94,129
edits
Changes
no edit summary
Line 1:
Line 1:
−| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]+The '''Sacred Fig''' ''Ficus religiosa'', also known as '''Bo''' (from the [[Sinhalese]] Bo), '''Peepal''' (Pipal, Peepul) or '''Ashwattha''' tree, is a species of [[Banyan]] [[Fig]] native to [[Nepal]] and [[India]], southwest [[China]] and [[Indochina]] east to [[Vietnam]]. It is a large [[Dry season]]-[[Deciduous]] or semi-[[Evergreen]] [[Tree]] up to 30m tall and with a [[Tree trunk|trunk]] diameter of up to 3m. +[[Image:Mahabodhitree.jpg|thumb|left]] The [[Leaf|leaves]] are [[wiktionary:Cordate|cordate]] in shape with a distinctive extended tip; they are 10-17cm long and 8-12cm broad, with a 6-10cm petiole. The [[Fruit]] is a small fig 1-1.5cm diameter, green ripening purple. +The [[Bodhi tree]] and the [[Sri Maha Bodhi]] propagated from it are famous specimens of Sacred Fig. The known planting date of the latter, [[288 BC]], gives it the oldest verified age for any [[Flowering plant|angiosperm]] plant. +This plant is considered sacred by the followers of [[Hinduism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Buddhism]], and hence the name 'Sacred Fig' was given to it. [[Siddhartha Gautama]] is referred to have been sitting underneath a Bo Tree when he was [[Bodhi|enlightened]] (Bodhi), or "awakened" (Buddha). Today [[Sadhu]]s still meditate below this tree. <br> +Plaksa is a Sanskrit term for the Sacred fig. According to Macdonell and Keith (1912), it denotes the waved leaf fig-tree (''Ficus infectoria''). +In Hindu texts, the Plaksa tree is associated with the source of the [[Sarasvati River]]. The [[Skanda Purana]] states that the Sarasvati originates from the water pot of [[Brahma]] and flows from [[Plaksa]] on the Himalayas. According to Vamana Purana 32.1-4, the Sarasvati was rising from the [[Plaksa tree]] (Pipal tree).<ref>D.S. Chauhan in Radhakrishna, B.P. and Merh, S.S. (editors): Vedic Sarasvati, 1999, p.35-44 </ref> +
−Plaksa Pra-sravana denotes the place where the Sarasvati appears.<ref>Pancavimsa Brahmana, Jaiminiya Upanisad Brahmana, Katyayana Srauta Sutra, Latyayana Srauta; Macdonell and Keith 1912</ref> In the Rigveda Sutras, Plaksa Pra-sravana refers to the source of the Sarasvati.<ref>Asvalayana Srauta Sutra, Sankhayana Srauta Sutra; Macdonell and Keith 1912, II:55</ref>
−
−== Notes ==
−
−<references />
−
−== See also ==
−
−*[[Sri Maha Bodhi]]
−*[[Sitala]]
−
−== References ==
−
−*Keith and Macdonell. 1912. Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.
−*[http://iu.ff.cuni.cz/pandanus/database/details.php?plantno=400094&enc=utf&sort=ka&display=50&reswind=this&lat=&skt=on&pkt=&tam=&start=0 plaksa description]
−
−== External links ==
−
−{{commons|Ficus religiosa}}
−
−*[http://iu.ff.cuni.cz/pandanus/database/details.php?plantno=800009&enc=utf&sort=ka&display=50&reswind=this&lat=&skt=on&pkt=&tam=&start=0 sacred fig description]
−*{{ppn|b/bodhirukka.htm|Bodhi Tree}}
−
−[[Category:Ficus|Fig, Sacred]] [[Category:Flora_of_Asia]] [[Category:Flora_of_China]] [[Category:Flora_of_India]] [[Category:Flora_of_Pakistan]] [[Category:Medicinal_plants]]
{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
−| color = lightgreen
+| name = ''Ficus religiosa''
−| name = Sacred Fig
+| common_names = Sacred Fig
+| growth_habit = tree
+| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
+| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
+| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
+| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
+| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
+| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
+| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
+| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
+| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
+| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
+| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
+| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
+| color = IndianRed
| image = Bo_Tree.jpg
| image = Bo_Tree.jpg
−| image_width = 240px
+| 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. <br/>Note the distinctive leaf shape.
+| image_caption = Leaves and trunk of a Sacred Fig. Note the distinctive leaf shape.
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| regnum = Plantae
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+| classis = Magnoliopsida
−| ordo = [[Rosales]]
+| ordo = Rosales
−| familia = [[Moraceae]]
+| familia = Moraceae
−| genus = ''[[Ficus]]''
+| genus = Ficus
−| species = '''''F. religiosa'''''
+| species = religiosa
−| binomial = ''Ficus religiosa''
+}}
−{{Inc|
−}}
+Ficus religiosa, Linn. P.......... of the Hindoos. Lvs. ovate-rotund, at tip,........into a long linear-lanceolate tail-like ...........petiole 3-4 in. long; stipules minute: fr......pairs, sessile, dark purple, ½in. thick. In.....p.435.K.67a.Grows 100 ft. high, and........suspended on their long, flexible petioles,......the slightest breeze. "Quite hardy in S. .....attaining very large size."—Franceschi.
+{{SCH}}
+}}
−{{Inc|<br>Ficus religiosa, Linn. P.......... of the Hindoos. Lvs. ovate-rotund, at tip,........into a long linear-lanceolate tail-like ...........petiole 3-4 in. long; stipules minute: fr......pairs, sessile, dark purple, ½in. thick. In.....p.435.K.67a.Grows 100 ft. high, and........suspended on their long, flexible petioles,......the slightest breeze. "Quite hardy in S. .....attaining very large size."—Franceschi.
+==Cultivation==
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
−}}<br>
+===Propagation===
+{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
−===Pests and diseases===
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
−==Species==
+<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
−==Gallery==
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
−<gallery>
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+[[Image:Pipal.jpg|thumb|right]]
+[[Image:Mahabodhitree.jpg|thumb|left]]
+</gallery>
−[[Image:Pipal.jpg|thumb|right]]
+==References==
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
−== Plaksa ==
+==External links==
+*{{wplink}}
−{{stub}}
+[[Category:Categorize]]
−<!-- in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions! -->
−