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Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, [1] [a] is a water lily in the genus Nymphaea, a botanical variety of Nymphaea nouchali.. It is an aquatic plant of freshwater lakes, pools and rivers, naturally found throughout most of the eastern half of Africa, as well as parts of southern Arabia, but has also been spread to other regions as an ornamental plant.
Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, [3] star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower, is a water lily of genus Nymphaea. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Nefertem represented both the first sunlight and the delightful smell of the Egyptian blue lotus flower, having arisen from the primal waters within an Egyptian blue water-lily, Nymphaea caerulea. Some of the titles of Nefertem were "He Who is Beautiful" and "Water-Lily of the Sun", and a version of the Book of the Dead says:
Blue Egyptian water lily (Nymphaea caerulea) White Egyptian water lily (Nymphaea lotus This page was last edited on 22 July 2024, at 05:59 (UTC). Text is available ...
Blue lily may refer to the following plant species: Agapanthus praecox, native to South Africa and widely cultivated; Nymphaea caerulea (Blue Egyptian water lily or sacred blue lily), native to East Africa and widely cultivated; Nymphaea violacea, a species of waterlily native to northern Australia; Stypandra glauca (nodding blue lily), native ...
The 6-12 cm wide, blue, white, or pink flowers emerge above the water surface. The flowers have four petals, and 14-20 petals. The androecium consists of 100 stamens [3] with a white apical appendage. [4] The gynoecium consists of 16–20 carpels. The globose, 2 cm long, and 3 cm wide fruit bears pubescent, ellipsoid, 1 mm long seeds. [5]
Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, [3] [5] or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea , which means "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology .
Blue lotus may refer to: Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea , a water lily in the genus Nymphaea that was known to the Ancient Egyptian civilizations Nymphaea nouchali , a water lily of genus Nymphaea that is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, containing the sedating alkaloids apomorphine and nuciferine