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Györgyi Setta
March 5, 2014
IT Skills course meeting
 Nelumbo
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nucifera, known as
Indian lotus,
sacred lotus,
bean of India, or
simply lotus, is
A
plant in the Nelumbonaceae
family.
 Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera
(Gaertn.)
 Its former names are
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Nelumbium speciosum or
Nymphaea nelumbo.
 Aquatic
perennial
 Under favorable circumstances
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its seeds may remain viable for many years
the oldest recorded lotus germination
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being from that of seeds 1300 years old
recovered from a dry lakebed
in northeastern China.
 Lotus
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effect
very high water repellency (superhydrophobicity)
exhibited on
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Leaves of the lotus flower.
other plants (e.g. Tropaeolum majus ),
insects
Tropicane
a majus
 Lotus
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effect
very high water repellency (superhydrophobicity)
exhibited on


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Leaves of the lotus flower.
other plants (e.g. Tropaeolum majus ),
insects
Tropicane
a majus
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Lotus effect
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very high water repellency (superhydrophobicity) exhibited on
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Leaves of the lotus flower.
other plants (e.g. Tropaeolum majus ),
insects
Tropicane
a majus
Indian Lotus
White lotus
Blue Lotus
Gyöngyi Setta:
The Lotus Flower Effect
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