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Species · Nelumbo
Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
The sacred lotus is a perennial aquatic flowering plant rooted in muddy freshwater. Broad round leaves, solitary flowers and spreading rhizomes make …
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Classification in context
Lineage
- LifeLife
- DomainEukaryota
- KingdomViridiplantae
- PhylumStreptophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderProteales
- FamilyNelumbonaceae
- GenusNelumbo
Advanced classification
Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
- cellular organisms cellular root
- Eukaryota domain
- Viridiplantae kingdom
- Streptophyta phylum
- Streptophytina subphylum
- Embryophyta clade
- Tracheophyta clade
- Euphyllophyta clade
- Spermatophyta clade
- Magnoliopsida class
- Mesangiospermae clade
- Proteales order
- Nelumbonaceae family
- Nelumbo genus
NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗
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