Nymphaea ampla, the dotleaf waterlily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae.

[2] It is native to Texas, Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern and western South America.

Its cultural importance can be seen in one of the Mayan names of the plant; nikte’ha’ ("vulva of the water") as it would have represented life, sexual activity, fertility, and birth.

The plant causes opiate-like effects on the user and is known to have been used as a calmative and mild trance inducer.

[5] In Guadeloupe it has been classified as near threatened (NT) in the France red list.