Nuphaea
Species of aquatic plant
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Nuphaea engelhardtii was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the Eocene period of Germany.[1]
| Nuphaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | †Nuphaea Gee et David W. Taylor[1] |
| Species: | †N. engelhardtii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nuphaea engelhardtii Gee et David W. Taylor[1] | |
Description
Vegetative characteristics
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]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was published by Carole T. Gee and David Winship Taylor in 2019.[1]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by Hermann Engelhardt in the Messel Pit, Hessen, Germany.[1]
Position within Nymphaeales
It is placed within the family Nymphaeaceae.[2][1]
Etymology
Ecology
Habitat
It grew at the edges of the Messel lake.[3]