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Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent [2] and Indochina [3] that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family.It is also known as the bodhi tree, [4] bo tree, peepul tree, [2] peepal tree, pipala tree or ashvattha tree (in India and Nepal). [5]
The maulu'ulu was originally an artistic expression of everyday activities, domestic duties, and customary observations. Such themes are readily observed in the motifs embedded within lyrics and choreographies which allude to tasks such as weaving, paddling, making tapa cloth, cultivating crops, and fishing.
The māʻuluʻulu is a traditional Tongan dance, performed by a group of seated men and women; stylistically, the dance form is a direct successor of the ancient Tongan ʻotuhaka having been synthesized with the Samoan Māuluulu which was imported during the 19th century.
P. tectorius is a small tree that grows upright to reach 4–14 m (13–46 ft) in height. [3] The single trunk is slender with brown ringed bark. [8] It is spiny, grows to 4.5–11 m (15–35 ft) in width, [8] and forks at a height of 4–8 metres (13–26 ft). [9] It is supported by aerial roots (prop roots) that firmly anchors the tree to the ...
The fruit of the tree is used as a food source in many Pacific Islands. The fruits are often consumed fresh or as a preserved food while the trunks of P. tectorius can be used as building material, and leaves for thatching. [3] Though many parts of the hala tree are utilized, in Hawaii the most common use of Hala is the leaves.
El Árbol del Tule (Spanish for The Tree of Tule) is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km (6 mi) east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It is a Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or ahuehuete (meaning "old man of the water" in Nahuatl).
Heritage tree, Penaga Laut (Calophyllum inophyllum) at Singapore Botanic Gardens Fruits. Now, it is widely cultivated in all tropical regions of the world. [2] Because of its decorative leaves, fragrant flowers, and spreading crown, it is best known as an ornamental plant. [2] This tree often grows in coastal regions, as well as nearby lowland ...
ʻŌhiʻa trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the first plants to grow on new lava flows. Metrosideros polymorpha is commonly called a lehua tree, or an ʻōhiʻa lehua , or simply an ʻōhiʻa ; all are correct, [ 6 ] although ʻōhiʻa is also used to refer to the tomato as well as certain varieties of sugarcane and taro . [ 7 ]