Dracaena draco at LotuslandIncludes several species and cultivars of Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and water lily (Nymphaea, Euryale ferox, Nuphar, Victoria) and also bog gardens featuring taro (Colocasia esculenta), ornamental sugar cane (Saccharum cv.) and papyrus.
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British 19th Century, East Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), late 19th century, National Gallery of Art, NGA 52325 Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, Egyptian bean or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is often colloquially called a water lily. Lotus plants are adapted to grow in the flood plains of slow-moving rivers and delta areas. Stands of lotus drop hundreds of thousands of seeds every year to the bottom of the pond.
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The precise form varies, but is intended to represent the opening flower of Nelumbo nucifera, the Indian lotus; in some Buddhist legends the baby Buddha emerged from a lotus flower. The Indian lotus is an aquatic plant similar to a water lily, though not actually any close relation. Among other unusual characteristics, nelumbo nucifera has particular properties of repelling water, known as the lotus effect or ultrahydrophobicity. Among other symbolic meanings, it rises above the water environment it lives in, and is not contaminated by it, so providing a model for Buddhists.
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World aquaculture production of food fish and aquatic plants, 1990–2016 Some aquatic plants are used by humans as a food source. Examples include wild rice (Zizania), water caltrop (Trapa natans), Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), and watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum).
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Much of the lake area is overgrown with Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes). The majority of hydrphytes are Typha elephantina, Trapa bispinosa, Hygrorhiza aristata, and species of Utricularia, Ceratophyllum, Vallisneria, Hydrilla, Najas, Potamogeton, Nymphoides, Pistia, Lemna and Azolla. The trees and shrubs growing in adjacent area include Bambusa spp., Musa spp.
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Nelumbo nucifera Indian lotus at Lotus Pond Lotus Pond is a small water body Inside MLA Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India. The pond is surrounded by lush green flora and a 1.2 kilometer path. Lotus Pond is home to more than 20 species of birds. A few of them are pied kingfisher, white wagtail, common moorhen, little grebe, sunbirds, common coot, and little egret.
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Miquelianin (quercetin 3-O-glucuronide) is a flavonol glucuronide, a type of phenolic compound present in wine, in species of St John's wort, like Hypericum hirsutum, in Nelumbo nucifera (Indian lotus) or in green beans. It is also a rat plasma quercetin metabolite. It shows an antioxidant effect in human plasma. In vitro studies indicate that miquelianin is able to reach the central nervous system from the small intestine.
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Two main types of doors can be distinguished: those of Indian style have rounded tops, while those in the Omani Arab style are rectangular. Carvings are often Islamic in content (for example, many consist of verses of the Qur'an), but other symbolism is occasionally used, e.g., Indian lotus flowers as emblems of prosperity. Stone Town is punctuated with major historical buildings, several of which are found on the seafront; these include former palaces of the sultans, fortifications, churches, mosques, and other institutional buildings.
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Queen Elizabeth II's coronation took place on 2 June 1953. Ordered in October 1952, the gown took eight months of research, design, workmanship, and intricate embroidery to complete. It featured the floral emblems of the countries of the United Kingdom and those of the other states within the Commonwealth of Nations, including the English Tudor rose, Scots thistle, Welsh leek, Irish shamrock, Canadian maple leaf, Australian wattle, New Zealand silver fern, South African protea, Indian lotus flower for India, the Lotus flower of Ceylon, and Pakistan's wheat, cotton, and jute. The gown, like Elizabeth's wedding dress and other notable royal dresses of this period, was designed by Norman Hartnell.
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The earliest of the Vedas, the Rigveda, describes the other gods watching the birth of Agni, the god of fire, seated on lotus flowers; also the birth of Vasishtha.Coomaraswamy, 18–19; Pal, 40 In Hindu myth, the major deity Brahma emerged from a lotus growing from the navel of Vishnu.Pal, 40 Flower of nelumbo nucifera, the Indian lotus; its colour range is from white to red In art the form is first seen as a base for rare early images of Laxmi from the 2nd century BCE; many or most of these may have a Buddhist context.Coomaraswamy, 22; Krishan & Tadikonda, 78, note 89 However it first becomes common with seated Buddha figures in the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara around the late 2nd or the 3rd century CE.Moore & Klein, 149; Krishan & Tadikonda, 65 It may have reached the Deccan as early as the end of the 2nd century.
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Neem (Azadirachta indica), Sacred Fig or Peepal or Bodhi (Ficus religiosa), Sal (Shorea robusta), Sandal wood (Santalum album), Bilva (Aegle marmelos) are common to Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Banyan (Ficus bengalensis) and Sacred Fig (Ficus religiosa) are common to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainsism, Judaism and Christianity. The Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) is viewed as a sacred tree in all religions of China, Korea and Japan. Some of the notable sacred plant species of the park are:Maidenhair tree Ginkgo biloba, Christmas tree Araucaria excelsa, Peepal/Sacred Fig/Aswaddha, Ficus religiosa, Banyan/Marri/Vata Ficus benghalensis, Ashoka tree Saraca asoca, Date palm Phoenix dactylifera, Indian Cedar / Devadar Cedrus deodara, Cypress Cupressus sempervirens, Olive Olea europaea, Neem Azadirachta indica, Mango Mangifera indica, Kadamba Anthocephalus cadamba, Sandal wood Santalum album, Sami or Jammi Prosopis cineraria, Bel or bilva or maredu Aegle marmelos, Moduga/Flame of the Forest Butea monosperma, Holy cross / Calabash tree Crescentia cujete, Indian lotus or Padmam Nelumbo nucifera, Basilicum / Tulasi Ocimum sanctum, Rudraksha Elaeocarpus ganitrus.
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