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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.
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.
Jan 8, 2024 · Imbibed with Vata balancing characteristics, Banyan is used for the treatment and management of diarrhoea, dysentery, leucorrhea, piles, gum and teeth disorders, lower back and rheumatic pain, female infertility, ear problems, skin and hair woes, nasal troubles, nausea and diabetes.
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.
"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.
Jul 23, 2022 · Ficus Benghalensis: All you need to know about the Ficus Audrey plant. Marijke Puts. | Updated on: July 23, 2022. The Ficus Audrey plant is a popular member of the Ficus genus. It is an evergreen perennial tree plant that could serve as both an indoor ornamental plant and an outdoor plant. Bioma Plants.
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. O. ficus-indica is a tropical and subtropical plant that grows in arid and semi-arid climates with a geographical distribution encompassing Mexico, Latin America, South Africa and Mediterranean countries (Butera et al., 2002; From: Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2016
