Genera: Nelumbo; species
Nelumbo lutea, American lotus;
Nelumbo nucifera.
TaxonomyThis 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.