Posted On June 21, 2023

Ficus benjamina L.

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Ficus benjamina L.

Scientific Name :
Ficus benjamina L.

Synonym
:
Ficus comosa Roxb.
Ficus nitida Thunb.

Common Name : Benjamin tree, Puka, Nandaruk.
Plant Family : Moraceae
Habit : Tree

Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting
: February to April
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: 40 to 50 m

Stem: Brown, erect, woody, forming like umbrella, branches drooping

Leaves: Elliptical, ovate, shining, coriaceous

Flowers: Unisexual flowers

Inflorescence: Hypanthodium

Fruits: Syconus
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN,VT, TL
Distribution Range : Tropical & Subtropical Asia and N. Australia.
Uses : Used as an ornamental plant

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