Benjamin tree
Ficus benjamina
Also known as Java Fig, Golden Fig, Weeping Fig, Benjamin Fig
About Benjamin tree
Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia. It is the official tree of Bangkok. The species is also naturalized in the West Indies and in the states of Florida and Arizona in the United States. Its small fruit are favored by some birds. Ficus trees have proved to have environmental benefits in urban areas, such as acting as biomonitors. The species is also associated with some allergens.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus benjamina
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Distribution
- India, Bhutan, China, Bangaladesh, Malesia to Solomon Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, N. Ausralia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- पुकर pukar
- Nepali
- समी Sami, स्वामी Swami, शमी
- Bengali
- লক্ষ পাকুড়
- Tamil
- நீண்டமரவகை nintamaravakai, வெள்ளால் vellal, வெள்ளால்
- Telugu
- Konda golugu, konda zuvvi, పెద్దాzఉవ్వీ pedda zuvvi
- Kannada
- ಜಾವಾಅತ್ತಿ Java atthi, ಜೀವಿ Jeevi
- Malayalam
- putra juvi, വെള്ളാൽ
- Marathi
- नांदरूक nandaruk, नांदरूख nandarukh
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Benjamin tree belongs to the Moraceae family.
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