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The roots of the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) grow in the soil at the bottom of a pond or river, while its leaves float on the water's surface or are held well above it. Its flowers are showy and grow up to 35 cm in diameter. The Japanese variety ohmi myoren can have between 2,000 and 5,000 petals, the greatest number recorded for any species of plant.

Analysis of Antique Lotus flowers, a Nelumbo nucifera, found 64 volatile components, comprising 38 terpenoids, two benzenoids/phenylpropanoids and 24 fatty acid derivatives. The stamens contain the greatest number of volatile compounds, while the petals have the highest content. Fatty acid derivatives are the primary volatile substances in the petals, while the stamens and receptacles are dominated by benzenoids/phenylpropanoids. 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene is the major component of the aromatic emissions of Antique Lotus.

Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and the genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus name comes from the Greek and Latin words meaning water lily. Water lily flowers may be fragrant or without odour. In the petals of the tropical water lily Nymphaea hybrid, the predominant volatile compounds are benzyl alcohol, pentadecane, trans-α-bergamotene, (E)-β-farnesene and (6E,9E)-6,9-heptadecadiene. Alkenes, alcohols and alkanes are the three major types of volatile components in its petals.

Calone has an intense “sea-breeze” note with slight floral and fruit overtones. In the fragrance industry Calone is known as watermelon ketone or simply calone. The aroma of Helional is described as watery, fresh, green, ozone, cyclamen and hay. Cyclamen aldehyde is a component of fragrances described as floral, cyclamen, fresh, rhubarb, musty and green. Methyl dihydrojasmonate, often called hedione, is an aroma compound with an odor similar to that of jasmine. Hedione is a synthetic relative of methyl jasmonate, a naturally occurring compound in floral scents such as jasmine, tuberose and magnolia.

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