Lotus - plant profile
Names
Lotus, sacred lotus, Indian lotus, Chinese water lily, Egyptian bean (English)
Kanwal, kamal (Hindi)
Ambuja, padma, pankaja, kamala (Sanskrit)
Padma (Bengal)
Suriyakamal (Gujarat)
Ambal, thamarai (Tamil)
Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera
Family: Nelumbonaceae...