About Banyan Tree
Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, or Ficus audrey commonly known as banyan, banyan fig, audrey 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. It is also known as a "strangler fig" because like many other trees in the genus Ficus it starts out as epiphyte, that is, leaning on another tree that it ends up enveloping.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus benghalensis
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sub Himalayan tracks, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बरगद Bargad, वट Vat, bot
- Nepali
- बर Bar, बर
- Bengali
- বট গাছ Bot-Gacha
- Tamil
- ஆல் Aal, அன்னபம் Annapam, அவரோகி Avaroki
- Telugu
- బహుపాదము Bahu-Padamu, భాండీరము Bhandiramu, మర్రి Marri
- Kannada
- ಆಲದಮರ Aaladamara, ಗೋಳಿದಮರ Golidamara, ವಟ Vata
- Malayalam
- പേരാൽ Peraal
- Marathi
- वड Vad, वट Vat, वड
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Banyan Tree belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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