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Nelumbo nucifera

Flowering Plants

Nelumbo nucifera, known as the sacred lotus, Indian lotus or simply the lotus, is an aquatic flowering plant and one of only two living species in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is often confused with true water lilies, which belong to the unrelated family Nymphaeaceae, and it is classified within the order Proteales rather than alongside them. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Scientific Name
Nelumbo nucifera 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Nymphaeales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Antigua and Barbuda, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Barbados, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Benin, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brunei, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cambodia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cote d'Ivoire, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Gabon, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Laos, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Manchuria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nepal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Romania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sri Lanka, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Vanuatu, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Vietnam, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Nelumbo nucifera
WikipediaWikidata Q16528 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
Nelumbo nucifera (Wikipedia)
View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
Child Taxon Of: Nymphaeales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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