Nelumbo nucifera , also known as Padma or Kamala , consecrated lotus , Indian genus Lotus , or simply lotus , is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the menage Nelumbonaceae . It is sometimes conversationally called a pee lily , though this more often name to members of the menage Nymphaeaceae .

The typical feature of a lotus peak is the ice rink - cream - strobilus determine central female reproductive body structure . The jaundiced prominent receptacle has the carpels , or ovaries , that develop into seed embedded one by one in round holes throughout the receptacle . The stigmas , which are the pollen - consent harmonium , hold fast through these pickle when the flower is overbold . The male reproductive organs , the stamens , ring the receptacle in several rowing , looking like bang around the receptacle . At the end of each stamen is an anther that bring about pollen .

blossom are open for three days , close each dark and trammel the pollinators inside . The flower release heat during the night to aid pollination . After pollination , petal shine , and seeds recrudesce . The round cum have an extremely hard seminal fluid coat , which protects the plant life embryo inside to such an extent that seeds 1,300 year sometime have develop .

Lotus plants are adapt to turn in the   flood tide field   of slow - moving rivers and delta areas . stand of lotus drop hundreds of thousands of seeds every year to the bottom of the pond . While some sprout immediately and most are eaten by wildlife , the remaining seeds can persist inactive for an encompassing period of sentence as the pond   silts   in and dries out . During inundation conditions , sediments hold these seminal fluid are come apart open , and the dormant seed rehydrate and set out a new lotus colony .

Types of Lotus Flowers

Indian Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera )

Sacred Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera )

American Lotus ( Nelumbo lutea )

Egyptian Lotus ( Nymphaea caerulea )

Snowflake Lotus ( Nymphoides indica )

Star Lotus ( Nymphaea stellata )

low Egyptian Lotus ( Nymphaea nouchali )

Yellow Lotus ( Nelumbo lutea )

Pink Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Pink ’ ):

Hybrid Lotus

Momo Botan Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Momo Botan ’ )

Chawan Basu Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Chawan Basu ’ ):

Alba Striata Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Alba Striata ’ )

Empress Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Empress ’ )

Rosea Plena Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Rosea Plena ’ )

Mrs. Perry D. Slocum Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Mrs. Perry D. Slocum ’ )

Space Lotus 36 ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Space Lotus 36 ’ )

Red Scarf Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Red Scarf ’ )

Angel Wings Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Angel Wings ’ ):

Golden Wheel Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Golden Wheel ’ )

Perry ’s Giant Sunburst Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Perry ’s Giant Sunburst ’ )

Green Maiden Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Green Maiden ’ )

Jade Tower Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Jade Tower ’ )

Red Star Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Red Star ’ )

Sunshine Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Sunshine ’ )

Princess Abundance Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Princess Abundance ’ )

Charming Lips Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Charming Lips ’ )

Thousand Petals Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Thousand Petals ’ )

Crystal Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Crystal ’ )

Autumn Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ‘ Autumn ’ ):