Jean-Pierre LONG
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera, le Lotus sacré ou Lotus d'Orient, est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Nélumbonacées originaire d'Eurasie. C'est une plante aquatique d'eau douce reconnaissable à son port en grande partie émergeant de l'eau, ses larges feuilles peltées dont la cuticule est hydrophobe, et à ses très grandes fleurs, à dominante de rose pour les variétés sauvages.
Récolté et cultivé depuis des milliers d'années comme plante alimentaire, médicinale, ornementale mais aussi plus récemment textile, ce lotus est la fleur sacrée dans les religions orientales (bouddhisme, brahmanisme), dans lesquelles les divinités sont représentées sur une fleur (ou un trône en fleur) de lotus. Le lotus sacré est la fleur nationale de l'Inde, du Sri Lanka et du Viet Nam.
Il n'y a que deux espèces dans le genre Nelumbo et dans la famille des Nélumbonacées, l'autre étant Nelumbo lutea, le lotus d'Amérique, à fleurs jaunes.
Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Padma , sacred lotus, pink lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae. The lotus belongs in the order Proteales.
Lotus plants are adapted to grow in the flood plains of slow-moving rivers and delta areas. Stands of lotus drop hundreds of thousands of seeds every year to the bottom of the pond. While some sprout immediately and most are eaten by wildlife, the remaining seeds can remain dormant for an extensive period of time as the pond silts in and dries out. During flood conditions, sediments containing these seeds are broken open, and the dormant seeds rehydrate and begin a new lotus colony. It is cultivated in nutrient-rich, loamy, and often flooded soils, requiring warm temperatures and specific planting depths, with propagation via rhizomes, seeds, or tissue culture, and is harvested by hand or machine for stolons, flowers, seeds, and rhizomes over several months depending on climate and variety.
It is the national flower of India and unofficially of Vietnam. It has large leaves and flowers that can regulate their temperature, produces long-living seeds, and contains bioactive alkaloids. Under favourable circumstances, the seeds of this aquatic perennial may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China. Therefore, the Chinese regard the plant as a symbol of longevity.
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Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera, le Lotus sacré ou Lotus d'Orient, est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Nélumbonacées originaire d'Eurasie. C'est une plante aquatique d'eau douce reconnaissable à son port en grande partie émergeant de l'eau, ses larges feuilles peltées dont la cuticule est hydrophobe, et à ses très grandes fleurs, à dominante de rose pour les variétés sauvages.
Récolté et cultivé depuis des milliers d'années comme plante alimentaire, médicinale, ornementale mais aussi plus récemment textile, ce lotus est la fleur sacrée dans les religions orientales (bouddhisme, brahmanisme), dans lesquelles les divinités sont représentées sur une fleur (ou un trône en fleur) de lotus. Le lotus sacré est la fleur nationale de l'Inde, du Sri Lanka et du Viet Nam.
Il n'y a que deux espèces dans le genre Nelumbo et dans la famille des Nélumbonacées, l'autre étant Nelumbo lutea, le lotus d'Amérique, à fleurs jaunes.
Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Padma , sacred lotus, pink lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae. The lotus belongs in the order Proteales.
Lotus plants are adapted to grow in the flood plains of slow-moving rivers and delta areas. Stands of lotus drop hundreds of thousands of seeds every year to the bottom of the pond. While some sprout immediately and most are eaten by wildlife, the remaining seeds can remain dormant for an extensive period of time as the pond silts in and dries out. During flood conditions, sediments containing these seeds are broken open, and the dormant seeds rehydrate and begin a new lotus colony. It is cultivated in nutrient-rich, loamy, and often flooded soils, requiring warm temperatures and specific planting depths, with propagation via rhizomes, seeds, or tissue culture, and is harvested by hand or machine for stolons, flowers, seeds, and rhizomes over several months depending on climate and variety.
It is the national flower of India and unofficially of Vietnam. It has large leaves and flowers that can regulate their temperature, produces long-living seeds, and contains bioactive alkaloids. Under favourable circumstances, the seeds of this aquatic perennial may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China. Therefore, the Chinese regard the plant as a symbol of longevity.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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