Notonuphar

Notonuphar is an extinct genus of water lily in the family Nymphaeaceae. It contains a single species, Notonuphar antarctica. It is only known only from the Eocene-aged La Meseta Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctica.

Notonuphar
Temporal range: Early to Middle Eocene
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Fossil seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Notonuphar
Friis, Iglesias, Reguero & Mörs, 2017
Species:
N. antarctica
Binomial name
Notonuphar antarctica
Friis, Iglesias, Reguero & Mörs, 2017
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