page_title: Nymphaea nouchali
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Nymphaea nouchali / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: A pond of water lily. This photo is shot in late noon, so it look so dark.Tiếng Việt: Hình chụp ao súng lúc xế chiều, hình không được rõ lắm và có phần hơi tối.
context_page_description: Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, star lotus, red and blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower is a water lily of genus Nymphaea. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In Sanscrit it is utpala. This species is sometimes considered to include the blue Egyptian lotus Nymphaea caerulea. In the past, taxonomic confusion has occurred, with the name Nymphaea nouchali incorrectly applied to Nymphaea pubescens.
context_section_description: This aquatic plant is native in a broad region from Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, to Taiwan, southeast Asia, and Australia. It has been long valued as a garden flower in Thailand and Myanmar to decorate ponds and gardens. In its natural state, N. nouchali is found in static or slow-flowing aquatic habitats of low to moderate depth.
caption: The blue-flowered Nymphaea nouchali or nil mānel
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