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Sacred Lotus
Surabhi Srivastava, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

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Sacred Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

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Names

EnglishSacred Lotus
DutchLotus
SpanishLoto sagrado
Chinese莲
Scientific nameNelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

About this species

Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Padma (Sanskrit: पद्म, romanized: Padma, lit. 'Lotus') or Kamala (Sanskrit: कमल, lit. 'Lotus'), sacred lotus, pink lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae. The lotus belongs in the order Proteales.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderProteales
FamilyNelumbonaceae
GenusNelumbo

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1974First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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