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  Nelumbo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nelumbo is a genus of water flowers commonly known as lotus (Hindi: कमल) and the only genus in the family Nelumbonaceae.
Nelumbo is superficially similar to but unrelated to the water-lilies of the family Nymphaeaceae.
Nelumbo nucifera is particularly well known as it is the sacred flower of Hinduism and Buddhism and is the national flower of India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nelumbo   (201 words)

  
 Lotus - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
Nelumbo nucifera is known by a number of common names, including sacred lotus, Indian lotus, sacred water lily, and water lily.
Fruit of Nelumbo nucifera; dried, the seed cup is commonly used in flower arrrangements.
The roots of Nelumbo nucifera are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface.
www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Lotus   (361 words)

  
 Nelumbo Germination & Seedling Growth
The seed of the Lotus (Nelumbo sp.) is a very hard nut and is almost completely impermeable to water.
Nelumbo seeds are nuts which are either round and the size of a green pea or oval and the size of a shelled peanut.
Between the cotyledons is the Nelumbo embryo which consists of two prominent inrolled leaves with attendant stem.
www.victoria-adventure.org /lotus/lotus_letters1.html   (3716 words)

  
 When Did Angiosperms First Evolve?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The reticulate-columellate condition of Nelumbo pollen is thought to be derived, but if it is basic to angiosperm exine evolution, as Crinopolles pollen suggests, either Nymphaea pollen has lost its tectate wall structure, or it represents a pre-tectate (pre-Crinopolles) state like that of P.
Nelumbo pollen varies from trisulcate with a pair of equatorial sulci positioned as in Tricrinopollis (Cornet, 1989a) to tricolpate (Kuprianova, 1979) - the aperture type which is basic to the Cretaceous angiosperm radiation (Doyle, 1977).
Kuprianova regards the trisulcate condition in extant Nelumbo pollen as a vestige of the palynological transition from monosulcate to tricolpate dicot pollen.
www.unifiedworlds.com /cornet/Why02/why2.htm   (9080 words)

  
 :: T R Y P T A M I N D . C O M :: ►Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera may be smoked or made into a tea.
"Nelumbo nucifera (Sacred Lotus Petals) have become etched in folklore because of a fabulous people who supposedly occupied the north coast of Africa and lived on the lotus, which brought forgetfulness and happy indolence.
In fact is American counterpart, Nelumbo petapetala was source of starchy diet for the American Indians.
www.tryptamind.com /nelumbo_nucifera.html   (682 words)

  
 BGCI - Botanic Gardens - The conservation of the diversity of Nelumbo (Lotus) at the National Botanical Research ...
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner) is a symbol of Indian cultural heritage, deeply associated with Hindu mythology, art and culture and has thus been accorded the status of the National Flower of India.
It is one of the most attractive aquatic plant species in India occurring from Kashmir to Kanyakumari exhibiting enormous thermoplasticity and phenotypic diversity with a large number of racial variants with different shapes, sizes and colours of the bloom ranging from white to dark pink and having 16-160 petals.
The Nelumbo collection of 25 exotic and 35 indigenous races at NBRI has aroused considerable interest in the visitors who have become fascinated by the phenotypic diversity (shape, size and colour of flowers ranging from white to dark pink and the attractive blooms of the newly-introduced Yellow lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
www.bgci.org.uk /botanic_gardens/indialucknowbgcn26.html   (1316 words)

  
 Nelumbo nucifera--Sacred Lotus foliage and seeds. : Bouncing Bear Botanicals
Nelumbo nucifera was often smoked or made into a tea with the idea that it would create a feeling of joy that permeated the mind and body.
To grow Nelumbo nucifera Sacred Lotus from seed, file down one side of the seed with sand paper until there is a small amount of white color showing and place the seed in water.
There are enough nutrients in the Nelumbo nucifera seed to support the plant for 30 days, but it should be planted as soon as practical.
bouncingbearbotanicals.com /product_info.php?cPath=21_60&products_id=267   (347 words)

  
 The Sacred Lotus
The botanical name for the sacred lotus is Nelumbo nucifera, the name Nelumbo deriving from the Tamil, and nucifera from the Latin, meaning ‘nut bearing’.
Nelumbo nucifera belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family and originates from Persia, Asia and Oceania, but nowadays is widely cultivated in Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and even Africa.
Nelumbo nucifera is considered to be one of the most ancient plants in existence, over 2,000 years old.
www.holisticaroma.co.uk /shp/TheSacredLotus.htm   (1251 words)

