Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Nelumbo Adans.

Origin:

Scientific Synonyms: Cyamus Salisb. (Nelumbium Willd. ) ??, Nelumbium Juss., Nelumbo (Tourn.) Adans, Possibly Nelumbium Willd

Common names:

Big yellow waterlily (1936, Neb) (93)

Chek Websters Water chinquapin or Water chinquepin (1818-1932) (1, 10, 13, 15)

Duck-acorn [Duck acorn] (1932) (1)

Lotus (1923-Present) (1, 4, 50, 82, 93, 138, 155)

Lotus-lily [Lotus lily] (1900) (158)

Nelumbo (1849) (13)

Sacred bean (1849-1930) (13, 82, 156)

Taluwa (Quapaws) (1828) (7)

Terowa (Oto) (1828) (7)

Wankapin (1895) (15)

Water-bean (1900) (158)