The scientific name of a lotus is

Pinus synlestris

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Nelumbo nucifera

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Ficus bengalensis

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Cucurbita maxima

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Solution

The correct option is B Nelumbo nucifera
The scientific name of a lotus is Nelumbo nucifera. The identifying characters of a lotus are
i) Presence of flower - flowering plant
ii) Formation of seed within fruit - closed seeded plant
iii) Presence of two seed leaves - dicotyledonous plant
Therefore lotus is a dicotyledonous closed seeded flowering plant.

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