Nymphaea subg. Lotos

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

Vegetative characteristics
The rhizomes are short, vertical, and tuberous. The leaves have a dentate margin.

Generative characteristics
The emergent flowers are nocturnal or diurnal. The stamens do not have sterile appendages at the apex.

Publication
It was published as Nymphaea sect. Lotos DC. by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1821. Later, it was elevated to the subgenus Nymphaea subgen. Lotos (DC.) Conard published by Henry Shoemaker Conard in 1905.

Type species
The type species is Nymphaea lotus L.

Species

 * †Nymphaea brongniartii (Caspary) Saporta
 * Nymphaea lotus L.
 * Nymphaea pubescens Willd.
 * Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews

Fossil record
Fossils from the upper Oligocene (28.4–23.0 million years ago) of France have been assigned to Nymphaea subg. Lotos.

Distribution
It is native to the paleotropis.