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Ficus religiosa L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Ficus religiosa |
| Family name: |
MORACEAE
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| English name: |
Bo Tree
Bodhi Tree
Sacred Fig Tree
Pipul Tree
Budi
Pipal Tree
Pepul Tree
Bodi
Peepul Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Bo (බෝ)
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| Tamil name: |
Arachu
Araca Maram
Pippalam
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| Sanskrit name: |
Ashvattha
Bodhidru
Bodhivrukisha
Chalapatra
Gajabhaksha
Kshiradruma
Pippala
Kunjarashan
Plaksha
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
An evergreen or deciduous banyan or tree, glabrous, without aerial rots from the branches. New leaves pink. Stipules -15 mm, but larger on opening shoots. Lamina 7-26 x 4-16 cm, ovate to cordate with a very long tip, basal veins 2(-3) pairs; petioles 35-130 mm long, mostly longer than the lamina, Figs axillary, paired, sessile, ripening pink, purple, and black; basal bracts 3, 3-5 mm long, silky-puberulous. Body 8-11 mm wide (10-15 mm, living), orifice closed by 3 apical bracts. Male flowers sessile in one ring. Gall- and female flowers sessile, red-brown, sessile or with a stalk -1.5 mm long. Lamina with cystolyths only on the lower side.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Naturalized Exotic
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Inflammations
Ulcers
Asthma
Fevers
Diarrhoea and dysentery
Fistula in ano
Infertility
Scabies
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Shoots
Bark
Fruits
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Purgative
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