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Genus Proteales, Nelumbonaceae, known as two species of the genus. Also known as lotus, water hibiscus and so on. Is a perennial aquatic herb flowers. The subterranean stem is long and thick, with long knots and round leaf shields. Florescence 6 to September, was born in a single pedicel top, most petals, embedded in the receptacle cavity, red, pink, white, purple and other colors, or color, edge. Nut oval, seed oval. There are many kinds of lotus species, which are divided into two categories: ornamental and edible. Native to tropical Asia and temperate regions, cultivated China have recorded early in the Zhou dynasty. Lotus body is treasure, lotus seed edible, lotus seeds, roots, leaves, flowers and seeds, lotus plumule can be medicine.