Ficus religiosa 菩提树
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![The Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi Temple. Propagated from the Sri Maha Bodhi, which in turn is propagated from the original Bodhi Tree at this location.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Mahabodhitree1205.jpg")
![A Sacred Peepal Tree at a Hindu temple in Chandigarh, India.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Peepal_Tree_at_Mansa_Devi_Temple,_Chandigarh,_India1205.jpg")
![Typical shape of the leaf of the Ficus religiosa](/Images/godic/202501/13/Pipal1205.jpg")
Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to Indian subcontinent, south-west China and Indochina. It belongs to the Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree (in India and Nepal).