<Li> Urostigma affine Miq . </Li> <Li> Urostigma religiosum (L .) Gasp . </Li> <P> Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family . It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree (in India and Nepal). The sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism . It is the type of tree that Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment under, and Hindu and Jain ascetics also consider the tree to be sacred and often meditate under them . </P> <P> Ficus religiosa is a large dry season - deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft). The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended drip tip; they are 10--17 centimetres (3.9--6.7 in) long and 8--12 centimetres (3.1--4.7 in) broad, with a 6--10 centimetres (2.4--3.9 in) petiole . The fruits are small figs 1--1.5 centimetres (0.39--0.59 in) in diameter, green ripening to purple . </P>

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