Nymphaea subg. Confluentes

'Nymphaea'' subg. Confluentes' is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea''.

Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea subg. Confluentes has tuberous rhizomes. The leaves have an entire to sinuate margin.

Generative characteristics
The diurnal flowers extend above the water surface. The petals do not have a conspicuous gap between petals and stamens. The seeds are smaller than those of Nymphaea subg. Anecphya.

Publication
It was published by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs in 2007.

Type species
The type species is Nymphaea violacea Lehm.

Species

 * Nymphaea elleniae S.W.L.Jacobs
 * Nymphaea hastifolia Domin
 * Nymphaea lukei S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.
 * Nymphaea noelae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.
 * Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch
 * Nymphaea vaporalis S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.
 * Nymphaea violacea Lehm.

Etymology
The name of the subgenus Confluentes refers to the gradual transition of the petals into stamens.