Györgyi Setta March 5, 2014 IT Skills course meeting.

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LOTUS FLOWER Györgyi Setta March 5, 2014 IT Skills course meeting

Transcript of Györgyi Setta March 5, 2014 IT Skills course meeting.

LOTUS FLOWERGyörgyi Setta

March 5, 2014

IT Skills course meeting

NELUMBO NUCIFERA Nelumbo 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 areNelumbium speciosum or Nymphaea nelumbo.

NELUMBO NUCIFERA Aquatic perennial Under favorable circumstances

its seeds may remain viable for many years the oldest recorded lotus germination

being from that of seeds 1300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.

LOTUS LEAF Lotus effect

very high water repellency (superhydrophobicity) exhibited on Leaves of the lotus flower. other plants (e.g. Tropaeolum majus ), insects

Tropicanea majus

LOTUS LEAF Lotus effect

very high water repellency (superhydrophobicity) exhibited on Leaves of the lotus flower. other plants (e.g. Tropaeolum majus ), insects

Tropicanea majus

LOTUS LEAF Lotus effect

very high water repellency (superhydrophobicity) exhibited on Leaves of the lotus flower. other plants (e.g. Tropaeolum majus ), insects

Tropicanea majus

MAIN VARIATIONS

White lotus

Indian Lotus

Blue Lotus

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Gyöngyi Setta:

The Lotus Flower Effect

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