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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><i>Ficus benghalensis</i></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9B" title="বট গছ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="বট গছ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benqal_%C9%99nciri" title="Benqal ənciri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Benqal ənciri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9F" title="বট – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বট" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%ADkovn%C3%ADk_bany%C3%A1n" title="Fíkovník banyán – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Fíkovník banyán" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan-Feige" title="Banyan-Feige – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Banyan-Feige" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_viigipuu" title="Bengali viigipuu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bengali viigipuu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baniano" title="Baniano – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Baniano" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="انجیر بنگالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="انجیر بنگالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figuier_des_banians" title="Figuier des banians – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Figuier des banians" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banian" title="Banian – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Banian" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B9%D5%A6%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%A2%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Թզենի բենգալական – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Թզենի բենգալական" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7" title="न्यग्रोध – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="न्यग्रोध" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjan" title="Banjan – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Banjan" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%99" title="פיקוס בנגלי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פיקוס בנגלי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%B2" title="ಆಲ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಆಲ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengalinis_fikusas" title="Bengalinis fikusas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bengalinis fikusas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bany%C3%A1nfa" title="Banyánfa – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Banyánfa" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BD" title="പേരാൽ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പേരാൽ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89" title="تين بنغالى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تين بنغالى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0" title="बर – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="बर" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5" title="ベンガルボダイジュ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ベンガルボダイジュ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyanbuum" title="Banyanbuum – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Banyanbuum" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppelfiken" title="Poppelfiken – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Poppelfiken" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%DB%81%DA%91" title="بوہڑ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بوہڑ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figowiec_bengalski" title="Figowiec bengalski – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Figowiec bengalski" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9" title="Фикус бенгальский – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Фикус бенгальский" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%83" title="वटवृक्षः – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="वटवृक्षः" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%9C" title="නුග – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="නුග" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" title="Ficus benghalensis – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Ficus benghalensis" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figovn%C3%ADk_beng%C3%A1lsky" title="Figovník bengálsky – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Figovník bengálsky" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjanovec" title="Banjanovec – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Banjanovec" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiara" title="Kiara – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Kiara" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banianiviikuna" title="Banianiviikuna – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Banianiviikuna" 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title="Rosids">Rosids</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosales" title="Rosales">Rosales</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moraceae" title="Moraceae">Moraceae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ficus" title="Ficus"><i>Ficus</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subgenus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banyan" title="Banyan"><i>F.</i> subg. <i>Urostigma</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>F. benghalensis</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Ficus benghalensis</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">L.</a> 1753</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Ficus banyana</i> <small>Oken </small></li> <li><i>Ficus benghalensis var. krishnae</i> <small>(C. D. C.) Corner</small></li> <li><i>Ficus chauvieri</i> <small>G. Nicholson</small></li> <li><i>Ficus cotoneifolia</i> <small>Vahl</small></li> <li><i>Ficus cotonifolia</i> <small>Stokes</small></li> <li><i>Ficus crassinervia</i> <small>Kunth & C. D. Bouché</small></li> <li><i>Ficus karet</i> <small>Baill.</small></li> <li><i>Ficus krishnae</i> <small>C. D. C.</small></li> <li><i>Ficus lancifolia</i> <small>Moench</small></li> <li><i>Ficus lasiophylla</i> <small>Link</small></li> <li><i>Ficus procera</i> <small>Salisb.</small></li> <li><i>Ficus pubescens</i> <small>B. Heyne ex Roth</small></li> <li><i>Ficus umbrosa</i> <small>Salisb.</small></li> <li><i>Perula benghalensis</i> <small>Raf.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma benghalense</i> <small>(L.) Gasp.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma crassirameum</i> <small>Miq.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma procerum</i> <small>Miq.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma pseudorubrum</i> <small>Miq.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma rubescens</i> <small> Miq.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma sundaicum</i> <small>Miq.</small></li> <li><i>Urostigma tjiela</i> <small>Miq.</small><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Ficus benghalensis</b></i>, or <i><b>Ficus indica</b></i> commonly known as the <b><a href="/wiki/Banyan" title="Banyan">banyan</a></b>, <b>banyan fig</b> and <b>Indian banyan</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-GRIN_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRIN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a tree native to the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Subcontinent" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Subcontinent">Indian Subcontinent</a>. Specimens in India are among the largest trees in the world by canopy coverage. It is also known as a "<a href="/wiki/Strangler_fig" title="Strangler fig">strangler fig</a>" because like many other trees in the genus <i><a href="/wiki/Ficus" title="Ficus">Ficus</a></i> it starts out as <a href="/wiki/Epiphyte" title="Epiphyte">epiphyte</a>, that is, leaning on another tree that it ends up suffocating. