Taxonomy, Relation to Other Groups:
Though there are about sixty-five species of water lilies in seven genera found worldwide
the genus Nymphaea ("nim-figh-ah") is the genus of modern water lilies, in the similar named family Nymphaeaceae.
I like this choice of the Latin word for "nymphs" for water lilies
How appropriate that these plants are named for minor goddesses that inhabit fountains and rivers; a perfect tie-in with the aquatic environment.