Family CN: Water-shield Family Family Code: CABOMB Family Parent: [in NYMPHAEALES] Family Authority: A. Richard 1828 Summary: A family of 2 genera and about 6 species, aquatic herbs, nearly cosmopolitan. This family is closely related to the Nymphaeaceae and is sometimes combined with it (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2003). Reference: Wiersema in FNA (1997); Williamson & Schneider in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Les et al. (1999). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1