There is one Pimparni(Marathi) tree in Konkan area but different from Thespesia or Paras bhendi. I coudn't find any details on net. Do you mean that? The leaves are similar to Peepal Satish Phadke
2009/9/23 JANAKI TURAGA <janakitur...@gmail.com> > 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 <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ... attaching photo of the ashta leaf. >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
