Euryale yunnanensis is a fossil species of "Euryale" from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China. Description. The relatively small, elliptic or ellipsoidal, 5–8 mm long, and 4–6 mm wide seeds with a smooth surface have a circular germination cap. Taxonomy. It was published by Yongjiang Huang and Zhekun Zhou in 2015. The type specimen was collected from the Shuitangba village in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China. Etymology. The specific epithet "yunnanensis" refers Yunnan, China. Ecology. It is an aquatic plant.