Caspary, J.X. (1866), Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 2: 247 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Nymphaea gigantea Hook.

• Comment: Published as NYMPHAEA sectio LYTOPLEURA subsectio ANECPHYA.

Caspary, J.X. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (February 1888), Nymphaeaceae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III, 2(16): 9 [secondary reference]

Conard, H.S. (1905), A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea: 127 [basionym]

basionym of: Nymphaea subg. Anecphya (Casp.) Conard legitimate

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