  
 Introduction to Lotus
The stately lotus, Nelumbo, with stunning leaves and flowers standing high above the water, is one the most dramatic pond ornaments of all.
There are only two species in Nelumbo, lutea of North America and nucifera of Asia, Eastern Europe and Australia.
Nelumbo has been moved from the waterlily family to one of its own, somehow fitting for this unique and beautiful aquatic plant.
www.victoria-adventure.org /lotus/introduction.html   (240 words)

  
 Pollen and anther development in Nelumbo (Nelumbonaceae) -- Kreunen and Osborn 86 (12): 1662 -- American Journal of ...
Nelumbo nucifera, the Indian or sacred lotus, is found
Nelumbo among the Hamamelids or Ranunculids (Donoghue and Doyle,
Farr, C. 1922 The meiotic cytokinesis of Nelumbo.
www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/86/12/1662   (5416 words)

  
 Sarah S. Kreunen
Nelumbonaceae is a small family of aquatic flowering plants comprised of two species, Nelumbo nucifera and Nelumbo lutea.
Nelumbo nucifera, the Indian or sacred lotus is found throughout Asia and Australia; while N.
In addition to these factors of more colloquial interest, Nelumbo and members of closely related waterlily families are believed to occupy a phylogenetically important position at the base of angiosperms.
www2.truman.edu /~josborn/Sarah_S_Kreunen.htm   (378 words)

  
 Publications - Abstract17
The Nelumbonaceae are a small family of aquatic angiosperms comprising Nelumbo nucifera and Nelumbo lutea.
However, aperture variability in Nelumbo may be correlated with the lateness of aperture ontogeny in the genus, which occurs in the early free spore stage.
Although Nelumbo is similar to both groups in several characters, the ontogenetic sequence of the genus is different in many ways.
www2.truman.edu /~josborn/Abstract17.htm   (360 words)

  
 botany/nelumbo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This group of plants should not be confused with the Lotus belonging to the Legume family.
In this group, Nelumbo, Lotus is only the common name.
These plants are suited for growing over most parts of the United States.
www.botanyworld.com /nelumbo.html   (1037 words)

  
 The Sacred Lotus by Jack Wootton
Yes, the Sacred Lotus of the Orient, Nelumbo nucifera, does indeed have a close North American relative, so close in fact, that plant breeders such as the renowned Perry D. Slocum have created attractive and hardy hybrids of the two species.
I think it's fairly safe to assume that after having read the preceding statements, your first question will be "If this plant is so great, why haven't I encountered it before?" The answer, I'm afraid, is either your west coast spring or your prairie winter; depending upon how far west you live..
When Nelumbo senses autumn's falling temperatures, the runners dive deep into the mud and form starchy, over-wintering tubers(a food source in Asiatic countries).
www.aquarticles.com /articles/ponds/Wootton_Sacred_Lotus.html   (1564 words)

  
 Floridata: Nelumbo lutea
In addition to the scientific synonym Nelumbo pentapetala, a number of common names, many of native American origin, are used to identify this species.
Among them are: American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, duck acorn, lotus lily, yellow Nelumbo, yanquapin, wonkapin, and pond nuts.
American lotus occurs in quiet waters in ponds, lakes and the edges of slow moving streams and rivers from Iowa and Minnesota to Ontario and New York and south to Oklahoma, East Texas and Florida.
www.floridata.com /ref/N/nelu_lut.cfm   (723 words)

  
 Nelumbo lutea -- Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nelumbo lutea -- Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
The plant can be found in muddy, shallow waters such as lake margins, or in water as deep as six feet.
American lotus can be fouind in California and throughout the eastern half of US and Canada (Kartesz, 1999).
aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu /nelupic.html   (159 words)

  
 Nelumbo sp.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The lotus lilies comprise two floating aquatic species, one endemic to eastern North America (Nelumbo lutea) and the other to eastern Asia (Nelumbo nucifera).
Like the Saururaceae, Nelumbo is a characteristic example of this common disjunct pattern.
Nelumbo is only superficially similar to our water lilies; in this case the leaves are umbrella-like or peltate.
www.botany.wisc.edu /greenhouse/Roomfour-Ne.html   (55 words)

