Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus benghalensis L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ficus indica | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Indian banyan | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Banyan Tree, Bengal Fig And Indian Fig | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khongnang Taru | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | A globose-ellipsoid achene, dark brown |
| Habitat | Occurs in monsoon and rain forests often planted throughout the forest tract of India | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark grayish brown, smooth, younger parts softly pubescent |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Large spreading evergreen tree, epiphytic in early life with numerous aerial roots from the branches which thicken and ultimately become stilts, bark grayish brown, smooth, younger parts softly pubescent | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-ovate, 12-18 by 5-8 cm long, margin entire, obtuse at apex, rounded at base, coriaceous, glossy above, glabrescent of pubescent beneath, 5-7 veins, lateral veins 5-7 on either half of midvein, looped within the margin, prominent beneath |
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