White Lotus
Nymphaea pubescens
Also known as Night Lotus, Indian Water-lily, Hairy waterlily
Herb (Aquatic)
About White Lotus
Nymphaea pubescens, the hairy water lily or pink water-lily, is a species of water lily.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphaea pubescens
- Genus
- Nymphaea
- Family
- NYMPHAEACEAE
- Habit
- Herb (Aquatic)
- Habitat
- Water bodies
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Nepali
- कमल Kamal
- Bengali
- Shaluk, শাপলা, নিম্ফিয়া পিউবেসেন্স
- Tamil
- ஆம்பல்
- Kannada
- Kannaidile
- Malayalam
- Neerambal, സുന്ദരി ആമ്പൽ, Nymphaea pubescens
Botanical family
Nymphaeaceae
Water-Lily Family
White Lotus belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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