Moraceae
Banyan
Ficus benghalensis
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
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Common names
By language (53)
- Arabic
- تين بنغالي
- Armenian
- Թզենի բենգալական, Բանիան
- arz
- تين بنغالى
- Assamese
- বট গছ
- Azerbaijani
- Benqal ənciri
- Bangla
- বট, বট গাছ
- Basque
- Baniano
- Bulgarian
- Бенгалски фикус
- Burmese
- ညောင်ထောက်ပင်, ပညောင်ပင်
- Chinese
- 孟加拉榕, 广榕, 尼拘树
- Croatian
- Banjan
- cv
- Бенгали фикусĕ
- Czech
- Fíkovník banyán
- English
- Banyan, Indian banyan, Banyan fig
- Estonian
- Bengali viigipuu
- Finnish
- Banianiviikuna, Banian, Banianviikuna
- French
- Figuier des banians, Figuier des banyans
- frr
- Banyanbuum
- German
- Banyan-Feige
- gv
- Banian
- Hebrew
- פיקוס בנגלי
- Hindi
- फिकस बेंघालेंसिस
- Hungarian
- Banyánfa, Indiai füge
- Italian
- Banyan, Baniano
- Japanese
- ベンガルボダイジュ, バンヤンジュ
- Kannada
- ಆಲ
- Korean
- 벵골보리수
- lah
- بوڑھ, برگد, بوہڑ, بڑ
- Lithuanian
- Bengalinis fikusas
- Malayalam
- പേരാൽ, Banyan, അരശ്
- Nepali
- बर
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Poppelfiken
- Persian
- انجیر بنگالی
- Polish
- Figowiec bengalski, Akszajawata, Banian, Drzewo banianowe
- Portuguese
- Figueira-de-bengala, Figueira de bengala
- Punjabi
- ਭਾਰਤੀ ਬੋਹੜ, ਬੋਹੜ
- Russian
- Фикус бенгальский, Баньян, Индийская смоковница, Ньягродха
- Sanskrit
- वटः
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉႁုင်း
- Sinhala
- නුග
- Slovak
- Figovník bengálsky, Banyan, Banyán
- Slovenian
- Banjanovec
- Spanish
- Arbol baniano, Banianos, Higuera bengali, Higuera bengalí, Higuera de Bengala, Higuera de la India, Urostigma, Árbol baniano
- Sundanese
- Kiara
- Swedish
- Banjan
- Tamil
- ஆல்
- tcy
- ಆಲದ ಮರ
- Telugu
- మర్రి, మర్రి చెట్టు
- Thai
- ไกร, กร่าง, นิโครธ, ต้นกร่าง, ต้นนิโครธ, ต้นไกร
- Turkish
- Banyan
- Ukrainian
- Бенгальський фікус, Баньян, Фікус бенгальський
- Urdu
- برگد, برگت, بڑ
- Vietnamese
- Đa tròn lá
Synonyms
- Ficus banyana Oken
- Ficus benghalensis var. benghalensis
- Ficus benghalensis var. krishnae (C.DC.) Corner
- Ficus chauvieri G.Nicholson
- Ficus cotoneaefolia Vahl
- Ficus cotonifolia Stokes
- Ficus crassinervia Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Ficus indica L.
- Ficus karet Baill.
- Ficus karet (Miq.) King
- 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.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rijuroy89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ramnarayan K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.