| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae | Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others |
| Order | Nymphaeales | Water lilies and other aquatic plants |
| Family | Nelumbonaceae | From nelumbu, a Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) name for the lotus plant |
| Genus | Nelumbo | From nelumbu, a Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) name for the lotus plant |
| Species | lutea | |
Nelumbium luteum Willd.， orth. var.
Nelumbo pentapetala (Walter) Fernald， nom. utique rej.
Nymphaea pentapetala Walter， nom. utique rej.
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