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Lotus

The document identifies various plant taxa associated with the term 'lotus,' including Nelumbo species (such as the Sacred lotus and American lotus), Nymphaea species (like blue and white lotuses), and other genera like Lotus, Saussurea, Ziziphus, and Diospyros. It also explains that 'sacred lotus' can refer to multiple cultural and religious symbols in Indian and Ancient Egyptian contexts. Key associations include the lotus throne in art and attributes in religious practices.

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Lotus

The document identifies various plant taxa associated with the term 'lotus,' including Nelumbo species (such as the Sacred lotus and American lotus), Nymphaea species (like blue and white lotuses), and other genera like Lotus, Saussurea, Ziziphus, and Diospyros. It also explains that 'sacred lotus' can refer to multiple cultural and religious symbols in Indian and Ancient Egyptian contexts. Key associations include the lotus throne in art and attributes in religious practices.

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Lotus

Lotus identifies various plant taxa:

 Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers


o Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred or Indian lotus
o Nelumbo lutea, the American or Yellow lotus

 Certain species of Nymphaea (water lilies or Egyptian lotuses):


o Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus
o Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus
o Nymphaea nouchali, also known as blue or star lotus (sometimes
thought to be the same species as nymphaea caerulea above)
 Lotus (genus) (including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches), a terrestrial
genus with small flowers
 Saussurea (snow lotus), a herbaceous species from the Himalayan vicinity
 Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit
 Diospyros lotus (date-plum, Caucasian persimmon) a tree with edible fruit

Sacred lotus  may refer to:

 Nelumbo nucifera, also known as "Indian lotus"


 Padma (attribute), Nelumbo nucifera in Indian religions
 Lotus throne in Buddhist and Hindu art
 Nymphaea caerulea, the "blue lotus" in Ancient Egyptian religion
 Utpala in Buddhist art
 Nymphaea lotus, the "white lotus" in Ancient Egyptian religion

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