Taxon:
Ficus religiosa L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1059. 1753
Verified:
05/23/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
botree – peepultree – sacred fig – French
arbre de Dieu – figuier de pagodes – German
Bobaum – heiliger Feigenbaum – indischer Pepulbaum – Pepulbaum – India (Hindi)
pipal – pipul – Italian
fico del diavolo – Portuguese (Brazil)
figueira-dos-pagodes – figueira-religiosa – Spanish
higuera de agua – Swedish
tempelfikus – Transcribed Chinese
pu ti shu –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bangladesh | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | n. |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | n. |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | n. |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh, India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan
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INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar, Thailand (n.), Vietnam (n.)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Environmental
Invertebrate food
lac insects (in India fide Mansf Ency) – Medicines
folklore (fide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):286. 1999; Herbs Commerce ed2; Biodiv Conserv 13:459. 2004) – Social
religious/secular (sacred to Hindus & Buddhists fide Pl Book) –