<Li> a fodder plant such as a species of Trifolium, Melilot or Trigonella, the Lotus corniculatus, the fellbloom, or Medicago arborea </Li> <Li> the sweet and succulent persimmon fruit of the date - plum Diospyros lotus </Li> <Li> a water - lily, either Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea caerulea, or Nymphaea stellata . Recent studies have shown that the blue water - lily of the Nile, Nymphaea caerulea, also known as the blue lotus (already known under this name to the Greeks), is another candidate . It can be processed to be used as a soporific and, in some formulations, has psychotropic properties . It is common in Egyptian iconography which suggests its use in a religious context . </Li> <Li> the nettle - tree, Celtis australis </Li>

Where is the land of the lotus eaters located