What plant is the seed of Vajra Bodhi?

1. What is

Vajra Bodhi is the seed of Elaeocarpus umbellata, an evergreen broad-leaved plant that grows in tropical and subtropical areas. Elaeocarpus umbellata is a very common plant, but it does not necessarily produce the hard and beautiful Vajra seeds of Elaeocarpus umbellata.

Elaeocarpus rotundus is very common in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including southern China, where it also grows in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. However, the Vajra Bodhi produced by Elaeocarpus rotundus in Nepal is the best.

2. The difference in the number of petals

Remove the flesh of the fruit of the Elaeocarpus rotundus, and the core inside is the Vajra Bodhi seed. The most common Vajra Bodhi has five petals and is very cheap. Some Bodhi seeds have six petals, which are more valuable. There are also those with seven or eight petals, and even as many as seventeen petals. Vajra Bodhi with different numbers of petals has different meanings.