Rajagiri Flora

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Sacred Fig
Botanical Name

Ficus religiosa L.

Common Name Sacred Fig
Local Name അരയാൽ
Family Moraceae
Campus Location

Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad

Systematic position
Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae

Sacred fig is native to Indian subcontinent and Indo-China. It is a semi-evergreen or dry-season deciduous tree grows to a height of 30 m. Leaves are cordate shaped with an extended drip tip, fruits are small figs.

  • Used in traditional medicine preparations and possess religious importance and often planted around temples. 
  • It is a shade tree.
Botanical Name

Ficus religiosa L.

Common Name Sacred Fig
Local Name അരയാൽ
Family Moraceae
Campus Location

Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad

Systematic position
Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae

Sacred fig is native to Indian subcontinent and Indo-China. It is a semi-evergreen or dry-season deciduous tree grows to a height of 30 m. Leaves are cordate shaped with an extended drip tip, fruits are small figs.

  • Used in traditional medicine preparations and possess religious importance and often planted around temples. 
  • It is a shade tree.