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Nelumbo nucifera
कमलAquatic
कमल भारत का राष्ट्रीय पुष्प है; जल में जड़ें होते हुए भी जल से ऊपर उठकर खिलने वाला यह फूल हिन्दू व बौद्ध परंपरा में पवित्रता और आध्यात्मिक उत्थान का प्रतीक है।
FamilyNelumbonaceae
GenusNelumbo
NativeIndian Subcontinent
LifespanPerennial; rhizomes persist decades, seeds viable >1,000 years
Benefits of Nelumbo nucifera
Sacred Lotus benefits are shown only when they are present in the plant dataset.
Benefits data not available
Structured benefits have not been added for Sacred Lotus. Once `benefitCards` is present in the plant JSON, this section will render those entries.
Dataset Summary
Lotus seeds buried in dry lakebeds for over a thousand years have been germinated successfully 🌸 — making this one of the longest-lived seeds known to science.
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Lotus seeds buried in dry lakebeds for over a thousand years have been germinated successfully 🌸 — making this one of the longest-lived seeds known to science.