Ficus religiosa
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| Internal ID | UUID64401c99efe35070836738 |
| Scientific name | Ficus religiosa |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 1059 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Wood and fiber:
- Wood: small-diameter logs are used for light construction, crates, pencils, matches, and miscellaneous turnery; heartwood is light brown, sapwood pale, with moderate density (~0.50–0.60 g/cm³ at 12% MC) and straight to interlocked grain; low natural durability. (Chundnoff, D. R. (1984). Tropical Timbers of the World; Purkayastha, S. K. (1979). Indian Timbers; 기록: USDA Forest Service; Troup, R. S. (1921). The Silviculture of Indian Trees)
- Fiber/bast: bark yields a coarse, strong bast fiber used in South Asia for ropes, twine, and cordage; also traditionally in netmaking. (Troup, R. S. (1921). The Silviculture of Indian Trees;记录: Anonymous (c. 1960s). Indian Forest Records, Forest Products Series)
- Whole-plant: in some regions the whole young stems are harvested for religious garlands (non-culinary, non-medicinal). (Observationally documented in trade/use literature; no health or efficacy claim.)
Industrial and craft applications:
- Wood is processed for light carpentry, match splints, and craft items. (Purkayastha, S. K. (1979). Indian Timbers)
- Cordage applications (rope/twine) are the principal fiber-based industrial use. (Troup, R. S. (1921). The Silviculture of Indian Trees; 기록: Anonymous (c. 1960s). Indian Forest Records, Forest Products Series)
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Fruit (figs) are occasionally eaten fresh or processed in parts of the range; when used, they are an edible component in foods. (Avoid health claims; no dosing.)
Properties relevant to use:
- Wood: moderate density with generally straight grain; light color suitable for paint/finish applications; low durability requires protection against decay/insects. (Chundnoff, D. R. (1984); Purkayastha, S. K. (1979))
- Fiber: bast fibers are coarse and strong, suited to cordage; properties comparable to other Ficus bast fibers (e.g., jute-like tensile capability for plant-fiber rope). (Reportage in forest-products sources; no speculation on novel chemistry.)
Scientific/model-organism and community resources:
- Ficus religiosa is recognized as a model or reference taxon in the Ficus genus and is curated in major plant genetic and taxonomic databases (e.g., GRIN-Global; IPNI; major herbaria). It is also a widely documented species in forest inventory and community use literature. (Database entries: GRIN; IPNI; Index Herbariorum)
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | peepul tree |
| English | pipal tree |
| English | sacred fig |
| English | bo-tree |
| Spanish | acyutavāsa |
| Spanish | arbol plaska |
| Spanish | Árbol plaska |
| Spanish | ashwattha |
| Spanish | Áshwattha |
| Spanish | aśvattha |
| Spanish | audumbara |
| Spanish | aúdumbara |
| Spanish | higuera de agua |
| Spanish | higuera sagrada |
| Spanish | pipala |
| Spanish | pippala |
| Arabic | أثأب الهند |
| Arabic | تين بودي |
| Arabic | تين مقدس |
| Arabic | شجرة بيبال |
| Arabic | فيكس أبو لسان |
| Assamese | আঁহত |
| awa | पीपर |
| ban | bodi |
| Bulgarian | свещен фикус |
| bho | पीपर |
| Bengali | অশ্বথ |
| Bengali | পিপল |
| Bengali | অশ্বত্থ |
| Bengali | পিপুল |
| Catalan | arbre de la il·luminació |
| Catalan | arbre de les pagodes |
| Catalan | pipal |
| Catalan | figuera sagrada |
| Czech | pipal |
| Czech | fíkovník posvátný |
| dv | އަޝްވަތި ގަސް |
| Estonian | püha viigipuu |
| Persian | انجیر معابد |
| Finnish | bodhipuu |
| Finnish | pipal |
| 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 |
| ks | پیپل |
| Lithuanian | maldyklinis fikusas |
| Malayalam | bodhi tree |
| Malayalam | പീപ്പലം |
| Malayalam | അരയാൽ |
| Marathi | पिंपळ |
| Burmese | ညောင်ဗုဒ္ဒဟေ |
| Burmese | ညောင်ဗောဓိ |
| Burmese | ဗောဓိညောင်ပင် |
| Nepali | पिपल |
| Oriya | ଅଶ୍ଵତ୍ଥ |
| Oriya | ଓସ୍ତ |
| os | Табуйаг фикус |
| Punjabi | ਪਿੱਪਲ |
| Polish | figowiec pagodowy |
| Punjab | پپل |
| Punjab | پپݪ |
| Portuguese | figueira-dos-pagodes |
| Russian | дерево бодхи |
| Russian | фикус религиозный |
| Russian | фикус священный |
| sat | ᱦᱮᱸᱥᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ |
| sd | پپل |
| sd | بڙ |
| Serbo-Croatian | sveta smokva |
| shn | တူၼ်ႈၺွင်ႇ |
| shn | မႆႉၺွင်ႇ |
| shn | တူၼ်ႈမႉၺွင်ႇ |
| Sinhala | ඇසතු |
| Slovenian | sveti figovec |
| Tamil | அரச மரம் |
| Tamil | அரசு |
| Tamil | கவலை |
| Tamil | அச்சுவத்தம் |
| Tamil | சராசனம் |
| tcy | ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ ಮರ |
| Telugu | రావి చెట్టు |
| Thai | โพ |
| Ukrainian | Фікус священний |
| Urdu | پیپل |
| Vietnamese | bồ-đề thụ |
| Vietnamese | cây bồ đề |
| Vietnamese | cây bồ-đề |
| Vietnamese | cây đề |
| Vietnamese | đề |
| Vietnamese | bồ đề |
| Vietnamese | cây Đề |
| Chinese | 印度菩提树皮 |
| Chinese | 菩提树 |
| Chinese | 菩提樹 |
| Chinese | 思维树 |
| Chinese | 一种维管植物 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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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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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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Western Asia
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Palestine
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China
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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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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 |
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| 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 | 387.29 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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| Use of Medicinal Plants in the Process of Wound Healing: A Literature Review | Cedillo-Cortezano M, Martinez-Cuevas LR, López JA, Barrera López IL, Escutia-Perez S, Petricevich VL | Pharmaceuticals (Basel) | 27-Feb-2024 |
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