Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner

 
  • Family : NYMPHAEACEAE
    (WATER-LILY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Nelumbonaceae
  • Species : Nelumbo nucifera
  • Synonym : Nymphaea nelumbo L.; Nelumbium speciosum Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
  • Common name : Sacred Lotus, Indian Lotus
  • Vernacular name : Kamal, Kanwal (Hin.); Kamala, Thavare (Kan.); Chenthamarai (Tam.); Kaluva, Kalung, Tamara, Erra tamara (Tel.); Padma, Ranga Padma, Dhala Padma (Ori.); Kamala (San.)
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : In ponds, lakes and other water bodies. Widely cultivated. Flowers are sacred and reared in places of worship. The internodes of the rhizomes and seeds are edible. The flowers are used as medicines and leaves are used as dinner plate.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : South and South-East Asia to Eastern Russia and North Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Nelumbo nucifera. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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