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Nelumbo nucifera

Lotus

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Lotus; German Indische Lotosblume

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE India - se.Asia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised (vegetative only); S.Group only (RR only - rare); Land, lowlands, wetlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers; Weed - minor and localised

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: -
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
SYNONYMS: Nelumbium nelumbo

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); MAGNOLIIDAE; Nymphaeales; NELUMBONACEAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Ornamental flowers
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Weed - minor and localised. Comments: A persistent weed in a Taro swamp at Betela, Rarotonga. Not known elsewhere, and seeds from Betela plants are not viable [Hinano MacQuarie, 3/2002].

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.347 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.707 Tropica

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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