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Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Family:
Nelumbonaceae
Type:
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

dt Name:
Indian lotus

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Asia to Australia lotus flower




[Latin-Greek], lotus flower, lotus, Nelumbo, genus of the lily family with two species in eastern North America and in the warm regions of Asia to Australia; water plants above the surface that large, shield-shaped leaves and long-stalked, up to 35 cm large flowers.


The Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), pink to white flowers, her hazel to large fruits are edible, the leaves are showing the Lotus Effect ®. - In the ancient Egyptian religion is the lotus flower symbol of regeneration, in Hinduism of the water, vegetation, fertility and abundance, in the pure spirit of Buddhism and enlightenment.