Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Nymphaea Pubescens | Lalkamal | Lotus

 Nymphaea-Pubescens










classification of Nymphaea Pubescens

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species: N. pubescens
Binomial name
Nymphaea pubescens


Common Names – Lotus, Lalkamal

A large aquatic herb, root-stock tuberous. Leaves small orbicular or reniform, dentate; petioles very long submerged; flowers smaller, red, pale-rose or white, opening in the morning only. Flowers all the year.
Cultivated in many places in the state. Propagated by seeds or tubers.

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