Ficus religiosa
Sacred fig Leaves and trunk, showing the distinctive heart-shaped leaf Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus Species: F. religiosa Binomial name Ficus religiosa L. 1753 not Forssk. 1775 Synonyms [1] Ficus caudata Stokes Ficus peepul Griff. Ficus religiosa var. cordata Miq. Ficus religiosa var. rhynchophylla Miq. Ficus rhynchophylla Steud. Ficus superstitiosa Link Urostigma affine Miq. Urostigma religiosum (L.) Gasp. 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] pippala tree , peepul tree , [2] peepal tree or ashwattha tree (in India and Nepal). [5] The sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. It...