Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-661.11.00
Nelumbonaceae
Genera: Nelumbo; species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus; Nelumbo nucifera.
Taxonomy
This genus was in the past included in the Nymphaeaceae. Traditional taxonomists were misled by evolutionary convergences associated with an evolutionary shift from a terrestrial to an aquatic lifestyle.
In the Apg3 classification Nelumbonaceae is placed in the Order Proteales.