banana water-lily vs Golfão-vermelho

Nymphaea mexicana compared with Nymphaea lotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	banana water-lily	Golfão-vermelho
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea mexicana	Nymphaea lotus

Evolutionary Relationship

banana water-lily and Golfão-vermelho share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

View Genus: Nymphaea

Conservation Status

banana water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Golfão-vermelho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	banana water-lily	Golfão-vermelho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

banana water-lily

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Ghana, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Spain), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Golfão-vermelho

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), North America (Costa Rica, Panama, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

banana water-lily

The Banana water-lily (Nymphaea mexicana) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Ghana, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Spain), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).