Rank Species | 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
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