Ficus religiosa L.
Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (14)
Photo: Mark Hyde
University of Zimbabwe grounds
Photo: Mark Hyde
University of Zimbabwe grounds
Photo: Mark Hyde
University of Zimbabwe grounds
Photo: Mark Hyde
University of Zimbabwe grounds
Photo: Mark Hyde
University of Zimbabwe grounds
Photo: Mark Hyde
University of Zimbabwe grounds
Photo: Mark Hyde
Park Lane alongside Monomatapa carpark
Photo: Mark Hyde
Park Lane alongside Monomatapa carpark
Photo: Mark Hyde
Park Lane alongside Monomatapa carpark
Photo: Mark Hyde
Pegasus House, Samora Machel Avenue
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harare Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Park Lane, Harare
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
|
|
Common names:
|
Bo (English)
Bo tree (English)
Bodhi (English)
Peepul (English)
Sacred fig (English)
Tree of Enlightenment (English)
|
Frequency:
|
|
Status:
|
Cultivated and rarely becoming naturalised |
Description:
|
Large tree to 30 m. Leaves drooping: petiole 5-11 cm long, glabrous; lamina broadly ovate, 6-15 cm (excluding the acumen) × 5.5-14 cm, glossy dark green above, paler and duller green beneath; apex drawn out into an exceptionally long (3-8 cm) drip-tip or acumen. Fruit round or strongly dorsiventrally flattened, 7 mm long × 10-14 mm wide, sessile, glabrous, red or purple when ripe. Basal bracts in threes. |
Notes:
|
Occasionally planted and escaping from time to time in Harare. |
Derivation of specific name:
|
religiosa: of religious significance |
Habitat:
|
In cracks in pavements and at the edge of roads. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
|
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution:
|
Its native distribution is from India to Southern China, Vietnam and northern Thailand but it is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
|
C |
Growth form(s):
|
Tree.
|
Endemic status:
|
|
Red data list status:
|
|
Insects associated with this species:
|
Platyscapa quadriceps (Pollinated by this insect) Glyphodes negatalis (Larval foodplant)
|
Spot characters:
|
Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Saturday 2 July 2016 |
Literature:
|
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 272 - 274. (Includes a picture).
|
Other sources of information about Ficus religiosa:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi:
cultivated Ficus religiosaFlora of Zambia:
cultivated Ficus religiosaFlora of Zimbabwe:
cultivated Ficus religiosaExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
Ficus religiosaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library):
Ficus religiosaEOL (Encyclopedia of Life):
Ficus religiosaGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility):
Ficus religiosaGoogle:
Web -
Images -
ScholariNaturalist:
Ficus religiosaIPNI (International Plant Names Index):
Ficus religiosaJSTOR Plant Science:
Ficus religiosaMansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops:
Ficus religiosaPlants of the World Online:
Ficus religiosaTropicos:
Ficus religiosaWikipedia:
Ficus religiosa
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Ficus religiosa. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167380, retrieved 12 December 2024
Site software last modified: 21 September 2024 11:16am (GMT +2)
Terms of use