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Ficus benghalensis, or Ficus indica commonly known as the banyan, banyan fig and Indian banyan, is a tree native to the Indian Subcontinent. Specimens in India are among the largest trees in the world by canopy coverage.
"Banyan" often specifically denotes Ficus benghalensis (the "Indian banyan"), which is the national tree of India, though the name has also been generalized to denominate all figs that share a common life cycle and used systematically in taxonomy to denominate the subgenus Urostigma.
Ficus benghalensis L. | Species. Accepted. 🗒 Synonyms. 🗒 Common Names. 📚 Overview. Overview. Summary. One of the most important trees in Indian history, the Banyan tree is the national tree of India. Characterised by descending aerial roots, each of which can grow into new trunks, thus this tree expands like a small forest.
May 22, 2017 · Banyan tree – Ficus benghalensis is an Ayurveda plant for the treatment of wounds, skin diseases, eye diseases, leucorrhea, diabetes and diarrhea. It is called Vata in Ayurveda.
Banyan, (Ficus benghalensis), unusually shaped tree of the mulberry family (Moraceae) native to the Indian subcontinent. The banyan reaches a height up to 30 metres (100 feet) and spreads laterally indefinitely.
A large, evergreen to deciduous, up to 20 (-25) m tall, with wide leafy crown and branches spreading up to 100 m or more with pillar-like prop roots and accessory trunks. Trunk massive, fluted, bark grey, smooth, young softly white puberulous.
Spreading trees, to 30 m high; aerial roots numerous from the branches; bark 10-12 mm thick, greyish-white, smooth, exfoliating in irregular flakes; blaze dull red; exudation milky latex; young parts softly pubescent; branchlets light brownish.
Ficus benghalensis L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Moraceae. Ficus benghalensis L. First published in Sp. Pl.: 1059 (1753) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent, Andaman Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Mar 21, 2022 · For those who have loved and lost the finicky fiddle leaf fig, we introduce ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis). A close relative of the fiddle leaf fig, ficus Audrey is easier to grow and care for indoors and has a similar growth habit and appearance.
Ficus benghalensis L. – Banyan. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/ficus-benghalensis, accessed 2024/04/11.
