Ziziphus lotus
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Ziziphus lotus is a small deciduous tree in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, including the Sahara in Morocco and also Somalia. It is one of several species called "
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Lotus tree
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The lotus tree is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. It is not known if it was real or mythical, and there are multiple candidates for possible real plants that mig
Ziziphus lotus
…with shiny green leaves about 5 cm long. The edible fruit is a globose, dark yellow drupe of 1–1.5 cm diameter. Ziziphus lotus is often regarded as the lotus tree of Greek mythology. It is thought to be referenced in the Odyssey, consumed by the Lotus-Eaters as a narcotic to induce peaceful apathy. A sacred lotus…
A standing man, Egyptian appearance, holding branches of a lotus tree. Excavated by a BISI team in the mid-20th century CE. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, Iraq.
Dryope is changed into a lotus-plant when to please her little boy she picks a flower from the metamorphosed Lotis which then starts to bleed (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 331)
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a lotus tree (nabq).