- Family : MORACEAE
(Mulberry Or Fig Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
- 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 pubescens B.Heyne ex Roth; Ficus umbrosa Salisb.; Perula benghalensis (L.) Raf.; Urostigma bengalense (L.) Gasp.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus benghalensis L.
- Common name : Banyan Tree
- Vernacular name :
- Bat, Bargad (Hindi)
- Aladamara, Goli mara (Kannada)
- Aalamaram (Tamil)
- Vata (Sanskrit)
- Wad (Marathi)
- Alamaram, Peraal, Aal, Nyagrodham, Vadavriksham (Malayalam)
- Baro (Oria)
- Vargaf, Bargat (Hindi)
- Marvi, Pedda marri (Telugu)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Often on plains to 1000m. Planted as sacred tree. Stem deeply rooted and buttressed
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
- Collection Date : 14/01/1969
- Collection Nos : CJS 12154
- Collection Locality : Bourdalboore forest, Hassan district
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : Kerala
- Maharashtra : Satara district, Thane district
- Odisha : Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Jharkhand :
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lakshadweep Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lakshadweep Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan district
- Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore district
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga district
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi district
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 250
- Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
- K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
- Read more :
- Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus benghalensis
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ficus benghalensis. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.
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