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    Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Padma (Sanskrit: पद्म, romanized: Padmā, lit. 'Lotus') or Kamala (Sanskrit: कमल, lit. 'Lotus'), sacred lotus, Indian lotus...
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    are only two known living species of lotus. One is the better-known Nelumbo nucifera, which is native to East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and probably...
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    Nelumbo lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée...
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    Lotus seed (category Nelumbo)
    seed or lotus nut is the seed of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. The seeds are used in Asian cuisine and traditional...
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    identifies various plant taxa: Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus Nelumbo lutea, the American or...
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  • orchid tree ("洋紫荊"), Bauhinia blakeana.[citation needed] The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower in the art...
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    Coconut (redirect from Cocos nucifera)
    November 5, 2022 – via International Palm Society. "National Flower – Nelumbo nucifera" (PDF). ENVIS Resource Partner on Biodiversity. Retrieved February...
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    natans), Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), prickly waterlily (Euryale ferox)...
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  • researchers suggest other plants, such as the perennial Peganum harmala, Nelumbo nucifera (also known as the "sacred lotus"), Cannabis sativa, and the sugarcane...
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    green tea produced in Vietnam that has been flavored with the scent of Nelumbo nucifera. It is a specialty product of the Vietnamese tea industry and is consumed...
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  • dictionary. Sacred lotus may refer to: Nelumbo nucifera, also known as "Indian lotus" Padma (attribute), Nelumbo nucifera in Indian religions Lotus throne in...
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    69 genera and 42 families. The lake is noted in particular for its Nelumbo nucifera (lotus flowers) which bloom in July and August. The prolific growth...
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  • "I in the jewel-lotus". Padma is the Sanskrit for the Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and mani for "jewel", as in a type of spiritual "jewel" widely referred...
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    aquatic flowering plants. Nelumbo is the sole extant genus, containing Nelumbo lutea, native to North America, and Nelumbo nucifera, widespread in Asia. At...
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    may have inferred the edible roots of both Colocasia esculenta and Nelumbo nucifera. The species Colocasia esculenta is invasive in wetlands along the...
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  • Look up Nelumbo nucifera in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lotus flower usually refers to the pink or white flower of Nelumbo nucifera, the "Indian lotus"...
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    to Nelumbo nucifera the Sacred Lotus, with Nymphaea in the Nymphales, one of the oldest and most basal linegages of flowering plants and with Nelumbo in...
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    second oldest viable seed recorded is a 1,300-year-old sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) recovered from a dry lake bed in northeastern China in 1995. A previously...
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    Nuciferine is an alkaloid found within the plants Nymphaea caerulea and Nelumbo nucifera. Preliminary psychopharmacological research in 1978 was unable to conclusively...
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  • Province, Thailand Kamala, a sub-district of Kathu District, Thailand Nelumbo nucifera or kamala, a lotus Mallotus philippensis or kamala, in the spurge family...
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    (canna) Cordyline fruticosa (ti) Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) Nelumbo nucifera (lotus root) Typha spp. (cattail or bulrush) Zingiber officinale (ginger)...
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    desire and confidence. Svadhishthana is illustrated as a white lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). It has six vermilion-colored petals inscribed with syllables: बं...
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    The lotus (Sanskrit: पद्म, romanized: Padmā), Nelumbo nucifera, is an aquatic plant that plays a central role in the art of Indian religions such as Hinduism...
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  • species ~ Bufotenine Myristica fragrans Nauclea latifolia ~ Tramadol Nelumbo nucifera Nepeta cataria ~ Catnip Nicotiana species ~ Tobacco Nymphaea species...
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    dated at 31,800 ± 300 years old. In 1994, a seed from a sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), dated at roughly 1,300 ± 270 years old, was successfully germinated...
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    precise form varies, but is intended to represent the opening flower of Nelumbo nucifera, the Indian lotus. In the traditional biographies lotus flowers sprung...
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  • 1999. McDonald, A. "A botanical perspective on the identity of soma (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) based on scriptural and iconographic records" in Economic...
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    heterotropioides, Galium divaricatum (stem and vine), Annona squamosa, and Nelumbo nucifera (lotus seeds). Higenamine is found as an ingredient in sports and weight...
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  • Rajib, Rajeeb, Rajiva and Rajiba. It is said that the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), though it grows in muddy water, doesn't accumulate the mud particles...
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    (a particularly sacred tree of the species Ficus religiosa) or of Nelumbo nucifera (the lotus plant). Semi-precious stones like carnelian and amethyst...
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