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ANDREW L MYRTHONG
2014-12-126
Classification
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Proteales
Family : Nelumbonaceae
Genus : Nelumbo
Species : nucifera
Introduction
• Synonym: Ambal, Thamarai, Padma, Ambuja, Pankaja,
Sacred Water lily, Bean of India, Kamal, Kanwal
• It is an aquatic perennial
• National flower of India
• Symbol of purity, holiness and immortality
• Beneficial (medicinal) and cultural (religious) uses
• Nelumbo is a ‘ceylonese’ term
Description
• It has broad flattening leaves and bright fragrant flowers
Other species:
• FYM @ 5kg/m2