Your current navigation map.Kamal (Species 1)
Common Names
Indian lotus, Sacred lotus, Oriental lotus, Lotus, Kamal
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Taxonomy
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to access the GRIN database record about the specific taxonomical hierarchy (Family, Genus etc.).CLASSIFICATION
TAXON
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
FAMILY
Nelumbonaceae A. Rich.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Nelumbo Adans.
SPECIES
nucifera Gaertn. Fruct. sem. pl. 1:73, t. 19. fig. 2. 1788
Plant Description
Leaves: petiole to 2 m or more. Leaf blade to 6 dm or more. Flowers: tepals normally all caducous, pink, pink-tinged, or fading to white, 1-13 cm; anthers 1-2 cm. Fruits ovoid, 10-20 × 7-13 mm, mostly more than 1.5 times longer than wide; receptacle to 1 dm diam. at maturity, gradually tapered or rounded from flattened top to base, base rounded or very slightly obtuse-tapered, lateral surface rugose or only weakly striate.
