via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > F <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/f> > *Ficus benghalensis* L. ... *family*: Moraceae [image: Vatvruksh (Sanskrit: वटवृक्ष)] <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4663664848%2Fin%2Fphotolist-877v5C-6Ev7r7-6Ev615-6EqUyK-6Ev6G3-6EqXst-6nPfXq-62pzWh-62kn9k-62kmdn-5Vkbuf-5PLenx-5PQsxQ-5fyQY7-5fuSSz-5fv3J2-5fzqmU-5fzsQd-877w9d-4LYcuk&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzci3isdYDTe0Asdn9TezUoPa8y-4w>
[image: Flowers of India] [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/Ficus%20benghalensis> [image: more views in flickr] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DFicusbenghalensis%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdvh7QCe1f2gQySi00ZRIczUhsUjA> [image: more views on Google Earth] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DFicusbenghalensis%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeRU7nCp1sJ41Vurxsu9NMcLMU2Pg> *FY-kus* or *FIK-us* -- from Latin for *Ficus carica*, an edible fig ... Dave's Botanary <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DFicus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeMN1OG8Fb7FFRQENg51AEfZs1cRA> *ben-gal-EN-sis* -- of or from Bengal (India); sometimes spelled *bengalensis* ... Dave's Botanary <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dbenghalensis&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdI5Vtr3mo4LPz4zRXMsSRzdUIPrQ> *commonly known as*: banyan <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/banyan> , Bengal fig <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/bengal-fig> , Indian fig <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-fig> • *Assamese*: বড়গছ borgos <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/baragacha-borgos> , বট-বৃক্ষ bot-brikkho <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/bata-brksa-bot-brikkho> • *Bengali*: বট গাছ bot-gacha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/bata-gacha-bot-gacha> • *Gujarati*:વડ vad <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/vada-vad> , વટ vat <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/vata-vat> • *Hindi*: बड़ bar <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bara-bar-1> , बर bar <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bara-bar> , बरगद bargad <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/baragada-bargad> , बट bat <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bata-bat> , वट vat <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/vata-vat> • *Kannada*: ಆಲದಮರ aaladamara <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/aladamara-aaladamara> , ಗೋಳಿದಮರ golidamara <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/golidamara-golidamara> , ವಟ vata <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/vata-vata> • *Kashmiri*: वर् war <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kashmiri/var-war> • *Konkani*: गोळी रूकु goli rooku <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/goli-ruku-goli-rooku> , वडा रूकु vada rooku <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/vada-ruku-vada-rooku> • *Malayalam*: പേരാൽ peraal <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/pera-peraal> • *Manipuri*: khongnang taru <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/khongnang-taru> • *Marathi*: वड vad <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/vada-vad> , वट vat <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/vata-vat> • *Mizo*: hmâwng <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/hmawng> • *Nepali*: बर bar <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/bara-bar> • *Oriya*: ବର bara <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/bara-bara> , ବଟ ବୃକ୍ଷ bata-brksa <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/bata-brksa-bata-brksa> , ଛାଯାତରୁ chhayataru <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/chayataru-chhayataru> • *Pali*: निग्रोध nigrodha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/pali/nigrodha-nigrodha> ,वटरुक्ख vatarukkha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/pali/vatarukkha-vatarukkha> • *Punjabi*: ਬਡ਼ bar <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/bara-bar> , ਬੋਹਡ਼ bohar <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/bohara-bohar> • *Sanskrit*: वटवृक्ष vatavrksha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vatavrksa-vatavrksha> • *Tamil*: ஆல் aal <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/al-aal> • *Telugu*: మర్రి marri <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/marri-marri> • *Tibetan*: nya gro dha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tibetan/nya-gro-dha> • *Tulu*: ಗೋಳಿದಮರ golidamara <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/golidamara-golidamara> , ವಟ vata <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/vata-vata> • *Urdu*: برگد bargad <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/urdu/brgd> *and more names*, most of them derived from Sanskrit: *Assamese*: যক্ষতৰু jokhyotoru <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/yaksatarau-jokhyotoru> , মহাচ্ছায় mohassay <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/mahacchaya-mohassay> , ঐশানু oixanu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/aisanu-oixanu> , শিফাৰুহ xipharuh <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/sipharauha-xipharuh> • *Gujarati*: અવરોહી avarohi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/avarohi-avarohi> , બહુપાદ bahupada <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/bahupada-bahupada> , ભાંડીર bhandira <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/bhandira-bhandira> , ભૃંગી bhrngi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/bhrngi-bhrngi> , ધ્રુવ dhruva <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/dhruva-dhruva> , જટાલ jatala <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/jatala-jatala> , કર્મજ karmaja <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/karmaja-karmaja> , ક્ષીરી kshiri <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/ksiri-kshiri> ,મહાચ્છાય mahacchaya <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/mahacchaya-mahacchaya> , ન્યગ્રોધ nyagrodha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/n-yagrodha-nyagrodha> , રક્તફલ raktaphala <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/raktaphala-raktaphala> , સ્કંદરુહ skandaruha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/skandaruha-skandaruha> , સ્કંધજ skandhaja <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/skandhaja-skandhaja> , શૃંગી shrngi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/srngi-shrngi> , વૈશ્રવણાવાસ vaishravanavasa <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/vaisravanavasa-vaishravanavasa> , વિટપી vitapi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/vitapi-vitapi> , વૃક્ષનાથ vrukshanatha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/vrksanatha-vrukshanatha> , યક્ષાવાસ yakshavasa <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/yaksavasa-yakshavasa> , યમપ્રિય yamapriya <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/yamapriya-yamapriya> • *Hindi*: भाण्डीर bhandir <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhandira-bhandir> , न्यगरोध nyagrodh <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/n-yagarodha-nyagrodh> ,पादरोहण padarohan <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/padarohana-padarohan> , रौहिण