Palm sugar sap ('toddy') from the flowers. The date palm has two species, "Phoenix dactylifera" and "P. sylvestris", and both are sources of palm sugar. "P. dactylifera" is common in the Mediterranean and Middle East. "P. sylvestris" is native to Asia, mainly Pakistan and India. Date palms are cultivated mainly for dates. Palm sugar is made from the tree's sap. The nipa palm ("Nypa fruticans") is native to the coastlines and tropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm tree that grows in a watery mangrove biome. Only its leaves and flowers grow above water. Palm sugar
Cursing the fig tree Hindu tradition, as stated in such texts as the Bhagavad Gītā, the Kaṭhopaniṣad and the Ṛg Veda, the banyan tree, or Indian fig-tree, is a symbol for the human race. As stated in the commentary to the Bhagavad Gītā, there are current theories which are confirmed by the author that Jesus was educated in India. In the story of the fig tree, Jesus sees that the tree does not bear fruit for him and so he curses it. The Hindu interpretation of this story, as stated in the Bhagavad Gītā, is that Jesus was a criminal who was considered an