Thanks for sharing these pics Sukla Ji..a grand tree, deeply associated with our culture and heritage, I remember enjoying the soothing shade of banyan trees in hot summers as they are centre points of community gathering places..
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > *Ficus benghalensis *L. is the National > tree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_tree>of India. > > > *Ficus benghalensis*, the *Indian Banyan*, is a large and extensive > growing tree of the Indian > subcontinent<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinent>. > *It* produces propagating roots which grow downwards as aerial > roots<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_root>. > Other names are also known as 'Bengal fig', 'Indian fig'. As it grows it > starts to produces aerial roots from horizontal branches, which take root > where they touch the ground. These "prop roots" will create a forest on > their own. The fruit or fig is orange to red as it matures and contains > many very small seeds. > > > Places and dates: Habit- Gour, Maldah (North Bengal), during Feb. 2012; > fruits & prop roots- Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal in Nov. 2013. > > > Thanks, > Sukla > ------------------------------------------------ > Sukla Chanda, PhD > Science & Education, > The Field Museum, Chicago IL. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
