Scientific Name: Ficus religiosa
Date Collected: April 22, 2011
Location Collected: At UCLA Botanical Garden near the 2nd entrance from the street of Hilgard, where the plant is facing toward the street and is near a fence.
Habitat: Usually cultivated, the F.religiosa is found in areas of full sun or a filtered sun with a land fertility of well-drained soil, and climate is at warm temperature.
Nativity: Not native to California, but native to Western Asia & Southeast Asia, specifically at India, & Sri Lanka to Nepal, southern China, and Vietnam.
Special Notes: Also known as the peepal tree, this plant is used as a medicinal herb which serves also as tonic for body. In addition, they can be used as bandages to the body to prevent the growth of pus, but only in its preliminary stage.
Resources: ITIS Standard Report Page
Peepal Tree Values
Bo-Tree, Ficus Religiosa
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