Lotus (scientific Name: Nelumbo Nucifera) Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Lotus (scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera), also known as Lotus, Water Lotus, etc., is Nymphaeales, lotus aquatic perennial herb flowers. Underground stems long and thick, with a long section, leaf shield round. Flowering from June to September, solitary pedicel, petal majority, embedded born in the receptacle cavity, red, pink, white, purple and other colors, or color pattern, trim. Oval nuts, seeds oval. Lotus many types of ornamental and edible two categories. Tropical and temperate regions of origin in Asia, China as early as the Zhou Dynasty had cultivated records. Lotus body are treasure, lotus and lotus energy consumption, seeds, rhizomes, Oujie, leaves, flowers and seeds germ, etc. can be used as medicine. Its an unstained character constant for the world's praise. Then endless days of lotus Bi, lotus flowers red is to a true portrayal of the beauty of the lotus. Lotus and pass straight, do not spread branches, lightness finds, Qing Lian without demon noble character, a poet and poets through the ages has always been the subject of one of the paintings singing. May 1985 lotus flowers was named one of China's top ten. The lotus is the national flower of India and Vietnam