Sacred Lotus, also known as Padma, Kamala, pink lotus or Indian lotus, is one of only two living species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called water lily, though that name more often refers to the unrelated family Nymphaeaceae, and it belongs to the order Proteales.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
In Biome
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.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Gabon, found in there.
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- 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. Wikidata: Sacred Lotus
- Wikidata Q16528, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Nelumbo nucifera': sacred lotus...aquatic plant
- Child Taxon Of: Nymphaeales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
3. Nelumbo nucifera (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 326125
These constituents have been studied for their potential pharmacological effects, and the plant is used in traditional medicine and marketed as a functional food in various cultures.
In Biome: River, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 326125, target B287452
Lotus plants are adapted to grow in the flood plains of slow-moving rivers and delta areas.
View the Source4. Wikipedia: Nelumbo nucifera
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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