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NELUMBO NUCIFERA:                                                                                      Nelumbo nucifera Lotus flower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Tracheophytes Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Nelumbonaceae Genus: Nelumbo Species: N. nucifera Binomial name Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Synonyms Nelumbium speciosum   Willd. Nelumbo komarovii   Grossh. Nymphaea nelumbo British 19th century, East Indian Lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ), late 19th century,  National Gallery of Art , NGA 52325 Nelumbo nucifera , also known as  Padma  ( Sanskrit : पद्म,  romanized :   Padmā ,  lit.   'Lotus') or  Kamala  ( Sanskrit :  lit. 'Lotus'),  sacred lotus ,  Indian l...

SIAMES FIGHTING FISH...

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Siamese fighting fish For the rock band, see  Siamese Fighting Fish (band) . "Betta fish" redirects here. For the genus, see  Betta . Siamese fighting fish Halfmoon  male Conservation status Vulnerable    ( IUCN 3.1 ) [ 1 ] Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anabantiformes Family: Osphronemidae Genus: Betta Species: B. splendens Binomial name Betta splendens Regan , 1910 The  Siamese fighting fish  ( Betta splendens ), commonly known as the  betta , is a  freshwater fish  native to  Southeast Asia , namely  Cambodia ,  Laos ,  Myanmar ,  Malaysia ,  Indonesia ,  Thailand , and  Vietnam . It is one of 76  species  of the  genus   Betta ,  but the only one  eponymously  called "betta", owing to its global popularity as a pet;  Betta splendens  are among the most popular...