Lotus

Description

"Nelumbium speciosum. 1. a section of its young carpel; 2. a section of the same when ripened into a bean, and showing the structure of the seed." -Lindley, 1853

Keywords

bean, Botany, Carpel, flower, flowers, leaves, lily, Nelumbium speciosum, Nelumbo, plant, plants, sacred lotus, seed, water lilies

Galleries

Flowers and Shrubs: L

Source:

Lindley, John The Vegetable Kingdom (London, England: Bradbury & Evans, 1853)

Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman