| Name | Nymphaea capensis Thunberg |
| Authorship | Thunberg |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Nymphaea Linnaeus |
| Citation | 1800 Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 92 |
| Holdings | 21 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Nymphaea capensis Thunberg |
| Identification made in | [no date] (21) |