Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

NYMPHAEA (La)
Water Lily (Le)
Family: NYMPHAEACEAE

nymphae, = demi-goddesses who inhabit the sea, rivers, fountains, woods, trees and mountains; nymphs.
The Nymphs** (Νύμφαι), were deities who peopled the countryside, woods and, streams. They were the spirits of the fields and of nature in general, personifying its fecundity and gracefulness.
(ld, BL)

Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (La)
Blue Water Lily (Cw)
Location: (P)

nouchali, = One of the Kew Herbarium contains a note that Noakhali is a district in Bangladesh, hence nouchali.

coerula, = the sea, the blue surface of the sea;
caeruleum, = a blue colour, steel colour;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.

(K3, ld, BL)