Lotus
Lotus is an aquatic perennial plant. The rhizome is used as a vegetable. The flower stems are eaten as a vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Nelumbo nucifera
Synonym
Nelumbium speciosum
Nymphaea nelumbo
English
Bean of India
Indian Lotus
Lotus (Crop)
Sacred Lotus
Dutch
Heilige lotus
Indische lotus
Lotus
Spanish
Loto indio
Loto sagrado
Rosa del Nilo
French
Lotus sacré
German
Indische Lotosblume
Italian
Fior di loto asiatico
Taxonomy
Order
Proteales
Family
Nelumbonaceae
Genus
Nelumbo
Species
Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus (Crop))
Crop categories
Edible seeds
Flower vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Minor crops
Ornamental plants
Root vegetables
Stem vegetables
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables
Pictures
Lotus flower
Lotus flower
Lotus pod with seeds
Lotus pod