Horsfieldia iryaghedhi
Horsfieldia iryaghedhi is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. 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 buddha called "Piyadassi - පියදස්සි". The plant is known as කුකුධ  (Kukudha) in Sanskrit. References

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Endemic flora of Sri Lanka
Critically endangered flora of Asia
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