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Nelumbo nucifera
This plant is an aquatic perennial, yellow receptacle and stamen, rose petals, about 30cm in diameter.
Spotted at Bogor Botanical gardens, Indonesia. Native to Tropical Asia and Queensland, Australia, it is commonly cultivated in water gardens.
Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus. Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Nelumbonaceae Genus: Nelumbo Species: N. nucifera
Spotted on Aug 31, 2015
Submitted on Mar 13, 2017
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