Originally from Malaysia and India, it was introduced into Taiwan Province Province of China in the17th century. Since 1930s, it has been introduced and cultivated in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and other places, but the cultivation amount is still small.

Lotus seeds have a long history of cultivation in Taiwan Province Province, and were introduced from Java by the Dutch as early as17th century. Mainly distributed in Yilan, Changhua, Tainan, Pingtung and other places, the best lotus mist in Bao Dao is produced in Pingtung County at the southernmost tip. The planting area of lotus seeds in Taiwan Province Province is 6.5438+0.335 million mu, and the yield per mu is 8.946438+0 kg. Due to the research breakthrough of varieties and cultivation techniques, the production cycle of lotus seeds has been advanced and the quality has been improved. Now it is regarded as a good fruit in summer, ranking 6th and 7th among more than 20 main economic fruit trees in Taiwan Province Province.