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Nelumbo nucifera

Gaertn. (1788)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Proteopsida Order: Proteales Family: Nelumbonaceae Genus: Nelumbo

lotus

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 73 (1788)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Nelumbo nucifera Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Allerton Garden Lotus pond on W side of valley. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Aquatic herb; petioles 4+ ft, yellowish-green, warty nr base; lvs dark dull green above, grey-green below w/ raised yellow-green veins; fls. above lvs; tepals: out er several whitish-green, ot her dark pink; frt eventually hanging upside down; petiole * pedicel w/ inner ring of round, hollow channels; sap milky. Flynn, T.W. 7470 Kauai BISH 2009-10-08
2 Nelumbo nucifera Kailua, 209 Oneawa Kai Pl Cultivated in water garden; grown in ceramic tub. Preserved_Specimen Plant 4' tall; flowers taller than lvs, fragrant. Flowers open rose, fading a little each day so tepals are whitish on lower half when they fall on third day. Staples, G.W. 1163 Oahu BISH 1998-09-26
3 Nelumbo nucifera Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Allerton Garden Lotus pond on W side of valley. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Aquatic herb; petioles 4+ ft, yellowish-green, warty nr base; lvs dark dull green above, grey-green below w/ raised yellow-green veins; fls. above lvs; tepals: out er several whitish-green, ot her dark pink; frt eventually hanging upside down; petiole * pedicel w/ inner ring of round, hollow channels; sap milky. Flynn, T.W. 7470 Kauai BISH 2009-10-06
4 Nelumbo nucifera Waialua; Waialua Beach Road, private lotus farm Preserved_Specimen Only 2 leaves collected. Imada, C. 9246 Oahu BISH 1992-04-05
5 Nelumbo nucifera Honolulu; Chinatown, bought in Maunakea Marketplace Preserved_Specimen Jointed, pale yellowish, cross section shows several hollow canals. Staples, G.W. Oahu BISH 1994-12-10
6 Nelumbo nucifera Airport Preserved_Specimen Seeds only. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1947-11-01
7 Nelumbo nucifera Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen Ornamental; long petioled leaves, white to rose colored flowers Aki, J. 45 Oahu BISH 1969-12-08
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