Classification of Nelumbo Nucifera
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Nelumbonaceae |
| Genus: | Nelumbo |
| Species: | N. nucifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Nelumbo nucifera | |
Common Name: –Indian Sacred Lotus, Kamal
A large aquatic hub with long, slender creeping stem rooting at the nodes.
Leave 0.3-0.6m in diameter, orbicular, cupped, petioles very long; flowers solitary, large, white or rosy, with many petals. Flowers July.
Cultivated in tanks in the State.
Propagated by seeds or tubers
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