Cambodian water lilys

Hi,
I'm trying to ID these enormous Water lilys at Wat Ek Phnom, from my last trip to Cambodia. Any ideas?

Larger / zoomable image can be found here http://home.livingat.org.

Thanks :)
// Magnus;

 

Nelumbo sp., Lotus.


HTH
Chris

 

So being in Asia, this is most likely Nelumbo nucifera?

They just where so much larger then any I have seen before :)

Thanks,
// Magnus;

 

Yep, Nelumbo nucifera. Although superficially similar to water-lilies, they're only very distantly related, and are more closely related to planes Platanus. One of the more unexpected findings of genetic research!

 

Brilliant, thanks :)

// Magnus;