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ficus_benghalensis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_(1858)_(20665373299),_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_%281858%29_%2820665373299%29%2C_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg/150px-Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_%281858%29_%2820665373299%29%2C_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="458" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_%281858%29_%2820665373299%29%2C_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg/225px-Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_%281858%29_%2820665373299%29%2C_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_%281858%29_%2820665373299%29%2C_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg/300px-Denkschriften_der_Kaiserlichen_Akademie_der_Wissenschaften_-_Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche_Classe_%281858%29_%2820665373299%29%2C_Ficus_benghalensis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="835" data-file-height="2551" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nature_printing" title="Nature printing">Nature printed</a> leaves, showing shape and venation</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Ficus benghalensis</i> is an evergreen, <a href="/wiki/Monoecy" title="Monoecy"> monoecious</a> fast-growing tree found mainly in monsoon and rainforests, that can reach a height of up to 30 meters.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is resistant to drought and mild frost. It produces propagating roots which grow downwards as <a href="/wiki/Aerial_root" title="Aerial root">aerial roots</a> on the branches that grow downward like <a href="/wiki/Liana" title="Liana">lianas</a>. Once these roots reach the ground, they take root and become woody trunks and supportive. </p><p>The figs produced by the tree are eaten by birds such as the <a href="/wiki/Indian_myna" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian myna">Indian myna</a>. Fig seeds that pass through the digestive system of birds are more likely to germinate and sprout earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reproduction">Reproduction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ficus_benghalensis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reproduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Original_research plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Original_research" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>possibly contains <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ficus_benghalensis&action=edit">improve it</a> by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifying</a> the claims made and adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">inline citations</a>. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Banyan trees reproduce easily by seed or by stake, and they often spread from the original place by means of aerial roots that anchor in the ground and begin to grow and thicken to the point that they "become independent" from the original trunk, thus managing to "emigrate" sometimes at great distances. The figs are eaten by all kinds of <a href="/wiki/Frugivorous" class="mw-redirect" title="Frugivorous">frugivorous</a> birds such as the <a href="/wiki/Coppersmith_barbet" title="Coppersmith barbet">coppersmith barbet</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Common_myna" title="Common myna">common myna</a>. Seeds that have passed through the <a href="/wiki/Digestive_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Digestive system">digestive system</a> of birds are more likely to <a href="/wiki/Germinate" class="mw-redirect" title="Germinate">germinate</a> and grow faster. </p><p>Banyan seeds can fall and grow near a tree, sometimes from the very tree from which they come, and they also usually germinate in a hollow in a trunk or in a wall or rock. Gradually they begin to grow as they have plenty of support as epiphytes on any object they can use to climb in search of <a href="/wiki/Sunlight" title="Sunlight">sunlight</a>. Under normal conditions, the tree grows until it reaches a level where it gets the most sunlight, so its height can vary considerably. For this reason, where this tree predominates in a place, rather than growing in height, they spread on the surface, looking for the gaps that are left without vegetation. In general, the crown of this tree extends over a diameter well above its height. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_significance">Cultural significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ficus_benghalensis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cultural significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Ficus benghalensis</i> is the <a href="/wiki/National_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="National tree">national tree</a> of India.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tree is considered sacred in India,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and temples are often built nearby. Due to the large size of the tree's canopy, it provides useful shade in hot climates. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Theravada_Buddhism" class="mw-redirect" title="Theravada Buddhism">Theravada Buddhism</a>, this tree is said to have been used as the tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by the twenty fourth <a href="/wiki/Buddhahood" title="Buddhahood">buddha</a> called "<a href="/wiki/Kassapa_Buddha" title="Kassapa Buddha">Kassapa - කස්සප</a>". The sacred plant is known as "Nuga - නුග" or "Maha nuga - මහ නුග" in Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is the tree under which Adhinath the first Jain Tirthankara attained Kewal Gyan or spiritual enlightenment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_specimens">Notable specimens</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ficus_benghalensis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable specimens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a more complete list, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Banyan_trees_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Banyan trees in India">List of Banyan trees in India</a>.</div> <p>The giant banyans of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> are the largest trees in the world by area of canopy coverage. Notable trees include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thimmamma_Marrimanu" title="Thimmamma Marrimanu">Thimmamma Marrimanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabirvad" title="Kabirvad">Kabirvad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Banyan" title="The Great Banyan">The Great Banyan</a></li></ul> <p>The largest known specimen of tree in the world in terms of the two dimensional area covered by its canopy is <a href="/wiki/Thimmamma_Marrimanu" title="Thimmamma Marrimanu">Thimmamma Marrimanu</a> in <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, which covers 19,107 square metres (205,670 sq ft). This tree is also the largest known specimen of tree in the world in terms of the length of its perimeter, which measures 846 metres (2,776 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Bar-Ness_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bar-Ness-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nearchus" title="Nearchus">Nearchus</a>, an admiral of <a href="/wiki/Alexander_the_Great" title="Alexander the Great">Alexander the Great</a>, described a large specimen on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Narmada_River" title="Narmada River">Narmada River</a> in contemporary <a href="/wiki/Bharuch" title="Bharuch">Bharuch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>; he may have described the specimen presently named "<a href="/wiki/Kabirvad" title="Kabirvad">Kabirvad</a>". The canopy of the specimen which <a href="/wiki/Nearchus" title="Nearchus">Nearchus</a> described was so extensive that it sheltered 7,000 men. James Forbes later described it in his <i>Oriental Memoirs</i> (1813-5) as almost 610 m (2,000 ft) in circumference and having more than 3,000 trunks.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently the area of its canopy is 17,520 square metres (188,600 sq ft) with a perimeter of 641 metres (2,103 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Bar-Ness_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bar-Ness-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other notable <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> specimens include <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Banyan" title="The Great Banyan">The Great Banyan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Acharya_Jagadish_Chandra_Bose_Indian_Botanic_Garden" title="Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden">Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanic Garden</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shibpur" title="Shibpur">Shibpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howrah" title="Howrah">Howrah</a>, which has a canopy area of 18,918 square metres (203,630 sq ft) and is about 250 years old, and <a href="/wiki/Dodda_Aladha_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Dodda Aladha Mara">Dodda Aladha Mara</a> in Kettohalli, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, which has a canopy area of 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) and is about 400 years old. