Thai mythology

legendary progenitor of the Southwestern Tai-speaking peoples

The Nariphon (, from Pali nārīphala), also known as Makkaliphon (, from Pali makkaliphala), is a tree in Buddhist mythology which bears fruit in the shape of young female creatures. The maidens grow attached by their head from the tree branches. This tree grows at the Himaphan, a mythical forest where the female fruits are enjoyed by the Gandharvas who cut the fruits and take them away.

thumb|Thai lacquerwork painting of the [[Nariphon tree at Phra Pathom Chedi]]