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Ficus benghalensis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID64401c5792afd995972289
Scientific name Ficus benghalensis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 1059 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Perula benghalensis Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 59 (1838)
Ficus banyana Oken Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1561 (1841)
Ficus benghalensis var. krishnae (C.DC.) Corner Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 14 1965
Ficus chauvieri G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 12. 1885 [Feb 1885]
Ficus cotoneaefolia Vahl Enum. Pl. 2: 189 (1805)
Ficus cotonifolia Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 355 (1812)
Ficus crassinervia Kunth & C.D.Bouché Index Seminum [Berlin] 17. 1846
Ficus indica L. Sp. Pl. : 1060 (1753)
Ficus karet Baill. Hist. Pl. 6: 176 (1875)
Ficus karet (Miq.) King Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 2(Index): 3 1888
Ficus lancifolia Moench Methodus : 347 (1794)
Ficus lasiophylla Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 449 (1822)
Ficus procera Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 16 (1796)
Ficus pubescens B.Heyne ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. : 387 (1821)
Ficus umbrosa Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 16 (1796)
Urostigma bengalense Gasp. Nov. Gen. Fic. : 7 (1844)

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Language Common/alternative name
English banyan
English indian banyan
English banyan fig
Spanish arbol baniano
Spanish Árbol baniano
Spanish banianos
Spanish higuera bengali
Spanish higuera de la india
Spanish urostigma
Spanish higuera bengalí
Spanish higuera de bengala
Arabic تين بنغالي
Assamese বট গছ
Azerbaijani benqal ənciri
Bulgarian бенгалски фикус
Bengali বট
Bengali বট গাছ
Czech fíkovník banyán
cv Бенгали фикусĕ
German banyan-feige
Estonian bengali viigipuu
Basque baniano
Persian انجیر بنگالی
Finnish banianviikuna
Finnish banian
Finnish banianiviikuna
French figuier des banians
French figuier des banyans
frr banyanbuum
Manx banian
Hebrew פיקוס בנגלי
Hindi फिकस बेंघालेंसिस
Croatian banjan
Hungarian indiai füge
Hungarian banyánfa
Armenian Բանիան
Armenian Թզենի բենգալական
Italian baniano
Italian banyan
Japanese ベンガルボダイジュ
Japanese バンヤンジュ
Kannada ಆಲ
Korean 벵골보리수
Lithuanian bengalinis fikusas
Malayalam പേരാൽ
Malayalam banyan
Malayalam അരശ്
Nepali बर
Norwegian Nynorsk poppelfiken
Polish drzewo banianowe
Polish figowiec bengalski
Polish akszajawata
Polish banian
Punjab انڈین فگ ٹری
Punjab بوڑھ
Punjab بڑ
Punjab برگد
Punjab بوہڑ
Portuguese figueira de bengala
Portuguese figueira-de-bengala
Russian Ньягродха
Russian Фикус бенгальский
Russian Индийская смоковница
Russian Баньян
sa वटः
Sinhala නුග
Slovak banyan
Slovak figovník bengálsky
Slovak banyán
Slovenian banjanovec
su kiara
Swedish banjan
Tamil ஆல்
Telugu మర్రి
Telugu మర్రి చెట్టు
Thai ต้นกร่าง
Thai นิโครธ
Thai ไกร
Thai กร่าง
Thai ต้นไกร
Thai ต้นนิโครธ
Turkish banyan
Ukrainian Бенгальський фікус
Ukrainian Фікус бенгальський
Ukrainian Баньян
Urdu برگت
Urdu بڑ
Urdu برگد
Vietnamese đa tròn lá
Chinese 孟加拉榕
Chinese 广榕
Chinese 尼拘树

