Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Nymphaea alba
Scientific Name and Description
Nymphaea alba L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Castalia alba (L.) Greene
Leuconymphaea alba (L.) Kuntze
Castalia biradiata (Sommerauer) Hayek
Castalia minoriflora Simonk.
Castalia speciosa Salisb.
Nymphaea alba var. angustata Casp.
Nymphaea alba subsp. biradiata (Sommerauer) Hartm.
Nymphaea alba var. biradiata (Sommerauer) Hartm.
Nymphaea alba var. chlorocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. chlorocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. cincta Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. circumvallata Casp.
Nymphaea alba f. coronata Casp.
Nymphaea alba f. csepelensis Soó
Nymphaea alba var. delicata Lovassy
Nymphaea alba var. depressa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. erythrocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. erythrocarpa (Hentze) Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. flava Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. froebelii Lovassy
Nymphaea alba var. melocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. minor Mérat
Nymphaea alba var. minoriflora (Simonk.) Asch. & Graebn.
Nymphaea alba var. minoriflora (Simonk.) Graebn.
Nymphaea alba subsp. minoriflora (Simonk.) Stucchi
Nymphaea alba var. parvifolia Rouy & Foucaud
Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr.
Nymphaea alba var. semiaperta Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. sphaerocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. splendens Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. urceolata (Hentze) Casp.
Nymphaea basniniana Turcz.
Nymphaea biradiata Sommerauer
Nymphaea candida f. biradiata (Sommerauer) Lindstr.
Nymphaea erythrocarpa Hentze
Nymphaea exumbonata Rupr.
Nymphaea gladstoniana Lovassy
Nymphaea kosteletzkyi Lehm.
Nymphaea melocarpa (Casp.) Asch. & Graebn.
Nymphaea milletii Boreau
Nymphaea minoriflora (Simonk.) Wissjul.
Nymphaea neglecta Hausl.
Nymphaea officinalis Gaterau
Nymphaea parviflora Hentze
Nymphaea permixta Boreau
Nymphaea polystigma E.H.L.Krause
Nymphaea rotundifolia Hentze
Nymphaea sphaerocarpa Hovey
Nymphaea splendens Hentze
Nymphaea suaveolens Dumort.
Nymphaea urceolata Hentze
Nymphaea venusta Hentze
Nymphaea alba var. occidentalis Ostenf.
Nymphaea occidentalis (Ostenf.) Moss
Leuconymphaea alba (L.) Kuntze
Castalia biradiata (Sommerauer) Hayek
Castalia minoriflora Simonk.
Castalia speciosa Salisb.
Nymphaea alba var. angustata Casp.
Nymphaea alba subsp. biradiata (Sommerauer) Hartm.
Nymphaea alba var. biradiata (Sommerauer) Hartm.
Nymphaea alba var. chlorocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. chlorocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. cincta Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. circumvallata Casp.
Nymphaea alba f. coronata Casp.
Nymphaea alba f. csepelensis Soó
Nymphaea alba var. delicata Lovassy
Nymphaea alba var. depressa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. erythrocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. erythrocarpa (Hentze) Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. flava Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. froebelii Lovassy
Nymphaea alba var. melocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. minor Mérat
Nymphaea alba var. minoriflora (Simonk.) Asch. & Graebn.
Nymphaea alba var. minoriflora (Simonk.) Graebn.
Nymphaea alba subsp. minoriflora (Simonk.) Stucchi
Nymphaea alba var. parvifolia Rouy & Foucaud
Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr.
Nymphaea alba var. semiaperta Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. sphaerocarpa Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. splendens Casp.
Nymphaea alba var. urceolata (Hentze) Casp.
Nymphaea basniniana Turcz.
Nymphaea biradiata Sommerauer
Nymphaea candida f. biradiata (Sommerauer) Lindstr.
Nymphaea erythrocarpa Hentze
Nymphaea exumbonata Rupr.
Nymphaea gladstoniana Lovassy
Nymphaea kosteletzkyi Lehm.
Nymphaea melocarpa (Casp.) Asch. & Graebn.
Nymphaea milletii Boreau
Nymphaea minoriflora (Simonk.) Wissjul.
Nymphaea neglecta Hausl.
Nymphaea officinalis Gaterau
Nymphaea parviflora Hentze
Nymphaea permixta Boreau
Nymphaea polystigma E.H.L.Krause
Nymphaea rotundifolia Hentze
Nymphaea sphaerocarpa Hovey
Nymphaea splendens Hentze
Nymphaea suaveolens Dumort.
Nymphaea urceolata Hentze
Nymphaea venusta Hentze
Nymphaea alba var. occidentalis Ostenf.
Nymphaea occidentalis (Ostenf.) Moss
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
Common names | white waterlily, European white water lily, white nenuphar |
English | water lilies, white water lily |
Sanskrit | kumuda, utpalam |
Tamil | neitharkizhangu, neytal, neytarkilanku |
Telugu | nn |
Tibetan | ko mu da, ko mu ta (d), u tpa la dkar po |
Urdu | gul nilofar, gul-i-nilofar, gule nilofar, nilofar, tukhm nilofar |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Flowers
Ethnopharmacology use
Nymphea alba (wrong spelling)
References
Literature
Literature
MATERIA MEDICA OF PLANTS OF INDO-TIBETAN MEDICINE Author - VAIDYA BHAGWAN DASH
MATERIA MEDICA OF TIBETAN MEDICINE Author - VAIDYA BHAGWAN DASH
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 1 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Nymphaea alba. (2024, June 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_alba