Nymphaeaceae vs Nelumbonaceae

	Nymphaeaceae	Nelumbonaceae
taxonomic position	angiosperms | Nymphaeales	angiosperms | eudicots | Proteales
Genera (species)	Barclaya (4), Euryale (1), Nuphar (11), Nympahea (33), Ondinea (1), Victoria (3)	Nelumbo (2)
distribution	temperate, tropical	cosmopolitan
botanical description	Root rhizome, sometime tuberous, latex, scattered vascular bundles.	Root rhizome stolonous with air chambers.
	Leaves ovate, peltate, margin entire to spinose-dentate; floating, up to 300cmÆ,  submersed or emersed.	Leaves circular, peltate, slightly haired, margin entire, up to 60cm Æ, above water.
	Flower solitary, radial, bisexual, protogynous, diurnal or nocturnal, submersed or above water, termoregulated, entomophily, up to 40cmÆ; pistil 1, 3-35 carpellate.	Flowers solitary, radial, bisexual, protogynous, diurnal, fragrant, above water, termoregulated, entomophily, up to 25cmÆ; pistils numerous, 1-carpellate, large carpellary receptacle.
	Fruit berry, nut or capsule; dehiscent or indehiscent..	Fruit conical pod, spongy, indehiscent, seeds in cavities.
	Seeds numerous; aril present or absent; endosperm sparse; perisperm abundant; cotyledons 2, fleshy.	Seeds without aril, endosperm and perisperm; cotyledons 2, fleshy.
	Pollen monoaperturate	Pollen triaperturate