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Horsfieldia iryaghedhi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Myristicaceae

Scientific name
  
Horsfieldia iryaghedhi

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Magnoliales

Genus
  
Horsfieldia

Higher classification
  
Horsfieldia

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Similar
  
Horsfieldia, Myristicaceae, Horsfieldia irya, Myristica

Horsfieldia iryaghedhi is a species of plant in the Myristicaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Culture

Known as "ruk - රුක්" in Sinhala.

In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have used as the tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by sixteenth Lord Buddha called "Piyadassi - පියදස්සි". The plant is known as කුකුධ (Kukudha) in Sanskrit.

References

Horsfieldia iryaghedhi Wikipedia