Lotus pod with seeds
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
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
Genus
Nelumbo
Family
Nelumbonaceae
Order
Proteales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Stem vegetables
Flower vegetables
Root vegetables
Edible seeds
Ornamental plants
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Lotus pod with seeds
Lotus pod
Lotus
Lotus flower
Lotus flower