Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, south-west China and Indochina. It belongs to the Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as the Bo-Tree (from the Sanskrit Bodhi: "wisdom", "enlightened", and as a Sinhalization of this the Sinhala Bo) or Peepal or Pippal (in India).

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 tip; they are 10--17 cm long and 8--12 cm broad, with a 6--10 cm petiole. The fruits are small figs 1-1.5 cm in diameter, green ripening to purple.

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