In Indian mythology, dvīpa (Devnagari: द्वीप "peninsula, island"; also mahadvipa "great island") is the term for the major divisions of the terrestrial sphere, sometimes translated as "continents". There are 7 dvipas. The list of seven (sapta-dvipa) is (e.g. Mahabharata 6.604 ):

1. Jambu ("Indian Blackberry tree")
2. Plaksha ("Ficus religiosa (Peepal) tree")
3. Shalmali ("Bombax tree")
4. Kusha ("grass")
5. Kraunca ("Mountain")
6. Shaka (" Pine tree")
7. Pushkara (" Maple tree")