Ficus religiosa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64401c99efe35070836738 |
| Scientific name | Ficus religiosa |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 1059 (1753) |
Description Top
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The trunk is also used in the making of canoes.
In the Philippines, the plant is used as a medicinal plant, with the leaves used for external wounds and inflammation, while the bark is used for diarrhea.
In the Indian state of Odisha, the leaves are used to make traditional plates for eating.
In the Indian state of Bihar, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "pokhal" (rice water) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of Assam, the leaves are used for making bowls to contain "bhup" (a kind of rice) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "dahi-chura" (curd and flattened rice) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of West Bengal, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "kheer" (rice pudding) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "pongal" (rice pudding) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
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In the Philippines, the plant is used as a medicinal plant, with the leaves used for external wounds and inflammation, while the bark is used for diarrhea.
In the Indian state of Odisha, the leaves are used to make traditional plates for eating.
In the Indian state of Bihar, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "pokhal" (rice water) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of Assam, the leaves are used for making bowls to contain "bhup" (a kind of rice) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "dahi-chura" (curd and flattened rice) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of West Bengal, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "kheer" (rice pudding) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the leaves are used for making cups to contain "pongal" (rice pudding) for offering to gods as well as for eating from it.
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Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Urostigma affine | Miq. | London J. Bot. 6: 564 (1847) |
| Ficus caudata | Stokes | Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 358 (1812) |
| Ficus peepul | Griff. | Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 393 (1854) |
| Ficus religiosa var. cordata | Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 287 1867 |
| Ficus religiosa var. rhynchophylla | Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 287 1867 |
| Ficus rhynchophylla | Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 637. 1840 |
| Ficus superstitiosa | Link | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 449 (1822) |
| Urostigma religiosum | Gasp. | Ric. Caprifico : 82 (1845) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | pipal tree |
| English | peepul tree |
| English | sacred fig |
| English | bo-tree |
| Spanish | ashwattha |
| Spanish | acyutavāsa |
| Spanish | arbol plaska |
| Spanish | Árbol plaska |
| Spanish | Áshwattha |
| Spanish | aśvattha |
| Spanish | audumbara |
| Spanish | aúdumbara |
| Spanish | higuera de agua |
| Spanish | higuera sagrada |
| Spanish | pipala |
| Spanish | pippala |
| Arabic | فيكس أبو لسان |
| Arabic | أثأب الهند |
| Arabic | تين بودي |
| Arabic | شجرة بيبال |
| Arabic | تين مقدس |
| Assamese | আঁহত |
| ban | bodi |
| Bulgarian | свещен фикус |
| bho | पीपर |
| Bengali | অশ্বথ |
| Bengali | পিপল |
| Bengali | অশ্বত্থ |
| Catalan | arbre de les pagodes |
| Catalan | figuera sagrada |
| Catalan | pipal |
| Catalan | arbre de la il·luminació |
| Czech | pipal |
| Czech | fíkovník posvátný |
| dv | އަޝްވަތި ގަސް |
| Estonian | püha viigipuu |
| Persian | انجیر معابد |
| Finnish | pipal |
| Finnish | bodhipuu |
| Finnish | pyhäviikuna |
| Finnish | temppeliviikuna |
| French | arbre de la bodhi |
| French | figuier des pagodes |
| French | pipal |
| Swiss German | pippal-baum |
| Gujarati | પીપળો |
| Hebrew | פיקוס קדוש |
| Hindi | पीपल |
| Japanese | インドボタイジュ |
| Japanese | インドボダイジュ |
| Kannada | ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಮರ |
| Korean | 인도보리수 |
| Lithuanian | maldyklinis fikusas |
| Malayalam | അരയാൽ |
| Malayalam | പീപ്പലം |
| Malayalam | bodhi tree |
| Marathi | पिंपळ |
| Burmese | ညောင်ဗုဒ္ဒဟေ |
| Burmese | ညောင်ဗောဓိ |
| Burmese | ဗောဓိညောင်ပင် |
| Nepali | पिपल |
| Oriya | ଓସ୍ତ |
| Oriya | ଅଶ୍ଵତ୍ଥ |
| Punjabi | ਪਿੱਪਲ |
| Polish | figowiec pagodowy |
| Punjab | پپل |
| Portuguese | figueira-dos-pagodes |
| Russian | фикус священный |
| Russian | фикус религиозный |
| Russian | дерево бодхи |
| sat | ᱦᱮᱸᱥᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ |
| sd | بڙ |
| sd | پپل |
| Serbo-Croatian | sveta smokva |
| Sinhala | ඇසතු |
| Slovenian | sveti figovec |
| Tamil | அரச மரம் |
| tcy | ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ ಮರ |
| Telugu | రావి చెట్టు |
| Thai | โพ |
| Ukrainian | Фікус священний |
| Urdu | پیپل |
| Vietnamese | đề |
| Vietnamese | cây Đề |
| Vietnamese | bồ đề |
| Vietnamese | cây bồ đề |
| Vietnamese | cây đề |
| Vietnamese | cây bồ-đề |
| Vietnamese | bồ-đề thụ |
| Chinese | 思维树 |
| Chinese | 一种维管植物 |
| Chinese | 印度菩提树皮 |
| Chinese | 菩提樹 |
| Chinese | 菩提树 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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South Tropical Africa
- Mozambique
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Western Indian Ocean
- Chagos Archipelago
- Mauritius
- Réunion
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South Tropical Africa
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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Western Asia
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Palestine
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Laccadive Islands
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Malaya
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Indian Subcontinent
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Northern America click to expand
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Florida
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Southeastern U.S.A.
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Pacific click to expand
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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Northwestern Pacific
- Marianas
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North-central Pacific
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Caribbean
- Trinidad-Tobago
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Northern South America
- Venezuela
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000690026 |
| UNII | 5I1JSR261Z |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1444 |
| USDA Plants | FIRE3 |
| Tropicos | 21301272 |
| INPN | 445810 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853563-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2812027 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 282754 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 734185 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 66387 |
| IUCN Red List | 150222331 |
| IPNI | 853563-1 |
| iNaturalist | 127514 |
| GBIF | 5361935 |
| Freebase | /m/05t8fg |
| EPPO | FIURE |
| EOL | 491539 |
| US Library of Congress | sh85048073 |
| USDA GRIN | 16962 |
| Wikipedia | Ficus_religiosa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_024759925.1 | ASM2475992v1 | Scaffold | The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology | 2022-08-29 | 167.0x | 387.29 Mb |
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Collections Top
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| In public collections | 0 |