Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus religiosa Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Urostigma religiosum (Linn.) Gaspar, F. affine Miq | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Peepal | Flower Type | Hypanthodium |
| English / Trade Name | Peepal, Bo tree, bodhi tree, holy tree, sacred fig | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Peepal | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up 3000 m | Fruit Type | Syconium |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Figs in axillary pairs, sessile, globose, to 1.2 cm across, dark purple when ripe; basal bracts 3, suborbicular, pubescent. |
| Habitat | Common; cultivated as well as wild. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India; widely cultivated in SE Asia. | Bark Details | Bark grey, smooth with brownish specks. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Butterfly Park , Rock garden, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 5, Sector 7, Sector 10, Sector 12, Sector 14, Sector 15, Sector 16, Sector 18, Sector 19 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 30 m high; bark grey, smooth with brownish specks. Leaves alternate, orbicular-ovate, 10-15 x 4.5-9 cm, long, acuminate, entire, undulate, thinly coriaceous, shining above, glabrous with cystolith beneath; nerves 3-5 from base; lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petioles 6-12 cm long. Figs in axillary pairs, sessile, globose, to 1.2 cm across, dark purple when ripe; basal bracts 3, suborbicular, pubescent. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, orbicular-ovate, acuminate, entire, undulate, thinly coriaceous, shining above, glabrous with cystolith beneath. |
