Neelkamal / Day Waterlily
Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea
- Habit
- Herb (Aquatic)
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Neelkamal
Identify Neelkamal by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb (aquatic) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Blue flowers that open in daytime.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- Confirm it sits within the Nymphaeaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Neelkamal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea
- Genus
- Nymphaea
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Habit
- Herb (Aquatic)
- Habitat
- Water bodies
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
Typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Neelkamal itself; the rest are typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- नीलकमल Neelkamal, नीलोत्पल Neelotpal
- Nepali
- नीलो कमल Neelo Kamal, सेतो कमल Seto Kamal
- Bengali
- কুমুদ Kumuda, সাদা শাপলা Sada Shapala, শালুক Shaluka
- Tamil
- அல்லி Alli, கருநெய்தல் Karu-Neytal, நெய்தல் மலர் Neytal Malar
- Telugu
- అల్లి కాడ Alli Kada, అల్లి తామర Alli Tamara, ఇందీవరము Indeevaramu
- Kannada
- ಕೋಮಳೆ Komale, ನೈದಿಲೆ Naidile, ನೀಲ ತಾವರೆ Neela Thaavare
- Malayalam
- ആമ്പൽ Aambal, ചിറ്റാമ്പൽ Chittaambal
- Marathi
- कुमुद Kumud, उपल्या कमळ Upalya Kamal
About Neelkamal
Day Waterlily (Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea) is a species in the Nymphaeaceae family. It grows in water bodies. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Nymphaeaceae
Water-Lily Family
Neelkamal belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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