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Ficus benghalensis

Authority	L.
Family	Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Urticales:Moraceae
Synonyms
Common names	al, ala, alada mara, alam, arvore da gralha, bahupada, banya, banyan tree, bar, bargad, Bengal fig, bor, bot, figueira da India, figueira de Bengala, marri, palmatoria do inferno, peddamari, vad, vada, vada tree, vadlo, vata, vatam, vati, vor, wad, war
Editor
Ecocrop code	6123

Notes
SOURCES Webb D 1984 pp 181 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, DEP, FER, LIG, KTMP, USE] Troup R 1921 pp 864 INSPIRE species 98 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, DEP, LIG, USE] KILLING T Moderately frost resistant. GROWING PERIOD Perennial evergreen tree, though the tree in dry localities can become leafless for a short time in the hot season. COMMON NAMES Banyan, Bor, Bar, Bargat, Wad, Al, Alada, Ala, Pyinyaung. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: F. indica, Urostigma bengalense. Banyan can be found at elevations between 500-1200 m. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 10-30°N. The tree can reach a height of 20-30 m and crown covers of more than 65 m in diameter are not rare. Banyan is drought hardy. In the forest it can be a very noxious weed, occupying a large amount of space to the exclusion of more useful species. Further it is very destuctive to walls and buildings and extremely difficult to eradicate.
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