Native Range
Native to Asia.
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Ficus benghalensis
ஆல்Tree
Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, or Ficus audrey commonly known as the 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.
FamilyMoraceae
GenusFicus
NativeAsia
LifespanLong-lived perennial
Regional / Multilingual Information
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Indian Languages
Englishहिन्दीதமிழ்संस्कृतम्বাংলাಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംతెలుగు
EnglishBanyan Tree, Indian BanyanEN
हिन्दीफिकस बेंघालेंसिसHI
தமிழ்ஆல்TA
संस्कृतम्वटःSA
বাংলাবটBN
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Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, or Ficus audrey commonly known as the 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.