Nymphaea lotus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 511. 1753.

"Habitat in calidis Indiae, Africae, Americae." RCN: 3857.

Lectotype (Verdcourt in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Nymphaeaceae: 3. 1989): [icon] "Lotus Aegyptia" in Alpino, Pl. Exot.: 214, 213. 1627.

Current name: Nymphaea lotus L. ( Nymphaeaceae).

Note: Verdcourt (in Kew Bull. 44: 179. 20 Mar 1989) gave a detailed account but the typification dates from his slightly earlier (15 Feb 1989) Flora account.