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Nymphaea lotus, Linn. (C. Lotus, Woodv. & Wood. N. edulis, DC. N. thermalis, DC., of the hot springs of Hungary). White Lotus. Fig. 2556. Lvs. orbicular, dark green above, under surface brownish, smooth or slightly pubescent; diam. 12-20 in.: fl. white, the broad outer petals suffused pink, 5-10 in. across, open 7.30 P.M. to 11 A.M.; sepals pure green; petals concave, broad, 19 or 20; stamens 96-103, yellow; anthers shorter than the filaments. Egypt. B.M. 797. F.S. 7:706, 707. G.F. 2:173. J.H. III. 67:497.—To this species may be assigned the garden forms N. thermalis with broad petals and cup-shaped fls. from the hot springs of Gross- wardein, Hungary; and the probable hybrids N. dentato-lotus, N. eastonensis and Jubilee.
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Nymphaea stellata, Willd. (C. stellata, Woodv. & Wood, incl. N. versicolor, Roxbg.). Blue Lotus of India. Lvs. elliptic-orbicular, rather broadly peltate; margin irregularly repand-dentate; lobes scarcely produced; green above, deep blue-violet beneath: fl. 3-7 in. across, pale blue (rarely pink or white), open 3 days from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals with minute blackish dots; petals 11-14, dull white at base; stamens 33-54; appendage blue; anthers and filaments pale yellowish, and E. Asia. Andr. Bot. Rep. 5:330. B.M. 1189 (pink); 2058. R.H. 1855:261. F.S. 8:854. Gn. 54, p. 97; 56, p. 277. G.M. 41:607.—White and pink forms occur in India.
Nymphaea stellata, Willd. (C. stellata, Woodv. & Wood, incl. N. versicolor, Roxbg.). Blue Lotus of India. Lvs. elliptic-orbicular, rather broadly peltate; margin irregularly repand-dentate; lobes scarcely produced; green above, deep blue-violet beneath: fl. 3-7 in. across, pale blue (rarely pink or white), open 3 days from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals with minute blackish dots; petals 11-14, dull white at base; stamens 33-54; appendage blue; anthers and filaments pale yellowish, and E. Asia. Andr. Bot. Rep. 5:330. B.M. 1189 (pink); 2058. R.H. 1855:261. F.S. 8:854. Gn. 54, p. 97; 56, p. 277. G.M. 41:607.—White and pink forms occur in India.
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