Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner

 
  • Family : NELUMBONACEAE
    (Lotus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KAMAL FAMILY (कमल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Nelumbonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nelumbium speciosum Willd; Nymphaea nelumbo L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
  • Common name : Sacred Lotus, Indian Lotus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kamal, Kanwal (Hindi)
    • Kamala, Thavare (Kannada)
    • Chenthamarai (Tamil)
    • Kaluva, Kalung, Tamara, Erra tamara (Telugu)
    • Padma, Ranga padma, Dhala padma (Oria)
    • Kamala (Sanskrit)
    • Kamal, Kankadi (Marathi)
    • Aravindam, Thamara, Chenthamara, Venthamara (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Fresh water ponds and lakes
  • Comments / notes : 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.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Goa : South Goa district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Akola district, Nagpur district
    • Odisha : All districts
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Madurai district, Ramanathapuram district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district
  • Native : Amur, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, South European Russi, Sr
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Amur, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, South European Russi, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nelumbo nucifera. Downloaded on 1 June 2024.

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