al. 2001. Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) in Bolivia: notes on several species, three new country records, and a key to species. Rhodora 103:326-331.
  5. Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
  6. Wiersema, J. H. 1987. A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 16:58.
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415624. Accessed 5 November 2026.