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Nelumbo
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Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers. Members are commonly called lotus, though the name is also applied to various other plants and plant groups, including the unrelated genus Lotus. Members outwardly resemble those in the family Nymphaeaceae ("water lilies"), but Nelumbo is actually very distant from that family.
Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants known for their large, showy flowers and commonly called lotus, though this name is also used for various other plants. Despite their visual similarity to water lilies, Nelumbo plants are actually evolutionarily distant from that family and represent a distinct group of aquatic flowering plants.
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Nelumbo
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderProteales
- FamilyNelumbonaceae
蓮屬（学名：Nelumbo）是山龙眼目蓮科的一属，也是莲科唯一一個现存屬，有兩個種，分別是亞洲的荷花（N. nucifera）和美洲的黃蓮花（N. lutea），水生，花大而美麗。曾被劃入睡蓮科。
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1,058 papers- An Updated Review on Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn: Chemical Composition, Nutritional Value and Pharmacological Activities.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2024Sahu B, Sahu M, Sahu M et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301493
- Modifications of native lotus (Nelumbo nucifera G.) rhizome starch and its overall characterization: A review.ReviewInternational journal of biological macromolecules · 2023Dhull SB, Chandak A, Chawla P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127543
- Alkaloids from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): recent advances in biosynthesis, pharmacokinetics, bioactivity, safety, and industrial applications.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2023Wang Z, Li Y, Ma D et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2009436
- Neuroprotective Potential of Major Alkaloids from Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus): Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Zhao D, Ma L, Brownlie J et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms26178280
- Structural changes in Nelumbo flower petals during opening and closing.American journal of botany · 2024Ishizuna F, Yo U, Yoshimura N et al.DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16433
- Comprehensive Analysis for GRF Transcription Factors in Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022Chen GZ, Huang J, Zhou XQ et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126673
- Recent advances on bioactive compounds, biosynthesis mechanism, and physiological functions of Nelumbo nucifera.ReviewFood chemistry · 2023Zhao X, Zhao R, Yang X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135581
- Nelumbo nucifera extract alleviates UVB-induced hyperpigmentation via NOX4-mediated AMPK-YAP-ATG5 signaling pathway.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2026Wen C, Li J, Li C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2026.157857
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Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers. Members are commonly called lotus, though the name is also applied to various other plants and plant groups, including the unrelated genus Lotus. Members outwardly resemble those in the family Nymphaeaceae ("water lilies"), but Nelumbo is actually very distant from that family.
Nelumbo is an ancient genus, with dozens of species known from fossil remains since the Early Cretaceous. However, there are only two known living species of lotus. One is the better-known Nelumbo nucifera, which is native to East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and probably Australia and is commonly cultivated for consumption and use in traditional Chinese medicine. The other lotus is Nelumbo lutea, which is native to North America and the Caribbean. Horticultural hybrids have been produced between these two allopatric species.
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