View source for Nelumbo ← Nelumbo You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Nelumbo |accepted_authority=Adanson |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Fam. Pl. |place=2: 76, 582. 1763 |year=1763 }} |common_names=Lotus |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Nelumbonaceae;Nelumbo |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Nelumbonaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Nelumbo]]</div></div> |etymology=Ceylonese vernacular name |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="storage tuber shape"><b>Rhizomes </b>forming swollen storage tubers late in growing season.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="leaf-blade architecture;leaf-blade shape;margin architecture or shape"><b>Leaf-</b>blade peltate, orbiculate, margins entire.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="flower diam"><b>Flowers </b>exceeding leaves, to 2.5 dm or more diam.;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="tepal duration;outermost tepal duration;outermost tepal quantity;outermost tepal coloration;outermost tepal coloration;outermost tepal coloration;outermost tepal coloration">tepals caducous or outermost persistent, 14-30, white to pink-purple or yellow;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 100-200.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="fruit shape;fruit shape"><b>Fruits </b>somewhat globose or ovoid;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="receptacle shape;base shape;base shape;base shape">receptacle gradually or abruptly narrowed from top to base, base tapered to rounded, lateral surface striate or rugose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="lateral surface relief;lateral surface relief;x chromosome quantity">x = 8.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;West Indies;Central America;Asia;Australia |discussion=<p>Species 2 (2 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Tepals pale yellow, outermost normally persistent; mature fruits mostly less than 1.25 times longer than wide. |[[Nelumbo lutea|Nelumbo lutea]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Tepals pink or white, all normally caducous; mature fruits mostly more than 1.5 times longer than wide. |[[Nelumbo nucifera|Nelumbo nucifera]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Nelumbo |author= |authority=Adanson |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Nelumbonaceae |distribution=North America;West Indies;Central America;Asia;Australia |reference=None |publication title=Fam. Pl. |publication year=1763 |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/287ef3db526bd807d435a3c7423ef2df1e951227/V3/V3_150.xml |genus=Nelumbo |base shape=tapered;rounded |flower diam=0dm;2.5dm |fruit shape=ovoid;globose |lateral surface relief=rugose;striate |leaf-blade architecture=peltate |leaf-blade shape=orbiculate |margin architecture or shape=entire |outermost tepal coloration=white;pink-purple or yellow |outermost tepal duration=persistent |outermost tepal quantity=14;30 |receptacle shape=narrowed |stamen quantity=100;200 |storage tuber shape=swollen |tepal duration=caducous |x chromosome quantity=8 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Nelumbonaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Nelumbonaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Nelumbo.