Dear Dinesh, This is very interesting. I was under the impression that there was only ficus religiosa species. Could you post more pictures of Ficus arnottiana, if you have. Also can you do a comparsion between the two species with photos of leaf, tree profile, figs and the areas that they are found. F religiosa has an all India range. So what could be the range of F arnottiana? Are there any medicinal uses for it? Kind Regards Janaki Turaga
On 9/23/09, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... attaching photo of the ashta leaf. > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello friends, >> >> Some days back, I was queried whether there is any other variety of peepal >> tree (*Ficus religiosa*) ... to which I responded -- it could be the wild >> peepal or the rock peepal (*Ficus arnottiana*). >> To which I got a NO - he was aware of *F. arnottiana*. >> >> The main difference I was told lies in the leaves ... they are relatively >> fleshier, rather thick would be correct description ... these do not sway >> with the breeze or cause as much rustling sound. >> The person referred an Hindi textbook called Vrukshayurved वृक्षार्युर्वेद >> which mentions this different *peepal*, known by the name *ashta* अष्टा. >> >> Another point of difference, which I could not agree is that these trees' >> leaf's venation end up joined at the margin -- I figure this happens in * >> peepal* too. >> >> Any reasoning ? >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
