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Ficus benghalensis

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Overview

Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, or Ficus audrey commonly known as banyan, banyan fig, audrey fig and Indian banyan, is a tree native to the Indian subcontinent. The countries where it originated include Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, India, and East Himalaya. Specimens in India are among the largest trees in the world by canopy coverage. It is also known as a "strangler fig" because like many other trees in the genus Ficus it starts out as epiphyte, that is, leaning on another tree that it ends up enveloping.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Ficus benghalensis — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): ஆல் — CC BY-SA 4.0