NELUMBRIUM JAVANICUM POIR , 1797 , LOTO species ( Nuciferous Nelumbo ) . Aquatic plant of the Nelumboceae family. It is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and has been, since time immemorial, a symbol of good omen in Indian culture. It symbolizes purity, beauty, majesty, grace, fertility, abundance, wealth, wisdom and serenity. According to Greek mythology, a beautiful goddess fled into the scared forest and went to a place called Lotus where it sank, a place named after the supreme gods destined for the losers and losers in life. The young goddess fought for centuries and managed to come out in the form of a beautiful flower, of long petals. For this reason, for the Greeks it meant triumph after having fought tirelessly against failure. In the natural state of the plant in ponds and lagoons, between 0 and 400 meters above sea level.