Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Names
| English | Sacred Lotus |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Lotus |
| Spanish | Loto sagrado |
| Chinese | 莲 |
| Scientific name | Nelumbo 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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Nelumbo nucifera es una de las dos especies pertenecientes al género Nelumbo. Recibe de apodo el loto sagrado, loto indio o flor de loto, y a veces el de rosa del Nilo. Es famosa la longevidad de sus semillas, ya que pueden germinar después de diez siglos.
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莲（学名：Nelumbo nucifera；英语：lotus）是莲科莲属多年生草本出水植物，又称荷、荷花、莲花，古称芙蓉、菡萏、芙蕖，梵名迦摩罗（梵语：कमल，罗马化：kamala）、钵头摩/钵特摩/波头摩/波昙/波昙摩/钵昙摩（尤指红莲，梵语：पद्म，罗马化：padma）、分陀利/分陀利迦/芬陀利/芬陀利迦/奔荼利/奔荼利迦（尤指白莲，梵语：पुण्डरीक，罗马化：puṇḍarīka）。花一般盛开于夏季，莲花也因而成为夏日之风物。
睡莲和莲二者的外观虽然相似，但亲缘关系甚远，睡莲不是莲（荷花）的一个亚种。两者可从其叶子的生长位置和叶子的形状区分开来。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Proteales |
| Family | Nelumbonaceae |
| Genus | Nelumbo |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo2
- Commewijne1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.