Ficus benghalensis
1. Ficus benghalensis, banyan (E) / nuga (S) al (T)
Leaves: spirally arraged,ovate, base cordate, lateral veins 5-6 pairs, with 2-4 pairs at base, 10 intercostals with regular reticulate veins, beneath puberulous.
Trunk: rooting from spreading branches large; latex milky.
Flowers: I-globose, sessile, axillary, paired.
Fruits: figs ripening orange to red, depressed globose.
Site: roadsides; widespread.
Uses: ornamental; sap, B-medicinal; aerial roots-brushing teeth; shade tree, sacred tree.
Leaves: spirally arraged,ovate, base cordate, lateral veins 5-6 pairs, with 2-4 pairs at base, 10 intercostals with regular reticulate veins, beneath puberulous.
Trunk: rooting from spreading branches large; latex milky.
Flowers: I-globose, sessile, axillary, paired.
Fruits: figs ripening orange to red, depressed globose.
Site: roadsides; widespread.
Uses: ornamental; sap, B-medicinal; aerial roots-brushing teeth; shade tree, sacred tree.
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