Gelbe Teichrose
This species’ botanical name ""Nuphar lutea" (L.) Sm." includes its scientific name ("Nuphar lutea"), genus ("Nuphar"), specific epithet ("lutea"), a standard author abbreviation for Carl Linnaeus (L.), and an author citation for James Edward Smith (Sm.). "Nuphar" is derived from the Arabic and Persian , meaning “pond-lily.” "Lutea" is Latin for “golden, saffron, orange-yellow.” Carl Linnaeus (1701-1778) was the Swedish botanist, physician, and father of modern plant taxonomy, who first described the species. James Smith (1759-1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society, the first person to segregate "Nuphar" from the genus "Nymphaea", validating its current accepted botanical name. Smith “neglected shifting the feminine epithet of "Nymphaea lutea" to neuter "Nuphar luteum", publishing the scientific name as "Nuphar lutea".” A 1998 proposal to amend the gender to the neuter "Nuphar luteum" was approved, but subsequently the name reverted to Smith’s original designation. This explains why the species is described by both names in botanical literature.