naturalizedNymphaeaceae
Nymphaea nouchali
Day Waterlily
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower, is a water lily of genus Nymphaea. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In Sanskrit, it is utpala. This species is usually considered to include the blue Egyptian lotus
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Seasonality
Only 8 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 10 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 42 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 176 · GBIF 20 records
Punaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 32 · GBIF 6 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 14 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 16
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 9 · GBIF 7 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 1 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 8
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 8
Kīlauea · KauaʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 8
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 6
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 5
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 4
Paeahu · MauiiNat 4
ʻŌuli · HawaiʻiiNat 4
Hanakaʻōʻō · MauiiNat 3
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 3
Hāmākuapoko · MauiiNat 2
ʻŌmaʻopio · MauiiNat 2
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 2
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kawaipapa · MauiiNat 2
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipouli · KauaʻiiNat 2
Waikele · OʻahuiNat 1
Kalapakī · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kāhili · KauaʻiiNat 1
Weliweli · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kaʻakaʻaniu · KauaʻiiNat 1
Lepeuli · KauaʻiiNat 1
Pāʻauhau-mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hāmākualoa · MauiiNat 1
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 1
Opihikao · HawaiʻiiNat 1