Dear Sir Thank you very much. You have made my question clear. Then according to the discription of Gurucharanji Nymphea is Lotus and what leaf discription he has given about Nilumbo will be waterlily. In the photos also we can see the disected leaf of water lily. I do have one or two photos of water lily, if time permits will send Thanks to all Madhuri
________________________________ From: Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> To: tanay bose <[email protected]> Cc: Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>; Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Sun, 23 May, 2010 8:30:06 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35712] Nelumbo nucifea -white lotus To suppport the point made by me and the info given by Dr. Gurcharan Singh, here are a few photographs. they have been taken mainly from Flowers of India. I hope Mr Tabish would not mind as it is only for academic purpose. ak On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 11:52 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: Great set of Information Anand Ji >Tanay > > >On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> >wrote: > >LOTUS IS A LARGE FLOWER AND GENERALLY ONLY PINK VARIETY IS SEEN WHICH IS USED >AS OFFERING TO GODS. I REMEMBER ONE OF MY BENGALI FRIENDS IN ALLAHABAD USED TO >GO VILLAGES DURING JANMASHTAMI IN SEARCH OF LOTUS FOR USE IN PUJA. IT HAS >BROAD and large PETALS. Whereas in lily the petal is narrower. In Hindu >literature and mythology rakta kamal, peet kamal, neel kamal are mentioned >which in my opinion are lilies and not lotus. >>They say that lotus flower opens in the morning and kumud (lily) in the night >>when the moonloght falls on it. I think it can be confirmed by the experts. I >>remeber that once during the university days I got hold of a water lily bud >>and put it in a glass of water in my room just under the light bulb which was >>bluish (or milky). The bud was resting on two nails which I pushed in the >>wall. After some time it bloomed. These small incidents get stuck in your >>memory.and you fondly remember them from time to time. >>Then there is the story of bumblebee (bhaunra, bhramar, madhukar) which gets >>stuck in the lotus flower in the night and can come out only in the morning >>when the flower blooms. At least this has been found to be true for makhana >>flower which is abundant in north Bihar in the Maithil areas. Obviously >>nature's way of pollination, giving rise to all the stories of love and >>attachemt between the bumblebee and the lotus. >>ak. >> >> >> >>On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Welcome Madhuri Ji, Nice to know it was informative for you. >>>Tanay >>> >>> >>>On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> >>>wrote: >>> >>>Thank you so much Gurucharanji and Tanayji for all the info. thanks for the >>>charcol photos too. Was not knowing about it. >>>>thanks again to all for beautiful photos and information >>>>Madhuri >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>> >>>>To: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> >>>>Cc: Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>; tanay bose >>>><[email protected]>; [email protected] >>>>Sent: Sat, 22 May, 2010 8:26:36 PM >>>>Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35607] Nelumbo nucifea -white lotus >>>> >>>> >>>>Madhuri ji >>>>We may have lot of red flowers in Nymphaea, pinkish in Nelumbi, but what >>>>separates the two genera are the leaves. They are rounded in Nelumbo >>>>without any cut, where as there is a distinct cut (sinus) in the species of >>>>Nymphaea. Nelumbo also has a enlarged spongy torus in fruit with imbedded >>>>seeds. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>Retired Associate Professor >>>>SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>Madhuri ji Nelumbo is lotus comes as white and the more commonly seen Pink >>>>one. The lily is called Nymphae lotus. Have pics of the same am posting >>>>separately. >>>>> >>>>>regards, >>>>>Rashida. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Might not be correct but what i have heard was when we say lotus it is >>>>>the red colour large flower. >>>>>>otherwise it is water lily . Is it true? >>>>>>Madhuri >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ From: tanay bose <[email protected]> >>>>>>To: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> >>>>>>Cc: [email protected] >>>>>>Sent: Mon, 17 May, 2010 8:45:53 PM >>>>>>Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35057] Nelumbo nucifea -white lotus >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Great catch Rashida ji >>>>>> >>>>>> The Plant has its roots firmly in the mud and sends out long stems to >>>>>>which their leaves are attached. The leaves are sometimes, and flowers >>>>>>always, raised above the water surface. The beautiful and fragrant flower >>>>>>opens in the morning and petals fall in the afternoon. The fruits are a >>>>>>conical pod with seeds contained in holes in the pod. Nucifera means >>>>>>"having hard fruit". When the seeds are ripe, they become loose in the >>>>>>pod. The pod then tips down towards the water, releasing the seeds. The >>>>>>Lotus grows best in calm freshwater and blooms year round in >>>>>>SingaporeUses as food:The seeds are eaten; unripe and raw, or ripe and >>>>>>cooked. They are a popular ingredient in local desserts like "cheng >>>>>>teng". The rhizomes are also eaten. These are long sausage shaped with >>>>>>hollow portions and are connected like sausages on a string. They are >>>>>>boiled in soup; candied as a dessert; or pickled. The petioles and young >>>>>>roots are also eaten. The large circular leaves may be used to wrap food such as in lotus rice.The plant has been cultivated in China since the 12th century BC.Traditional medicinal uses:The rhizomes or leaves are used with other herbs to treat sunstroke, fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, dizziness, vomiting of blood, haemorrhoids. The whole plant is used as an antidote to mushroom poisoningSeeds: The embryonic seeds for high fever, cholera (Chinese), nervous disorders and insomnia; the seeds to stop vomiting, relieve indigestion and diarrhoea or just as a tonic.Flowers: pounded petals for syphilis; for cosmetic unguents (Java); the flower stalk with other herbs to treat bleeding from the uterus.Fruit: the pods contain alkaloids that stop bleeding >>>>>>Tanay >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Rashida Atthar >>>>>><[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>This beautiful flower and fruits of Nelumbao nucifera- white lotus were >>>>>>seen at Shahpur, Mah., last week of March, '10. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>regards, >>>>>>>Raahida. >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Tanay Bose >>>>>>+91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>>>>9830439691(Mobile) >>>>>>9674221362 (Mobile) >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>>"efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>"efloraofindia" group. >>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"efloraofindia" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Tanay Bose >>>+91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>9830439691(Mobile) >>> >>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"efloraofindia" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >>-- >>Anand Kumar Bhatt >>A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road >>Gwalior. 474 005. >>Tele: 0751-247 2233. 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