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Magnolia insignis (syn. Manglietia insignis), the red lotus tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to Nepal, Assam, Tibet, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. [2] [3] It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities. [4]
Nymphaea lotus in Southern India Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis (DC.) Tuzson floating leaf with scale bar (5 cm) on a white background Complete Nymphaea lotus L. specimen with scale bar (50 cm) on a white background. This species of water lily has lily pads that float on the water and blossoms that rise above the water. [citation needed]
Lin Sun from the Sons of the Tiger; Push, supporting character from the Spider-Girl comic book series (Marvel Comics) Radioactive Man; Red Lotus; Shang-Chi; Shen Kuei (a.k.a. The Cat) Sway from the X-Men; Wong, sidekick to Doctor Strange; Jimmy Woo; Xorn from the X-Men
Lotus seeds can be processed into fillings for moon cake, lotus seed noodles and food in the forms of paste, fermented milk, rice wine, ice cream, popcorn (phool makhana), and others, with lotus seeds as the main raw material. Traditional Chinese medicine claims that fresh lotus seed wine has thirst-quenching, spleen-healing, and anti-diarrheal ...
Once upon a time, there was a man named Muryong whose wife had a dream where an angel gave her a beautiful flower. Ten months later, she gave birth to a pretty baby girl, who the couple named "Janghwa" ("Rose Flower"). Two years later, they had another pretty girl and named her "Hongryeon" ("Red Lotus").
Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white water-lily or tiger lotus; Nymphaea zenkeri, the red tiger lotus; Saussurea laniceps, snow lotus; Ziziphus lotus, thorny shrub that may have been the "lotus tree" of Greek mythology; Lotus feet, the practice of foot binding in pre-modern China; Lotus kick, feet sweep in t'ai chi ch'uan; Lotus seed, in Chinese ...
Unlike its close relative Parachromis managuensis, P. motaguensis isn't as commonly encountered in the aquarium trade. Although their visual appearance is very similar, the motaguensis (traded by many names, including Red tiger, Red dragon cichlid) displays an array of bright red dots, (hence the variants of the common name), which run along the flanks to the base of the caudal fin.
The oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) is a species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names, including tiger oscar, velvet cichlid, and marble cichlid. [2] In tropical South America, where the species naturally resides, A. ocellatus specimens are often found for sale as a food fish in the local markets.