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Chagos Archipelago
      • Mauritius
      • Rodrigues
      • Réunion
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Laccadive Islands
      • Maldives
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Vietnam
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Gilbert Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000687501
UNII 7C22W1C02Y
Florida Plant Atlas 1443
USDA Plants FIBE2
Tropicos 21300597
INPN 445804
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852482-1
The Plant List kew-2809652
Open Tree Of Life 105101
Observations.org 117957
NCBI Taxonomy 309271
IPNI 852482-1
iNaturalist 54880
GBIF 5361919
Freebase /m/02p1718
EPPO FIUBG
EOL 491535
USDA GRIN 16783
Wikipedia Ficus_benghalensis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan Umair M, Altaf M, Ahsan T, Bussmann RW, Abbasi AM, Gatasheh MK, Elrobh M J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 07-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11077875
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00686-9
PMID:38715115
Unleashing the promise of emerging nanomaterials as a sustainable platform to mitigate antimicrobial resistance Rahman S, Sadaf S, Hoque ME, Mishra A, Mubarak NM, Malafaia G, Singh J RSC Adv 01-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11062400
doi:10.1039/d3ra05816f
PMID:38694553
Alpha Amyrin Nano-Emulsion Formulation from Stem Bark of Ficus Benghalensis and its Characterization for Neuro-Behavioral Studies BABURAJ R, VEERABHADRAPPA RS, DAS K Turk J Pharm Sci 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10982883
doi:10.4274/tjps.galenos.2023.11823
PMID:38528811
Pest categorisation of Pyrrhoderma noxium Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Golic D, Gobbi A, Maiorano A, Pautasso M, Reignault PL EFSA J 19-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10949325
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8667
PMID:38505477
Folk Knowledge and Perceptions about the Use of Wild Fruits and Vegetables–Cross-Cultural Knowledge in the Pipli Pahar Reserved Forest of Okara, Pakistan Jabeen S, Arshad F, Harun N, Waheed M, Alamri S, Haq SM, Vitasović-Kosić I, Fatima K, Chaudhry AS, Bussmann RW Plants (Basel) 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10974405
doi:10.3390/plants13060832
PMID:38592859
Investigation of phytochemicals isolated from selected Saudi medicinal plants as natural inhibitors of SARS CoV-2 main protease: In vitro, molecular docking and simulation analysis Alharbi YT, Abdel-Mageed WM, Basudan OA, Mothana RA, Tabish Rehman M, ElGamal AA, Alqahtani AS, Fantoukh OI, AlAjmi MF Saudi Pharm J 08-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10973196
doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2024.102023
PMID:38550333
Characterization of carbon fluxes, stock and nutrients in the sacred forest groves and invasive vegetation stands within the human dominated landscapes of a tropical semi-arid region Akil Prasath RV, Mohanraj R, Balaramdas KR, Jhony Kumar Tagore A, Raja P, Rajasekaran A Sci Rep 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10894248
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55294-0
PMID:38402350
Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Adipocyte Dysfunction Effects of Ficus lindsayana Latex and Root Extracts Karinchai J, Buacheen P, Rodthayoy D, Yodweerapong T, Imsumran A, Wongnoppavich A, Chantarasuwan B, Suttisansanee U, Temviriyanukul P, Pitchakarn P Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10974239
doi:10.3390/ph17030287
PMID:38543073
Exploring the benefits of wild plants in dietary nutrition: investigating perspectives, choices, health impacts and sustainable practices Anwar T, Qureshi H, Shahzadi S, Siddiqi EH, Ali HM, Abdelhamid MM, Nazim M BMC Complement Med Ther 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10865668
doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04379-4
PMID:38355544
Antagonistic properties of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MYSVB1 against Alternaria alternata: a putative probiotic strain isolated from the banyan tree fruit Vasundaradevi R, Sarvajith M, Somashekaraiah R, Gunduraj A, Sreenivasa MY Front Microbiol 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10885809
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1322758
PMID:38404595
Malinzi, a traditional medicinal plants: Comprehensive review of botany, medical application, chemical composition, and pharmacology Zhai RX, Fu XJ, Ren X Heliyon 30-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10850416
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24986
PMID:38333853
A critical overview of challenging roles of medicinal plants in improvement of wound healing technology Pathak D, Mazumder A Daru 15-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC11087437
doi:10.1007/s40199-023-00502-x
PMID:38225520
Spotlight on therapeutic efficiency of green synthesis metals and their oxide nanoparticles in periodontitis Kiarashi M, Mahamed P, Ghotbi N, Tadayonfard A, Nasiri K, Kazemi P, Badkoobeh A, Yasamineh S, Joudaki A J Nanobiotechnology 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10770920
doi:10.1186/s12951-023-02284-5
PMID:38183090
Geometric entropy of plant leaves: A measure of morphological complexity Muraleedharan V, Rajan SC, R J PLoS One 02-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10760904
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293596
PMID:38166118
Blue Laser-Activated Silver Nanoparticles from Grape Seed Extract for Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy Against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Yaqubi AK, Astuti SD, Zaidan AH, Nurdin DZ J Lasers Med Sci 29-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10843232
doi:10.34172/jlms.2023.69
PMID:38318214

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
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(2S)-4-[2-[(2S)-2-carboxypyrrolidin-1-yl]ethenyl]-2,3-dihydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid 131876094 Click to see C1CC(N(C1)C=CC2=CC(=NC(C2)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 308.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF100434E
(S)-4-(2-((S)-2-Carboxypyrrolidin-1-yl)vinyl)-2,3-dihydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid 57513848 Click to see 308.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF100434E

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