Nelumbo nucifera
East Indian Lotus, Oriental Lotus
Other regional names: Sacred Lotus
- Sacred Lotus
Also known as: Nelumbium album Bercht. & J.Presl +17 more
- Nelumbium album Bercht. & J.Presl
- Nelumbium asiaticum Rich.
- Nelumbium caspicum Fisch. ex DC.
- Nelumbium caspium Eichw.
- Nelumbium discolor Steud.
- Nelumbium javanicum Poir.
- Nelumbium marginatum Steud.
- Nelumbium nelumbo (L.) Druce
- Nelumbium nuciferum Gaertn.
- Nelumbium rheedii C.Presl
- Nelumbium speciosum f. caspicum (DC.) Regel
- Nelumbium speciosum subsp. album-plenum Jekyll & E.T.Cook
- Nelumbium speciosum subsp. roseum-plenum Jekyll & E.T.Cook
- Nelumbium speciosum var. caspicum DC.
- Nelumbium speciosum var. tamara DC.
- Nelumbium speciosum Willd.
- Nelumbium tamara (DC.) Sweet
- Nelumbium transversum C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Nelumbonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe, Nelumbo nucifera (commonly known as East Indian lotus or Oriental lotus) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Nelumbonaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia, Russian Far East, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Benin, Cook Is., Cuba, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Italy, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, West Virginia, Windward Is.