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Copyright: pankaj bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 15 N: 98] (797)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-19
Categories: Nature
Camera: Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/3.1, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-11-10 3:45
Viewed: 658
Points: 10
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Nelumbo is a genus of water flowers commonly known as lotus (Hindi: कमल) and the only genus in the family Nelumbonaceae. Nelumbo is what is most commonly meant by the rather ambiguous term "lotus". The word Nelumbo originates from the Sinhalese word Nelum.

Nelumbonaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only a few taxonomists: the plants involved have often been included in family Nymphaeaceae. It is sometimes called the "lotus family" or "lotus-lily family".

Nelumbo is superficially similar to but not closely related to the water-lilies of the family Nymphaeaceae. The leaves of Nelumbo can be distinguished from those of genera in the Nymphaeaceae as they are peltate, that is they have fully circular leaves. Nymphaea, on the other hand, has a single characteristic notch from the edge in to the center of the lilypad. The central seed pod of Nelumbo is also a distinguishing feature.

Nelumbo nucifera is particularly well known as it is the sacred flower of Hinduism and Buddhism and is the national flower of India. Its roots are also used widely in Asian cooking.

The Bahá'í House of Worship in India is shaped as a Lotus flower.

The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), does recognize this family and places it in the order Proteales, in the clade eudicots.

The family consist of only a single genus, Nelumbo, of probably two species, of aquatic plants, found in North America and Asia (and perhaps some adjacent areas, but widely cultivated).

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  • lucbus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2115 W: 92 N: 1856] (10317)
  • [2006-11-10 7:14]

Hi Pankaj,
This is a nice composition for this beautiful flowers the colours are very nice and I like the diagonal placement of the flower. Well done.
Luc

Hello
Splendide composition d'une jolie fleur rose. Bons détails, belles couleurs, belle lumičre
bravo

jojo

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  • valari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 964 W: 102 N: 395] (4105)
  • [2006-11-10 13:21]

Hi Pankaj,
nice composition of this beautiful flower! The colours are very nice and so tender!
regards,val

Good image well composed Pankaj. Lovely colour.
Regards Mark

Very nice image .. I have never seen it so fresh..Very nice POV.. I liked it very much... I took liberty of doing a workshop. I hope you do not mind..
TFS

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