Thank you so much Gurucharanji and Tanayji for all the info. thanks for the charcol photos too. Was not knowing about it. thanks again to all for beautiful photos and information Madhuri
________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> To: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> Cc: Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>; tanay bose <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Sat, 22 May, 2010 8:26:36 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35607] Nelumbo nucifea -white lotus Madhuri ji We may have lot of red flowers in Nymphaea, pinkish in Nelumbi, but what separates the two genera are the leaves. They are rounded in Nelumbo without any cut, where as there is a distinct cut (sinus) in the species of Nymphaea. Nelumbo also has a enlarged spongy torus in fruit with imbedded seeds. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: Madhuri ji Nelumbo is lotus comes as white and the more commonly seen Pink one. The lily is called Nymphae lotus. Have pics of the same am posting separately. > >regards, >Rashida. > > > >On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> wrote: > >Might not be correct but what i have heard was when we say lotus it is the >red colour large flower. >>otherwise it is water lily . Is it true? >>Madhuri >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: tanay bose <[email protected]> >>To: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> >>Cc: [email protected] >>Sent: Mon, 17 May, 2010 8:45:53 PM >>Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35057] Nelumbo nucifea -white lotus >> >> >> >>Great catch Rashida ji >> >> The Plant has its roots firmly in the mud and sends out long stems to which >>their leaves are attached. The leaves are sometimes, and flowers always, >>raised above the water surface. The beautiful and fragrant flower opens in >>the morning and petals fall in the afternoon. The fruits are a conical pod >>with seeds contained in holes in the pod. Nucifera means "having hard fruit". >>When the seeds are ripe, they become loose in the pod. The pod then tips down >>towards the water, releasing the seeds. The Lotus grows best in calm >>freshwater and blooms year round in SingaporeUses as food:The seeds are >>eaten; unripe and raw, or ripe and cooked. They are a popular ingredient in >>local desserts like "cheng teng". The rhizomes are also eaten. These are long >>sausage shaped with hollow portions and are connected like sausages on a >>string. They are boiled in soup; candied as a dessert; or pickled. The >>petioles and young roots are also eaten. The large circular leaves may be used to wrap food such as in lotus rice.The plant has been cultivated in China since the 12th century BC.Traditional medicinal uses:The rhizomes or leaves are used with other herbs to treat sunstroke, fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, dizziness, vomiting of blood, haemorrhoids. The whole plant is used as an antidote to mushroom poisoningSeeds: The embryonic seeds for high fever, cholera (Chinese), nervous disorders and insomnia; the seeds to stop vomiting, relieve indigestion and diarrhoea or just as a tonic.Flowers: pounded petals for syphilis; for cosmetic unguents (Java); the flower stalk with other herbs to treat bleeding from the uterus.Fruit: the pods contain alkaloids that stop bleeding >>Tanay >> >> >>On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>This beautiful flower and fruits of Nelumbao nucifera- white lotus were seen >>at Shahpur, Mah., last week of March, '10. >>> >>>regards, >>>Raahida. >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"efloraofindia" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >>-- >>Tanay Bose >>+91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>9830439691(Mobile) >>9674221362 (Mobile) >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"efloraofindia" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"efloraofindia" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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