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ficus_benghalensis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ripe fruits of Indian banyan. Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka"><img alt="Ripe fruits of Indian banyan. Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg/180px-Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg/270px-Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg/360px-Fruits_of_Indian_banyan_Suhrawardi_Udyan_Dhaka_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3120" data-file-height="2340" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ripe fruits of Indian banyan. <a href="/wiki/Suhrawardy_Udyan" title="Suhrawardy Udyan">Suhrawardy Udyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Banyantree.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="In front of the Edison museum in Fort Myers, Florida, US"><img alt="In front of the Edison museum in Fort Myers, Florida, US" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Banyantree.jpg/180px-Banyantree.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Banyantree.jpg/270px-Banyantree.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Banyantree.jpg/360px-Banyantree.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1470" data-file-height="1037" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">In front of the <a href="/wiki/Edison_and_Ford_Winter_Estates" title="Edison and Ford Winter Estates">Edison museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, US</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ficus tree in front of Sarkaradevi Temple, Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala"><img alt="Ficus tree in front of Sarkaradevi Temple, Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg/161px-Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg" decoding="async" width="161" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg/242px-Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg/323px-Sarkaradevi_Temple_Ficus_Tree.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="674" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ficus tree in front of <a href="/wiki/Sarkaradevi_Temple" title="Sarkaradevi Temple">Sarkaradevi Temple</a>, <a 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delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus">Lactobacillus bulgaricus</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Microber)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Days</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)" title="Independence Day (India)">Independence Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Day_(India)" title="Republic Day (India)">Republic Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Jayanti" title="Gandhi Jayanti">Gandhi Jayanti</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">Indian rupee</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Currency)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganges</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(River)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_national_calendar" title="Indian national calendar">Indian Calendar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Calendar)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Taxon_identifiers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Taxon_identifiers" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Taxon_identifiers" title="Help:Taxon identifiers">Taxon identifiers</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;"><i>Ficus benghalensis</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wikidata" title="Wikidata">Wikidata</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1405636" class="extiw" title="wikidata:Q1405636">Q1405636</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wikispecies" title="Wikispecies">Wikispecies</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benghalensis" class="extiw" title="wikispecies:Ficus benghalensis">Ficus benghalensis</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">AoFP: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1443">1443</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">APDB: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/24285">24285</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Plant_Name_Index" title="Australian Plant Name Index">APNI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/90393">90393</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System" title="Barcode of Life Data System">BOLD</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=210594">210594</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">CoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6HVXS">6HVXS</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecocrop" title="Ecocrop">Ecocrop</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ecocrop.review.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=6123">6123</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">EoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eol.org/pages/491535">491535</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/EPPO_Code" title="EPPO Code">EPPO</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/FIUBG">FIUBG</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/European_Nature_Information_System" class="mw-redirect" title="European Nature Information System">EUNIS</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/194656">194656</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_North_America" title="Flora of North America">FNA</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500648">233500648</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_Australia" title="Flora of Australia">FoAO2</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Ficus%20benghalensis">Ficus benghalensis</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility" title="Global Biodiversity Information Facility">GBIF</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gbif.org/species/5361919">5361919</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network" title="Germplasm Resources Information Network">GRIN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=16783">16783</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/INaturalist" title="INaturalist">iNaturalist</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://inaturalist.org/taxa/54880">54880</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/International_Plant_Names_Index" title="International Plant Names Index">IPNI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipni.org/n/852482-1">852482-1</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera" title="Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera">IRMNG</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11283195">11283195</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Invasive_Species_Compendium" title="Invasive Species Compendium">ISC</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24066">24066</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System">ITIS</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=506543">506543</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information" title="National Center for Biotechnology Information">NCBI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=309271">309271</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">NZOR: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nzor.org.nz/names/3c0c5b2d-7648-492a-82ec-5d489cc8849d">3c0c5b2d-7648-492a-82ec-5d489cc8849d</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Observation.org" title="Observation.org">Observation.org</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://observation.org/species/117957/">117957</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Open_Tree_of_Life" title="Open Tree of Life">Open Tree of Life</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/taxonomy/browse?id=105101">105101</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/The_Plant_List" title="The Plant List">Plant List</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2809652">kew-2809652</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a 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