Nelumbo nucifera

#807 They called me Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Nelumbium rheedii, and Nelumbo komarovii. I pay homage to the male botanists Rheed (I couldn’t find his records), and Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Amur, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, South European Russi, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Western Australia.