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Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
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- IndiaNetzone - Banyan Tree, Indian Tree
- Feedipedia - Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
- ARC Publications - Banyan Tree (Vad) - An Immortal Tree
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Ficus benjamina
- Academia - A Review Study on Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Ficus benghalensis (Indian Banyan Tree)
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Also known as: Bengal fig, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, Indian banyan, banyan fig
- Also called:
- Indian banyan or banyan fig
- Related Topics:
- Ficus
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. Aerial roots that develop from its branches descend and take root in the soil to become new trunks. One tree may in time assume the appearance of a very dense thicket as a result of the tangle of roots and trunks. One individual, known as Thimmamma Marrimanu, in Andhra Pradesh, India, is thought to have the broadest canopy of any tree in the world. The banyan is the national tree of India.