Invalidation of the name Nymphaea alba var. rubra and addition of the new nothospecies name Nymphaea × khurooi (Nymphaeaceae)

MAYUR D. NANDIKAR; MILIND M. SARDESAI

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.461.3.9

Issue: Vol. 461 No. 3: 6 October 2020

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2020-10-06

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.461.3.9

Page range: 219–221

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**Invalidation of the name Nymphaea alba var. rubra and addition of the new nothospecies name Nymphaea × khurooi (Nymphaeaceae)**

MAYUR D. NANDIKAR⁺⁻
MILIND M. SARDESAI⁺⁻

Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research (NGCPR), 431, Lawkim Campus, Shindewadi, Post Shirwal, Satara-412801, Maharashtra, India.

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganesh Khind, Pune-411007

hybrid nothospecies Nymphaeales waterlily General

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Abstract

The introduced Indian taxon currently known by the incorrect name Nymphaea alba var. rubra, which has been shown to be a hybrid between N. alba and N. odorata, is given the new nothospecies name Nymphaea × khurooi Sardesai & Nandikar.