Purple Lotus Flower

Purple Lotus Flower,  Nymphaea caerulea, Egyptian blue lily

Purple Lotus Flower known as Waterlily, in Indonesia known as Teratai (Nymphaea)

The lotus is an aquatic plant, that is unique. Lotus that grows in water very muddy (dirty, brown), more brilliant color flowers. Flower color when white is white, if red is red, when the brighter the color pink.

The Scientific classification of Teratai (Nymphaea):

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Kingdom:     Plantae
Clade:     Angiosperms
Order:     Nymphaeales
Family:     Nymphaeaceae
Genus:     Nymphaea L.

Species: About 30 species,
Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea amazonium
Nymphaea ampla
Nymphaea blanda
Nymphaea caerulea
Nymphaea calliantha
Nymphaea candida
Nymphaea capensis
Nymphaea citrina
Nymphaea colorata
Nymphaea elegans
Nymphaea fennica
Nymphaea flavovirens
Nymphaea gardneriana
Nymphaea gigantea
Nymphaea heudelotii
Nymphaea jamesoniana
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaeae lutea
Nymphaea mexicana
Nymphaea micrantha
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaea pubescens
Nymphaea rubra
Nymphaea rudgeana
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaea stuhlmannii
Nymphaea sulfurea
Nymphaea tetragona
Nymphaea tuberosa

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