The Black Lotus is a fictional plant created by the late American author Robert E. Howard for his 1933 short story "The Slithering Shadow."
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A mysterious plant with hallucinogenic and esoteric properties, the Black Lotus was notably cultivated in ancient Xuthal (CIRCLE: "The Slithering Shadow", Robert E. Howard), and prior to that in Acheron and Stygia (EXP: "Dreams of the Black Lotus", Lin Carter). According to at least one source, it is still grown by the Tcho-Tcho People on the Plateau of Sung (EXP: "Dope War of the Black Tong", Robert M. Price).