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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 Aśvattha or Bodhi tree. According to Hindu scriptures, Aśvattha, (Sanskrit: अश्वत्थ) or Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), is a sacred tree for the Hindus and has been extensively mentioned in texts pertaining to Hinduism, [1] for example as peepul in Rig Veda mantra I.164.20.
The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening" or "tree of enlightenment" [1]), also called the Bo tree, [2] was a large sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) [1] [3] located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who became known as the Buddha , is said to have attained enlightenment, or buddhahood , circa 500 BCE, under that ...
Ficus lyrata Warb. (known as fiddle-leaf fig) is an evergreen tree or shrub, native to West and Central Africa tropical rain forest, being one of the most demanding and showy Ficus species. It is known as a decorative species in Europe and North America (Florida) as well. It can grow 9-12 m in these areas. [4]
Ficus (/ ˈ f aɪ k ə s / [2] or / ˈ f iː k ə s / [3] [4]) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae.Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone.
This is a list of Ficus species, plants in the Moraceae family. As of July 2022 Plants of ... Ficus religiosa L. Ficus remifolia Corner ex C.C.Berg; Ficus retusa L.
Rubber Fig or Rubber Plant-- Ficus elastica Common Fig "अंजीर" in Marathi and Hindi -- Ficus carica Sources: Common Trees of India, Pippa Mukherjee, World Wildlife Fund India/ Oxford University Press 1983 , Flowering Trees and Shrubs in India, D.V. Cowen
Ficus fraseri: shiny sandpaper fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus glomerata: cluster fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus kurzii: thick-rinded fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus laevigata: Jamaican cherry Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus lutea: kaffir fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus lyrata: fiddle-leaf fig Moraceae (mulberry family ...