Neerambal / White Lotus
Nymphaea pubescens
Also known as Night Lotus, Indian Water-Lily, Hairy Waterlily
- Habit
- Herb (Aquatic)
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Neerambal
Identify Neerambal by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb (aquatic) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Night-blooming, hairy leaf undersides.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Nymphaeaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Neerambal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphaea pubescens
- Genus
- Nymphaea
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Habit
- Herb (Aquatic)
- Habitat
- Water bodies
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Assam, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Neerambal itself; the rest are typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- कमल Kamal
- Bengali
- Shaluk, শাপলা, নিম্ফিয়া পিউবেসেন্স
- Tamil
- ஆம்பல்
- Kannada
- Kannaidile
- Malayalam
- Neerambal, സുന്ദരി ആമ്പൽ, Nymphaea pubescens
- Sanskrit
- kumuda
About Neerambal
White Lotus (Nymphaea pubescens) is a species in the Nymphaeaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in water bodies. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Nymphaeaceae
Water-Lily Family
Neerambal belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.
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