Lotus is the water plant which consists of bright fragrant flowers and broad floating leaves. The stems are long which contains air spaces. The flowers and leaves float in the water. The leaves are round and 50 cm in diameter. The flowers are rosy pink and have a bit of white shade. The seeds are hard, dark brown and round-oval-oblong in shape. This flower opens during the morning time whereas the petals fall in the afternoon time.
| Name | Lotus |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Nelumbo nucifera |
| Native | Tropical Asia and Queensland (Australia) which is widely cultivated in water gardens. |
| Common Names | Baladi Bean, Bean Of India, Chinese Water Lily, East Indian Lotus, Egyptian Bean, Hindu Lotus, Indian Lotus, Lotus, Lotus Bean, Oriental Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Sacred Water Lotus, Water Lotus |
| Name in Other Languages | Afrikaans: Lotus Albanian: Zambak uji Amharic: Lotesi (ሎተስ) Arabic: Karambeulma, Kanwal Gatta, Nilufer, Ussulnilufer, لوتس [luts] Armenian: Lotos (լոտոս) Assamese: Podum Azerbaijani: Lotus Basque: Lotus Belarusian: Lotas (лотас) Bengali: Padma (পদ্ম) Bengali: Kamal, Kombol, Komal, Padama, Padma, Pudmapudu Bosnian: Lotos Brazil : Lotus Bulgarian: Lotos (лотос) Burmese : Padung Ma Catalan: Lotus Cebuano: Lotus Chichewa: Zamaluwa Chinese : Lian, Lien, Ou, He- Hua, Ho-Hua, Lian Zi, Lien Tzu, He-Ye, Ho-Yeh, Lien-Yong, Lien Yung, Ou- Fen, Liánhuā (莲花) Corsican: Lotus Croatian: Lotos Czech : Lotos Indický, lotus Danish : Indisk Lotus, Lotus Dutch : Indische Lotusbloem, Lotus Esperanto: Lotuso Estonian : India Lootos, lootos Filipino: Lotus Finnish: Lootus French : Fève d’Egypte, Lotier Lotus Sacré, Lotus Égyiptien, Lotus Indien, Lis Du Nil, Lotus Des Indes, Lotus Magnolia, Racines De Lotus, Rose Du Nil, lotus Frisian: Lotus Galician: Loto Georgian: Lotus German : Agyptische Bohne, Indische Lotosblume, Indischer Lotos, Indischer Lotus, Lotos, Lotosblume, Lotus, Nilli Lili, Padma, lotus Greek: Lotós (λωτός) Gujarati: Kamaḷa (કમળ) Haitian Creole: Lotus Hausa: Lotus Hawaiian: Lotus Hebrew: לוֹטוּס Hindi: Ambuj, Kamal, Kamal-Kakri, Kanwal, Kanval, Lalkamal, Padam Hmong: Qhaus Hungarian : Indiai Lótusz , lótusz Icelandic: Lotus Indonesia : Patma, Tarate, Tarate, Trate, Tarate Igbo: Lotus Irish: Lotus Italian : Fior Di Loto, Giglio De Nilo, Loto d’Egitto, Ninfea d’Egetto Japanese : Hasu, Hasu-N-Né, Hasu-No-Mi, Renkon, Lián (蓮) Javanese: Lotus Kannada: Kamala, Tavare, Tavaribija, Tavarigadde, Thaavare , Kamalada (ಕಮಲದ) Kazakh: Lotos (лотос) Khmer : Chhuok (ឈូក) Kinyarwanda: Lotus Korean : Yeongeun, Yon Puri, loteoseu (로터스) Kurdish: Lotus Kyrgyz: Lotos (лотос) Laotian : Bwà, lotus Latin: Lotus Latvian: Lotoss Lithuanian: Lotosas Luxembourgish: Lotus Macedonian: lotos (лотос) Malagasy: Lota Malay: Teratai Malayalam: Bem-Tamara, Bemtamara, Centamara, Tamara, Ventamara, Thaamara (താമര) Malaysia : Bunga Padam, Bunga Telepok, Padema, Seroja, Teratai Maltese: Lotus Manipuri: Thambal Maori: Kouru Marathi: Kamal (कमळ), Kamala Mongolian: Badamlyankhua (бадамлянхуа) Myanmar (Burmese): Kyaar (ကြာ) Nepal : Kamal, Raato Kamal, Raato Thuulo Kamal, lotus (लोटस) Norwegian: Lotus Odia: କମଳ Oriya: Kamal Pashto: کمول Persian: Beykhneelufer, Nilufer, Nilufu, درخت سدر Philippines : Liñgaling, Sukau, Saua, Baino Polish: Lotos Portuguese : Flor-De- Lótus, Lótus Do Egipto,Lótus-Do-Egito, Lótus Índico, Lótus-Sagrado, Sementes De Lótus Punjabi : Kamala (ਕਮਲ) Romanian: Lotus Russian: Lotos (лотос) Samoan: Lotus Scots Gaelic: Lotus Serbian: Lotos (лотос) Sesotho: Lotus le Shona: Lotus Sindhi: لوطس Sinhala: Neḷum (නෙළුම්) Slovak: Lotus Slovenian: Lotus Sanskrit: Abja, Ambhoja, Ambhoruha, Amboruha, Ambuja, Ambujanma, Ambupadma, Amburoha, Amlana, Aranala, Aravinda, Arvinda, Bisakusuma, Bisaprasuna, Drishopadma, Harivetra, Indiralaya, Jalajanma, Kalhara, Kamala, Kamalam, Kusheshaya, Kamalodbhavamrajah, Kanval, Kawar, Kunja, Kusesaya, Kutapa, Mahapadma, Mahotpala, Nala, Nalika, Nalina, Padma, Pundra, Padmadrajah, Padmam, Pankaj, Pankaja, Pankajam, Pankeruha, Pathoja, Pundarika, Pushkara, Puskara, Putaka, Rajiva, Sarasa, Sahasrapatra, Sahsrapatra, Sarasiruha, Sarojanma, Saroruha, Sarsija, Sarsiruha, Satapatra, Sharada, Sharapadma, Shatapatra, Shri, Shriparna, Shrivasa, Shuklapadma, Sitambuja, Sujala, Svetakamala Tamarasa, Tumarasa, Vanashobhana, Varisoha, Tra Shona: Lotus Somali: Hooska badan Spanish : Habas De Egipto, Loto Sagrado, Rosa Del Nilo, Semillas De Loto, Nelumbio Raiz De Lotus, loto Sri Lanka : Nelum Sudanese: Teratai Swahili: Lotus Swedish: Lotus Taiwan : Lian Tajik: Lotus Tamil: Tāmarai (தாமரை), Acaiyapattipam, Acaiyappattiram, Aciyapattiarm, Akiyapattiram, Allakam, Ambal, Ampala, Ampo, Ampocam, Ampocayoni, Ampucam, Ampucani, Ampucanmam, Ampucatam, Ampucini, Ampunecam, Ampuracam, Ampurecam, Ampuru, Amputam, Ampuyakkoti, Ampuyam, Ampuyatam, Anikini, Anikini, Appucam, Arantam, Arappatumam, Arpakantam, Arpatumam, Arukanvakanam, Arunakamalam, Arunkalaccevvital, Aunikam, Ayamalar, Aymalar, Caccatam, Calacanam, Calacanmam, Calacappu, Calacarakkuli, Calakankakkoti, Calakankam, Calakarankam, Calarukakkoti, Calarukam, Calcam, Calilikam, Cantiram, Caracakkoti, Caracam, Caracijam, Caracirukam, Caravanam, Carocini, Carokkam, Carokulam, Catalam, Catapattiram, Catapatumam, Catippakitakkoti, Catippakitam, Cattalam, Catti, Cattika, Cattikakkoti, Caturaccakan, Cekkamalar, Cenkalam, Centamarai,Ceppilai, Ceyyatamarai, Cirukam, Cirukam, Citalam, Citampocam, Citampucam, Cittetan, Civacattipakirtan, Comakkiyam, Copanam, Cuceyam, Cultalai, Cultalai, Curiyanatpu,, Elimanai, Ellimanai, Intai, Iracacupakkoti, Iracacuyam, Iracalam, Iraciyam, Iramapiriyam, Iramappiriyam, Iramappiriyam, Iramappiriyam, Irampu, Iratacanniyakam, Iratikantal, Iratikantan, Irattacantiyakam, Irattacarorukam, Irattakamalam, Irattakkumutam, Irattakokanam, Irattakumutam, Irattalamutam, Irattamantalam, Irattorpalam, Iravikantam, Irciyam, Jalacam, Kacam, Kamalam, Kamalini, Kancam, Kancamalar, Kancankoti, Kantokakkoti, Kantokam, Kantotam, Karkam, Katirppari, Kauravakkoti, Kauravam, Kokanakam, Kokanakam, Kokayam, Makorpalakkoti, Makorpalam