Flora / Plantstubschool: modern· Svoboda — Vāstu

Plakṣa (Ficus lacor / wavy-leaved fig)

प्लक्षplakṣa
flo-plaksha

Definition

A sacred fig (Ficus lacor), one of the four holy Ficus assigned to directions in Vāstu. Svoboda: gives good results in the NORTH, and is inauspicious in the SOUTH. ⚑ Likely the 'Peepal (likely plakṣa)' rendered at BS 53.85 (rul-fig-trees-by-direction), where Peepal is beneficial-N / untoward-S — same direction pairing; flagged for cross-book confirmation, NOT merged.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Connections (2)

avoided-in · 1
  • dir-dakshinaTraditional
    Plakṣa is inauspicious in the south. [TRADITIONAL — Svoboda]
placed-in · 1
  • dir-uttaraTraditional
    Plakṣa (Ficus lacor) is said to give good results in the north (and is inauspicious in the south). [TRADITIONAL — Svoboda; binomial his, scheme received Vāstu]

Sources

  • txt-svoboda-vastuch. 9 'Trees' footnote (PDF pp.241–242)Traditional✓ verifiedPlakṣa (Ficus lacor) good in the north, inauspicious in the south

Other attributes

Flora Class
tree
Part Used
whole
See Also
["rul-fig-trees-by-direction"]
Ecological Role
sacred fig; milky-sap (the holy exception among milky-sap trees, which are otherwise disfavoured — PDF p.239)
Cultivation
assign to the north (good) — PDF pp.241–242 footnote