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Ficus benghalensis L.

Synonyms

Ficus banyana, Ficus chauvieri, Ficus cotoneifolia, Ficus crassinervia, Ficus indica, Ficus krishnae, Ficus lasiophylla, Ficus umbrifera, Ficus umbrosa, Perula benghalensis, Urostigma bengalense

Common names

Indian Banyan

Extract from Wikipedia article

Ficus benghalensis, commonly known as the Indian banyan, is a tree which is native to the Indian subcontinent. Specimens in India are among the largest trees in the world by canopy coverage.

Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) fig tree with fruits at Mousa Bin Nusair Street, Al Doha Al Jadeeda area. Doha, Qatar, June 1, 2013
Mousa Bin Nusair Street, Doha, Qatar

Sikkat Al Mirsal with Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) fig tree near Mansoura Street, Najma area. Doha, Qatar, June 7, 2013
105 Al Mansoura Street, Doha, Qatar

Trunk of Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Fruits of Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) near Al Istiqlal Street near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 11, 2014
Al Shabi St, Doha, Qatar

Leaf of Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)(?) near Al Istiqlal Street near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 11, 2014
Al Shabi St, Doha, Qatar

Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)(?) fruits near Al Istiqlal Street near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, September 25, 2014
Al Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar

Ficus benghalensis(?) near Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2014
Al Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar

Trunk of Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, November 23, 2014
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Trunk of Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, June 1, 2015
Al Baaya Street, Doha, Qatar

Trunk texture of Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, June 1, 2015
Al Baaya Street, Doha, Qatar

Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, November 30, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park at early morning. Doha, Qatar, November 30, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Ficus benghalensis, Wikipedia article
• Ficus benghalensis from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.