Scientific Name :
Ficus religiosa L.
Synonym :
Ficus caudata Stokes
Ficus peepul Griff.
Common Name : Peepal, Bodhi tree, Pimpal
Plant Family : Moraceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : November to January
Flower Colour : Creamish white
Description : Height: 10 to 20 m
Stem: White or greyish, white milky juice, no aerial roots
Leaves: Cordate, ovate, oblong, pubescent
Flowers: Monecious flower
Inflorescence: Hypanthodium
Fruits: Syconus, false fruit, orange to red at maturity
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, CH, JM, TL
Distribution Range : SE. Pakistan to Myanmar.
Uses : Paper is obtained from fibrous bark
Tanin from bark used in dyeing clothes
