Indian banyan

Banyan
	The Great Banyan in Howrah, Kolkata
	Banyan figs at Indira Gandhi Zoo Park, Visakhapatnam
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	Urostigma
Species:	Ficus benghalensis
Binomial name
	Ficus benghalensis; L. 1753
Synonyms
	Ficus banyana Oken ; Ficus benghalensis var. krishnae (C. D. C.) Corner; Ficus chauvieri G. Nicholson; Ficus cotoneifolia Vahl; Ficus cotonifolia Stokes; Ficus crassinervia Kunth & C. D. Bouché; Ficus karet Baill.; Ficus krishnae C. D. C.; Ficus lancifolia Moench; Ficus lasiophylla Link; Ficus procera Salisb.; Ficus pubescens B. Heyne ex Roth; Ficus umbrosa Salisb.; Perula benghalensis Raf.; Urostigma benghalense (L.) Gasp.; Urostigma crassirameum Miq.; Urostigma procerum Miq.; Urostigma pseudorubrum Miq.; Urostigma rubescens Miq.; Urostigma sundaicum Miq.; Urostigma tjiela Miq.;

The Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis) is a tree that grows in India and Bangladesh. Some Indian banyan trees are among the largest trees in the world. It is recognized as the National trees of both countries of the Indian subcontinent

ReferencesEdit

↑ The Plant List, Ficus benghalensis Linnaeus.

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[1] The Plant List, Ficus benghalensis Linnaeus.

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Banyan

The Great Banyan in Howrah, Kolkata

Banyan figs at Indira Gandhi Zoo Park, Visakhapatnam
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	Urostigma
Species:	Ficus benghalensis
Binomial name
*Ficus benghalensis* L. 1753
Synonyms
Ficus banyana Oken Ficus benghalensis var. krishnae (C. D. C.) Corner Ficus chauvieri G. Nicholson Ficus cotoneifolia Vahl Ficus cotonifolia Stokes Ficus crassinervia Kunth & C. D. Bouché Ficus karet Baill. Ficus krishnae C. D. C. Ficus lancifolia Moench Ficus lasiophylla Link Ficus procera Salisb. Ficus pubescens B. Heyne ex Roth Ficus umbrosa Salisb. Perula benghalensis Raf. Urostigma benghalense (L.) Gasp. Urostigma crassirameum Miq. Urostigma procerum Miq. Urostigma pseudorubrum Miq. Urostigma rubescens Miq. Urostigma sundaicum Miq. Urostigma tjiela Miq.^[1]