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RedWaterLily

YellowPondLily

Nilofar

YellowWaterlily

BlueWaterLily

TropicalWaterLily

PinkWaterLily

WhiteWaterLily

RedWaterLily

CalicoFlower

Champa

DwarfMagnolia

LilyMagnolia

ative

SaucerMagnolia

HariChampa

DwarfYlangYlang

Photo:DimpleBhati

Commonname:RedWaterLilyBengali:LalShaplaHindi:KokaaMarathi:Lalkamal,
RaktakamalSanskrit:Alagandha,Alipriya,Alohita,RaktakamalTamil:Atti
Telugu:Errakaluva,ThaamaraUrdu:Nilofar
Botanicalname: NymphaearubraFamily:Nymphaeaceae(Waterlilyfamily)
Synonyms:Nymphaearosea,Leuconymphaearubra,Nymphaeamagnifica

GiantTaro

WhiteVeined
Anthurium

KrisPlant

FancyLeaf
Caladium

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FlamingoFlower

GreenTaro

Red Water Lily is a beautiful floating plant native to India. It is widely cultivated in other countries.
Flowersareintenselyredorrosecolored.Sepalsareusually4andpetalsaremany.Leavesarearound,
sharply toothed, downy on the underside. The lobes of the leaves diverge away from each other.
Stigmahas1020rays.RedWaterLilyisfoundvirtuallythroughoutIndia.Flowering:allyear.
Identificationcredit:DimpleBhati
Isthisflowermisidentified?Ifyes,
Tellus!

PhotographedinKanhaNationalPark,MadhyaPradesh.

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