  
 Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Department of Biology and the Center for Electron Microscopy at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019
Nelumbo nucifera, lotus, is the only species in the family, Nelumbonaceae.
Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, were considered separate species.
www.uta.edu /biology/arnott/poster/introduction.htm   (485 words)

  
 Sacred Water Lily
Nelumbo nucifera : “Sacred Water Lilly” This species is a large water lily, the rhizome is used as a narcotic in many countries, seed must be buried or sunk into a pond in order to grow.
MANDARIN : He Ye SOURCE : Leaf of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
CHARACTERISTICS : Mild in nature, slightly bitter in taste, and attributive to liver and spleen channels.
www.holoweb.com /cannon/sacred.htm   (153 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
These names, along with water chinquapin, yonkapin, and yockernut, are all common names of the American lotus, Nelumbo lutea.
Even the plant's genus name glorifies the seeds: Nelumbo means "sacred bean." In many cultures the American lotus is sacred and a symbol of beauty.
In Illinois, the American lotus can be found growing along the muddy shores of ponds, quiet streams, or rivers--anywhere it can gain a foothold--from the water's edge to a depth of 8 feet.
www.inhs.uiuc.edu /chf/pub/surveyreports/jul-aug97/lotus.html   (527 words)

  
  Lotus Pink (India) - Nelumbo nucifera - flowers/petals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is for feeling scattered, not whole, vague and split.
In the search of new products for treatment of hyperlipidaemia with a low frequency of side effects a decoction of Crataegus cuneata, Nelumbo nucifera and Gynostemma pentaphylla has been tested.
A reduction of triglyceride and cholesterol was seen.
www.angelartbyeve.com /Lotusoil.htm   (88 words)

  
 Nelumbo nucifera seed and foliage on sale
Apart from its majestic beauty, the Lotus is held sacred because of the mystical effects it can produce.
The flower was immortalized in Homer's The Odyssey, in which Ulysses and his crew come ashore on the Island of the Lotus-Eaters.
Nelumbo nucifera Sacred Lotus Sale at Salvia Space
www.salviaspace.com /nelumbo.html   (132 words)

  
 HAVE: Scared Water Lotus 5 seeds (Nelumbo nucifera) - Aquatic Plant Exchange Forum - GardenWeb
HAVE: Scared Water Lotus 5 seeds (Nelumbo nucifera)
I have 5 Scared Water Lotus seeds (Nelumbo nucifera) for trade(one trade only).
RE: HAVE: Scared Water Lotus 5 seeds (Nelumbo nucifera)
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/exponds/msg0722022124348.html   (205 words)

  
 Cultivar Registry Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The IWGS has designated Andrew Doran, Collections Manager at the George Safford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut, as the ICRA for Nymphaeaceae (waterlily family) and Virginia Hayes, Curator of the Living Collection for Ganna Walska Lotusland, as the registrar for Nelumbo (lotus).
Their purpose is to serve local, national and international horticulture through recording and clarifying areas of confusion in the naming and identification of cultivated plants in the these families.
Cultivars of Nelumbo are registered first "to prevent, as far as possible, names already appropriated being given to new seedlings", and secondly to prevent the use of names which so closely resemble existing names that they would cause confusion.
www.lotusland.org /introreg.htm   (399 words)

  
 Herbal Encyclopedia - L
LOTUS: (Nelumbo nucifera or Nymphaea lotus) This aquatic herb's waxy leaves rise high above the water its long-stalked fragrant flowers open at dawn and close at sunset.
The leaf of Nelumbo nucifera is used for fever, sweating, irritability, dysentery, diarrhea, and scanty urine.
It is a styptic (stops bleeding) and has been used to antidote alcohol and mushroom poisoning.
www.fortunecity.com /roswell/chaney/191/id112.htm   (16213 words)

  
 Comprehensive Report Association - Nelumbo lutea Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
Summary: This community type occurs as a distinct zone along tidal rivers in the Coastal Plain.
Nelumbo lutea forms a thin band of vegetation along the river that is 2-3 m deep at low tide.
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www.natureserve.org /explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchCommunityUid=ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683563   (942 words)

  
 The Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, Lotus flower, pink rose.
The Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, Lotus flower, pink rose.
The pink and rose coloured variety found in the country and widely used in religion is called Nelumbo nucifera.
It has large flowers up to 25 cm across and leaves 60 cm across.
www.indiaprofile.com /religion-culture/lotus.htm   (1118 words)

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