Nuphaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | †Nuphaea Gee et David W. Taylor[1] |
Species: | †N. engelhardtii
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Binomial name | |
†Nuphaea engelhardtii Gee et David W. Taylor[1]
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Nuphaea engelhardtii was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the Eocene period of Germany.[1]
Nuphaea engelhardtii was an aquatic plant with petiolate, macrophyllous, simple, ovate leaves with an entire margin. The base of the lamina is cordate. The leaves have a prominent medial vein.[1]
It was published by Carole T. Gee and David Winship Taylor in 2019.[1]
The type specimen was collected by Hermann Engelhardt in the Messel Pit, Hessen, Germany.[1]
It is placed within the family Nymphaeaceae.[2][1]
The generic name Nuphaea reflects the intermediate position of the genus between the genera Nuphar and Nymphaea. The specific epithet engelhardtii honours the German paleobotanist Hermann Engelhardt (1839–1918).[1]
It grew at the edges of the Messel lake.[3]