Ficus benghalensis L.
Very large tree with aerial roots , large branches , bark greyish white , moderately hard without heart wood . Leaves large , leathery , glossy , green , elliptical , bud scale stipules . Flowers hypanthodium , receptacle in sessile pairs , axillary globose , red . Male flowers with 4 sepals , 1 stamen . Female flowers with sepals shorter than male . Fruit syconus red , globose . Seeds syconium .
- Family: Moraceae
- Habit: Habit : Large tree with arial roots
- Habitat: Seasonally dry tropical biome
- Status : Common
Vernacular names
English - Banyan tree
Hindi - Barh
Malayalam - Peraal
Tamil - Alai
Kannada - Aala
Medicinal Uses
* Plant part are used to cure nervous disorders such as anxiety
* Treatment of wounds
* Plant part are used to skin treatment
* Cures eye diseases
* Effective for treatment of ulcer
