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Nelumbonaceae - syn. Nelumbo pentapetala; American lotus, yellow lotus, Amerikanische Lotosblume
„The native distribution of the species is the southeastern United States, Mexico, Honduras, and the Caribbean… This plant has a large tuber that is used as a food source. This may be the plant called „macoupin“ in Miami-Illinois. The seed is also edible and is known as „alligator corn“. It is widely planted in ponds for its foliage and flowers. American Lotus has established itself as a weed in some areas, spreading via creeping rhizomes and seeds. This species has been crossed with N. nucifera to create many hybrids.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_lutea
„ (flower) scent is … equally rich in 1,4-dimetzhoxybenzene, though the jasminoid note generated by jasmone and methyl cis-(Z)-jasmonate is somewhat more pronounced (than in N. nucifera).“ [Meaningful Scents around the World, R.Kaiser, 2006, 120]
„Using headspace analysis, the volatiles of 44 cultivars of N. nucifera, one cultivar of N. Pentapetala and four hybrids were compared chromatographically. Although 1,4-dimethoxybenzene was found to increase daily during anthesis, it was found to be at a higher concentration in N. pentapetala of American origin than in N. nucifera of Oriental origin.“ [The Scent of Lotus Flowers. Akihiko Omata, Katsuyuki Yomogida, Shoji Nakamura, Tadao Ohta, Yasuko Izawa, Satomi Watanabe, Journal of Essential Oil Research 01/1991; 3:221-227]