Nelumbo

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Nelumbo Adans.
NELUMBONACEAE
LOTUS
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Classification
PROTEALES
Nelumbo
Citation
NELUMBO Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 76, 582. 1763.
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TYPE: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner (Nymphaea nelumbo Linnaeus)
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Nelumbo lutea AMERICAN LOTUS Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Nelumbo nucifera SACRED LOTUS Not Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Identification Key
1.  Tepals yellow, the outermost normally persistent; mature fruits mostly less than 1.25 times longer than wide
N. lutea
1.  Tepals pink to white, all normally caducous; mature fruits mostly more than 1.5 times longer than wide
N. nucifera
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Cyamus Cyamus Smith, Exot. Bot. 1: 59, t. 31-32. 1805. TYPE: = Nelumbo Adanson 1763.