Lotus
Lotus
English Name: Lotus
Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Bangla/Local name: ‘Padma’
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Proteales |
| Family | Nelumbonaceae |
| Genus | Nelumbo |
| Species | N. nucifera |