Ficus benjamina L.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus benjamina subsp. comosa (Roxb.) Panigrahi & Murti; Ficus benjamina var. nuda (Miq.) M.F.Barrett; Ficus comosa Roxb.; Ficus cuspidatocaudata Hayata; Ficus dictyophylla Wall.; Ficus haematocarpa Blume ex Decne.; Ficus neglecta Decne.; Ficus nepalensis Blanco; Ficus nitida Thunb.; Ficus notobor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus papyrifera Griff.; Ficus parvifolia Oken; Ficus pendula Link; Ficus pyrifolia Salisb.; Ficus reclinata Desf.; Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq.; Ficus striata Roth; Ficus umbrina Elmer; Ficus xavieri Merr.; Urostigma benjaminum (L.) Miq.; Urostigma benjaminum var. nudum (Miq.) Miq.; Urostigma haematocarpum Miq.; Urostigma neglectum Miq.; Urostigma nitidum (Thunb.) Miq.; Urostigma nitidum Gasp.; Urostigma nudum Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus benjamina L.
  • Common name : Benjamin tree, Java Fig, Golden Fig, Weeping Fig, Benjamin Fig.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Malai Ichi (Tamil)
    • Jili, vellal (Malayalam)
    • Konda golugu, Konda juvi, Putra juvi (Telugu)
    • Malai ichi (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Planted
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in plains to hills up to 1000m. A number of variants of this species are often found in gardens and avenues
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Mysuru district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island),Rutland Island
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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
    • 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
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • J.V Sudhakar, N. Chandramohan Reddy, G.V.S Murthy (2017). Figs of Eastern Ghats, India. pp.108-110.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 249
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 391
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus benjamina. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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