Scientific Name : Ficus benghalensis L.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : A very large tree with aerial roots. Leaves : Ovate, obtuse, entire, coriaceous, bud-scale stipules. Inflorescence : Hypanthodium, receptacles in sessile pairs, axillary globose, red when ripe, with 3 basal bracts. Flowers : Male flowers many near the mouth with sepals 4, lanceolate. Stamen 1. Gall flowers sepals 4, style short. Female flowers with sepals shorter than male, ovary straight, long excentric. Fruit : Syconus red, globose. Flowering and Fruiting Time : November-January Significance : Common everywhere and planted on road sides. In Hinduism, the tree is revered as a holy tree. It is also extensively featured in Ayurveda as it can be used effectively against many ailments.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
वड, Banyan Tree, Indian fig
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Synonym(s):
Ficus banyana Oken Ficus cotoneifolia Vahl Ficus cotonifolia Stokes Ficus crassinervia Kunth & C.D.Bouché Ficus indica L. Ficus karet Baill. Ficus lancifolia Moench Ficus lasiophylla Link Ficus procera Salisb. Ficus umbrosa Salisb. Perula benghalensis (L.) Raf. Urostigma bengalense (L.) Gasp.
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Family:
Moraceae
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Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa) -
Created On:
18-08-2022
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