, Malunti, Maraikkoti, Matanalam, Mirinalam, Mirunalakkoti, Mirunalam, Mirunali, Mirunarakkoti, Mirunaram, Mirunarram, Mirutalakkoti, Mirutalam, Muntakakkoti, Muntakam, Nalaki, Nalaki, Nalakikkoti, Nalalmatu, Nalam, Nalikam, Nalini, Nalitam, Nallatamarai, Naticam, Naticam, Nattuttamarai, Nicakaci, NicakacikkotiNirmelcevvanti, Nirmelpaccilai, Nirnatittamarai, Nirniti, Nirorukakkoti, Nirorukam, Palututainayakam, Panikam, Panikkanci, Panikkancikkoti, Pankacam, Pankacatam, Pankacatamakkoti, Pankacatamam, Pankarukam, Pankatam, Pankecam, Pankeram, Panmam, Pannaci, Parparakam, Patmam, Patocam, Patotam, Patumakam, Patumanalakkoti, Ponmanai, Potu, Poykainari, Poykainarinir, Puntaram, Puntarikam, Putpan, Rattorpalam, Tamaracam, Tamaram, Tantamarai, Tantar, Tantulam, Tanturam, Tarutam, Tevanam, Tikkayam, Tirumalarkkoti, Tirumalkompar, Tirumalunti, Totakam, Toyacam, Tunaparicam, Sivapputamarai, Tamarai, Thamarai, Thaamarai, Tamaray, Ventamarai Vicappicuranam, Vicappiracunam, Vicaputpam, Vintu, Vintukam Visaputpam, Urocanai, Urocani, Urokani, Vacanakkoti, Vacanam, Vanacakkoti, Vanacopanam, Vanicam, Vannivannam, Vantuni, Vantunikkoti, Varicam, Varicam, Varikam, Vaucikakkoti, Vaucikam Tatar: лотос Telegu: Kamalaṁ (కమలం), Damara, Erratamara, Errathaamara, Kalung, Kamalam, Kamalamu, Padmamu, Pundreekamu, Soungadhikamu, Tamara, Thaamara, Thaamara Puvvu, Thella Thaamara, Thellane Padmanu Thailand: Bua-Luang, Sattabut, Ubon, Bạw (บัว) Tibetan : Pa Dma Dkar Po, Pa Dma Dmar Po, U-Tpa-La Turkish: Lotus Turkmen: Lotos Ukrainian: Lotos (лотос) Urdu: Nilufer, لوٹس Uyghur: نېلۇپەر Uzbek: Lotus Vietnam : Hoa Sen, Sen, Lien, Ngau, Bo Bua, Lin Ngo Welsh: Lotus Xhosa: Ilotus Yiddish: Lotos (לאָטאָס) Yoruba: Lotus Zulu: Lotus Exige |
| Plant Growth Habit | Perennial, rhizomatous and aquatic herb |
| Growing Climates | Warm-temperate to tropical |
| Grows In | Fresh water |
| Plant Size | 150 cm high, Horizontal spread: 3 meters |
| Root | Long, slightly round |
| Root Skin | White to reddish and brown |
| Root Flesh | Creamy white |
| Root Taste | Mild sweet |
| Stem | Thick |
| Leaf | Large, floating, orbicular, concave-cup shaped; Diameter: 60 cm |
| Flower | White-rosy, solitary, hermaphrodite, sweet scented, oblong elliptic to obovate; Diameter: 10-25 cm |
| Fruit Shape & Size | Nut, oblong-ovoid, glabrous, 1.0–2.0 × 7–1.5 cm |
| Fruit Color | Brown |
| Seed | Black, hard and ovoid |
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| Flavor/Aroma | Delicate |
| Lifespan | Over a thousand years |
| Major Nutrition | Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 16.4 mg (18.22%) Copper, Cu 0.13 mg (14.44%) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.131 mg (10.08%) Carbohydrate 9.61 g (7.39%) Iron, Fe 0.54 mg (6.75%) Phosphorus, P 47 mg (6.71%) Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.076 mg (6.33%) Manganese, Mn 0.132 mg (5.74%) Total dietary Fiber 1.9 g (5.00%) Potassium, K 218 mg (4.64%) |
| Calories in 0.5 cup (60 gm.) Cooked without salt | 40 Kcal. |
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