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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Moraceae | | |familia=Moraceae |
− | |genus=Ficus | + | |genus=Ficus |
| |species=religiosa | | |species=religiosa |
| + | |common_name=Sacred Fig |
| |habit=tree | | |habit=tree |
| |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| |max_zone=12 | | |max_zone=12 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Bo_Tree.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| + | |image_caption=Leaves and trunk of a Sacred Fig. Note the distinctive leaf shape. |
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| + | The '''Sacred Fig''' ('''''Ficus religiosa''''') or '''Bo-Tree''' (from the [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] ''bo'')<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, 1971, p.1014</ref> is a [[species]] of [[banyan]] [[ficus|fig]]. It is a large [[dry season]]-[[deciduous]] or semi-[[evergreen]] [[tree]] up to 30 [[m]] tall and with a [[tree trunk|trunk]] diameter of up to 3 m. |
− | | name = ''Ficus religiosa''
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− | | common_names = Sacred Fig
| + | The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[Wiktionary:Cordate|cordate]] in shape with a distinctive extended tip; they are 10–17 cm long and 8–12 cm broad, with a 6–10 cm petiole. The [[fruit]] is a small fig 1-1.5 cm diameter, green ripening purple. |
− | | growth_habit = tree
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− | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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− | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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− | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | |
− | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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− | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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− | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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− | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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− | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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− | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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− | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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− | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> | |
− | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | |
− | | color = IndianRed
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− | | image = Bo_Tree.jpg | |
− | | image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --> | |
− | | image_caption = Leaves and trunk of a Sacred Fig. Note the distinctive leaf shape.
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− | | regnum = Plantae
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− | | divisio = Magnoliophyta
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− | | classis = Magnoliopsida
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− | | ordo = Rosales
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− | | familia = Moraceae
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− | | genus = Ficus
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− | | species = religiosa
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| {{Inc| | | {{Inc| |
| Ficus religiosa, Linn. Peepul Tree of the Hindoos. Lvs. ovate-rotund, at the apex produced into a long linear-lanceolate tail-like appendage; petiole 3-4 in. long; stipules minute: fr. in axillary pairs, sessile, dark purple, ½in. thick. India. Grows 100 ft. high, and the leaves, suspended on their long, flexible petioles, rustle in the slightest breeze. "Quite hardy in S. Calif. but not attaining very large size."—Franceschi. | | Ficus religiosa, Linn. Peepul Tree of the Hindoos. Lvs. ovate-rotund, at the apex produced into a long linear-lanceolate tail-like appendage; petiole 3-4 in. long; stipules minute: fr. in axillary pairs, sessile, dark purple, ½in. thick. India. Grows 100 ft. high, and the leaves, suspended on their long, flexible petioles, rustle in the slightest breeze. "Quite hardy in S. Calif. but not attaining very large size."—Franceschi. |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 1
| + | File:Ficus religiosa.JPG| photo 1 |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 2
| + | File:FicusReligiosa02 Asit.JPG| photo 2 |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 3
| + | File:Starr 050516-1220 Ficus religiosa.jpg| photo 3 |
− | [[Image:Pipal.jpg|thumb|right]]
| + | File:FicusReligiosa04 Asit.jpg |
− | [[Image:Mahabodhitree.jpg|thumb|left]]
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| {{stub}} | | {{stub}} |
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