rauhin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/rauhina-rauhin> , वृक्षनाथ vrikshnath <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/vrksanatha-vrikshnath> • *Kashmiri*: वटवृक्षः vatavrkshah <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kashmiri/vatavrksah-vatavrkshah> • *Marathi*: न्यग्रोध nyagrodh <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/n-yagrodha-nyagrodh> • *Oriya*: ନୀଳ nila <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/nila-nila> ,ନୈଯଗ୍ରୋଧ nyagrodha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/naiyagrodha-nyagrodha> • *Sanskrit*:अवरोहशाखिन् avarohashakhin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/avarohasakhin-avarohashakhin> , अवरोहिन् avarohin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/avarohin-avarohin> , बहुपद् bahupad <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bahupad-bahupad> , भण्डीर bhandira <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhandira-bhandira> , भृङ्गिन् bhrungin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhrngin-bhrungin> , भूकेश bhukesha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhukesa-bhukesha> , बृहत्पाद brhatpada <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/brhatpada-brhatpada> , ध्रुव dhruva <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/dhruva-dhruva> , जटाल jatala <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/jatala-jatala> , महाछाय mahachaya <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mahachaya-mahachaya> , मण्डलिन् mandalin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mandalin-mandalin> , नील nila <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/nila-nila> , न्यग्रोध nyagrodha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/n-yagrodha-nyagrodha> , पादरोहण padarohana <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/padarohana-padarohana> , रक्तफल raktaphala <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/raktaphala-raktaphala> , रोहिन् rohin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/rohin-rohin> , शूलिन shulina <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sulina-shulina> , शुङ्ग shunga <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sunga-shunga> , सिद्धार्थ siddhartha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sid-dhartha-siddhartha> , स्कन्धरुह skandharuha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/skandharuha-skandharuha> , उपस्थपत्त्र upasthapattra <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/upasthapattra-upasthapattra> , वैश्रवणावास vaishravanavasa <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vaisravanavasa-vaishravanavasa> , वाजिविष्ठा vajivishta <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vajivistha-vajivishta> , वनस्पति vanaspati <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vanaspati-vanaspati> , वट vata <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vata-vata> , विटपिन् vitapin <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vitapin-vitapin> , वृक्षादन vrkshadana <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrksadana-vrkshadana> , वृक्षनाथ vrkshanatha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrksanatha-vrkshanatha> , वृक्षपाक vrkshapaka <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrksapaka-vrkshapaka> , यज्ञवृक्ष yagyavrksha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/yajnavrksa-yagyavrksha> , यक्षतरु yakshataru <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/yaksataru-yakshataru> , यक्षावास yakshavasa <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/yaksavasa-yakshavasa> , यमप्रिय yamapriya <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/yamapriya-yamapriya> • *Tamil*: அன்னபம் annapam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/annapam-annapam> , அவரோகி avaroki <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/avaroki-avaroki> , சம்புச்சயனம் campu-c-cayanam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/campuccayanam-campu-c-cayanam> , சடாலம் catalam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/catalam-catalam> , சிபாருகம் ciparukam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ciparukam-ciparukam> , ஏகவாசம் ekavacam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ekavacam-ekavacam> ,இரத்தப்பலம் iratta-p-palam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/irattappalam-iratta-p-palam> , இயக்குரோதம் iyakkurotam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/iyakkurotam-iyakkurotam> , ககவசுகம் kaka-vacukam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kakavacukam-kaka-vacukam> , காமரம் kamaram <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kamaram-kamaram> , காதவம் katavam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/katavam-katavam> ,கோளி koli <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/koli-koli-1> , மகாச்சாயம் maka-c-cayam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/makaccayam-maka-c-cayam> , முதுமரம் mutu-maram <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/mutumaram-mutu-maram> , நிக்குரோதம் nikkurotam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nikkurotam-nikkurotam> , பாலி pali <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pali-pali> , பழுமரம் palu-maram <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/palumaram-palu-maram> ,பூகேசம் pu-kecam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pukecam-pu-kecam> , பூதவம் putavam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/putavam-putavam> , தொன்மரம் ton-maram <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tonmaram-ton-maram> , உலூகலம் ulukalam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ulukalam-ulukalam> , வைச்சிரவனாலயம் vaicciravan-alayam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vaicciravanalayam-vaicciravan-alayam> ,வானோங்கி van-onki <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vanonki-van-onki> , வடல் vatal <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vatal-vatal> , வடம் vatam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vatam-vatam> ,விருகற்பாதம் virukar-patam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/virukarpatam-virukar-patam> , யக்கதரு yakkataru <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/yakkataru-yakkataru> , யமப்பிரியம் yama-p-piriyam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/yamappiriyam-yama-p-piriyam> , யட்சவாசம் yatca-vacam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/yatcavacam-yatca-vacam> • *Telugu*: బహుపాదము bahu-padamu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/bahupadamu-bahu-padamu> , భాండీరము bhandiramu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/bhandiramu-bhandiramu> , వటము vatamu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vatamu-vatamu> , విటపి vitapi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vitapi-vitapi> *botanical names*: *Ficus benghalensis* L. ... *synonyms*: *Ficus indica* L. • *Ficus umbrosa* Salisb. ... NPGS / GRIN <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F16783&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5JOpAftmCRKLoS3OpzDg45PU0yA>, and more at *The Plants List *(2013). Version 1.1. <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theplantlist.org%2Ftpl1.1%2Frecord%2Fkew-2809652%3Fref%3Dtpl1&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcbTV2_K3AixphDAWlwKktcvEkaHg> The Banyan tree is the *National Tree <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/home/state-trees>* of *India* (bargad, Hindi: बरगद). Regards. Dinesh -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

