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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]
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 ...
Complete specimen of Nymphaea cf. gardneriana Planch. with several floating leaves, as well as submerged leaves with scale bar (50 cm) on a white background Complete specimen of Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc. with scale bar (50 cm) on a white background Rhizome of Nymphaea gigantea "Albert De Lestang" with scale bar (5 cm) against a grey background Seeds of Nymphaea alba with ...
However, there are only two known living species of lotus. One is the better-known Nelumbo nucifera, which is native to East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and probably Australia and is commonly cultivated for consumption and use in traditional Chinese medicine. The other lotus is Nelumbo lutea, which is native to North America and the ...
Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis is a water lily which blooms at night [2] – its flowers last four days and have four sepals, 19–20 white petals along with yellow anthers and stamens. [3] There is usually a 15–30 cm gap between flowers and the surface of the water, flowers are slightly fragrant; the round leaves of the plant are 20–50 cm ...
Lotus, a latinization of Greek lōtos (), [2] is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) [3] and deervetches. [4] Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 species are accepted, all legumes; American species formerly placed in the genus have been transferred to other genera.
The Nymphaeaceae are annual or perennial, [7] aquatic, rhizomatous herbs. [7] [8] The family is further characterized by scattered vascular bundles in the stems, and frequent presence of latex, usually with distinct, stellate-branched sclereids projecting into the air canals.