Changes

|genus=Ficus

|genus=Ficus

|species=benghalensis

|species=benghalensis

|habit=tree

|habit=tree

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|exposure=sun

|exposure=sun

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|Temp Metric=°F

|Temp Metric=°F

|min_zone=11

|min_zone=11

|max_zone=12

|max_zone=12

|image=Upload.png

|image=Gomero de la India, Parque Mitre, Corrientes.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

}}

}}

'''''Ficus benghalensis''''', also known as '''Bengal fig''', '''Indian fig''', '''East Indian fig''', '''Indian Banyan''' or simply '''Banyan''', also '''''borh''''', '''''nyagrodha''''' and '''''wad''''' or '''''Vad/Vat''''' or '''''Peral''''', is a [[species]] of [[banyan]] endemic to [[Bangladesh]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. In Sanskrt the name is Vatavrkscha, which can be spelled alternately as WataWrkscha (the use of Sch a la German here denoting a difference of sound from the more common Sh), the name thus given understood all over India. It can grow into a giant tree covering several [[hectare]]s. ''Ficus benghalensis'' produces propagating roots which grow downwards as slender [[vine]]. Once these roots reach the ground, they take root and grow into woody trunks that can become indistinguishable from the main trunk.

| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

 

| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

The figs are eaten by birds and mammals. Fig seeds are dispersed by birds.<ref>Midya, S.; R. L. Brahmachary (1991) The Effect of Birds Upon Germination of Banyan (Ficus bengalensis) Seeds. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 7(4):537-538.</ref>

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

 

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->

| ordo =    <!--- Order -->

{{Inc|

{{Inc|

Ficus benghalensis, Linn. Banyan Tree. Also written bengalensis. Young parts softly pubescent: nerves prominent; petiole 6-18 lines long; stipules 9-12 lines long: fr. in pairs, sessile, globose, puberulous, red, about the size of a small cherry. Trop. Afr., India.— A tree, 70-100 ft. high, rooting from the branches, thus forming accessory trunks and extending the growth of the tree indefinitely.—There are vigorous specimens growing outdoors at Miami, Fla.

Ficus benghalensis, Linn. Banyan Tree. Also written bengalensis. Young parts softly pubescent: nerves prominent; petiole 6-18 lines long; stipules 9-12 lines long: fr. in pairs, sessile, globose, puberulous, red, about the size of a small cherry. Trop. Afr., India.— A tree, 70-100 ft. high, rooting from the branches, thus forming accessory trunks and extending the growth of the tree indefinitely. For an explanation of the confusion between F. benghalensis and F. indica, see Hooker's Flora Brit. India 5:499, 500. K. 13.—There are vigorous specimens growing outdoors at Miami, Fla.

 

{{SCH}}

{{SCH}}

}}

}}

<gallery>

<gallery>

Image:Upload.png| photo 1

Image:Banyantree.jpg| Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) in front of the Edison museum in Fort Myers, Florida

Image:Upload.png| photo 2

Image:Upload.png| photo 3

Image:Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)- Female looking for ripe Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) figs in Secunderabad W IMG 6636.jpg| Asian Koel ''[[Eudynamys scolopacea]]'' Female looking for ripe figs in  [[Hyderabad, India]].

Image:Baniano 1.jpg|Propagating roots from a Ficus benghaliensis, used to travel to a place with more sun

</gallery>

</gallery>

{{stub}}

{{stub}}