The sacred lotus flower is an aquatic perennial plant that typically blooms vibrant petals of pink and white shades. It is one of the most beautiful plants to look at, but the lotus flower thrives in ...

Discover how India's sacred lotus flowers generate heat to attract pollinators and ensure cross-pollination for their ...

Annals of Botany, Vol. 39, No. 163 (September 1975), pp. 901-913 (21 pages) In common with other aquatic angiosperms, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. has a relatively strongly developed phloem tissue. The ...

Plant Systematics and Evolution, Vol. 277, No. 1/2 (January 2009), pp. 13-20 (8 pages) In this study, outcrossing rates and genetic diversity in natural populations of Nelumbo nucifera were ...