'Blue Lotus's(Neelambuj,Nilambuj),is mentioned in Ancient Indian literature,as one of the most sacred flowers.
You can se different Catalogues of cultivar
For exemple,
www.bmlisieux.com/litterature/bibliogr/nelumbo.htm
La Collection Guillaume, in-8° Nelumbo, vient de publier son quatorzième volume. L'incroyable vogue, le formidable tirage de cette nouvelle collection, prouvent qu'on a frappé juste et que le livre d'art a toujours ses amateurs. Nous ne voulons pas nous en arrêter là.
I have just sent a request to Dr Gandhi in this regard. I will post his reply if I get it.
Reply from Dr Gandhi:
Re: Blue lotusGandhi, Kanchi Natarajan To Subir Bandyopadhyay Saturday, April 21, 2018 5:08 PM
Sometimes, one should not literally translate terms.
In English, there are various color terms, but color terms in Indian languages may be limited.
In Nelumbo, the “Nelum” (“e” as long vowel) may not treated as blue; may apply to light blue, purple, or pink.
Anyway, ultimately the genus name came from Egyptian language to Greek.
We all can speculate, but unless someone is a scholar in ancient Egyptian language, what new info one can produce?
Best,
KNG
from the OED:
Nelumbo, n.
Pronunciation: Brit. /nᵻˈlʌmbəʊ/, U.S. /nəˈləmboʊ/Frequency (in current use): Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a Portuguese lexical item. Etymon: Latin nelumbo.Etymology: < scientific Latin nelumbo (adopted as a specific epithet by Linnaeus.
A genus (family Nelumbonaceae) comprising two species of aquatic plant with solitary flowers, peltate leaves, and thick, edible rhizomes, the red-flowered sacred lotus of Asia, Nelumbo nucifera, and the yellow-flowered American lotus, N. lutea; (also nelumbo) a plant of this genus, esp. a sacred lotus.Valid publication of the genus name: M. Adanson Familles des Plantes (1763) I. 73.
Historical occurrences:
1753 Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2201/2 Nelumbo, in botany, a plant, otherwise called nymphæa.
1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I ii. 169 Linneus, who has enlisted all our senses into the service of botany, has observed this rattling of the Nelumbo.
1801 H. M. Williams Sketches Manners French Republic II. xxxv. 170 In capitals [of columns]..the branches of the doum, and the flowers of the nelumbo, mingle together.
1804 J. E. Smith Exotic Bot. I. 61 A carved horn of a rhinoceros, sent to Linnæus from China,..is now before me... The whole inverted base of the horn is carved into an elegant leaf of Nelumbo, rising from the water.
1818 C. Abel Narr. Journey in China v. 103 Fields of Nelumbo rearing high its glossy leaves and gorgeous flowers..spread at our feet.
1850 S. F. Cooper Rural Hours 275 It is chiefly in our western waters that the Nelumbo is found.
1884 tr. A. de Candolle Orig. Cultivated Plants ii. i. 75 The nelumbo of Indian origin has ceased to grow in Egypt.
1916 Standard Cycl. Hort. IV. 2117/1 American Lotus, or Nelumbo... A bold and useful plant for colonizing.1961 F. Perry Water Gardening (ed. 2) vii. 76 [In India] the stranger is presented with fruit and flowers laid in a simple basket fashioned from Nelumboleaves.
1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Mar. 106/1 The waterlily..should not be confused with..the Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo)—these are quite different plants.
1994 Systematic Bot. 19 506 The less homoplastic characters suggest that the genus Nelumbo is placed at a position near Nymphaeales rather than near Ranunculidae.
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