Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus benghalensis Linn. |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Ficus banyana Oken, Perula benghalensis Raf. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bargad, Barh , Bahupada, Bada | Flower Type | Hypanthodium |
| English / Trade Name | Banyan tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bargad, Barh | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1500 m | Fruit Type | Syconium |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Figs subsessile, globose, silky pubescent, 1.2-1.6 cm across, purplish-red when ripe. |
| Habitat | Fairly common; miscellaneous or Sal forests or planted along road sides. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Wild in sub Himalayan tracts, planted throughout India; Sri Lanka and Pakistan. | Bark Details | Bark grayish-white, smooth, exudes milky latex when cut. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Rock garden, Sector 18, Sector 19, Sector 22, Sector 27, Sector 29, Sector 31, Sector 32, Sector 36, Sector 45, Sector 48 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, spreading trees, to 35 m high; with numerous aerial roots; bark grayish-white, smooth; young parts softly pubescent. Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, 10-18 x 5-12 cm, base rounded or subcordate, entire, obtuse, leathery; basal neraves 5-7; petioles 1-3.5 cm long. Figs. subsessile, globose, silky pubescent, 1.2-1.6 cm across, purplish-red when ripe. Basal bracts suborbicular, coriaceous. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, 10-18 x 5-12 cm, base rounded or subcordate, entire, obtuse, leathery; basal neraves 5-7; petioles 1-3.5 cm long. |
