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Ficus benjamina var.benjamina#
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Ficus benjamina var.benjamina#
Family name: MORACEAE
English name: Weeping Fig
Benjamin Tree
Golden Fig
Java Fig
Tropic-laurel
Chinese Banyan
Sinhala name: Walu nuga (වලු නුග)
Tamil name: Nintamaravakai
Vellal
Sanskrit name: Banij
Mandara
Conservation status: NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
Description: A large banyan with few or no aerial roots from the branches, evergreen. Stipules -12 mm long, paired. Lamina 3-12 x 1.5-6 cm; petiole 4-16 x 1-1.5 mm. Figs sessile, axillary, paired, ripening yellow to orange and dark red; body 8-12 x 7-10 mm. Male flowers abundant, pedicels 0.8-2 mm long. Gall-flowers with pedicels 0.2-2.8 mm long. Female flowers sessile. Lamina with cystoliths on both sides.
Native Distribution Status: Naturalized Exotic
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