The scientific name of the banyan tree is Ficus benghalensis. Learn the banyan tree botanical name, its family (Moraceae), and its many uses.
The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp that has coevolved ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the early hours of the wildfire devastation of Lahaina, if you talked with the residents, you could see the raw emotion and tears filling their eyes when people spoke of ...
A lone activist in Amritsar is fighting to save a nearly 200-year-old banyan tree, now slated for felling on a plot within a ...
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HOBE SOUND, Fla. — As cleanup in Hobe Sound continues in wake of Wednesday's EF1 tornado, the race is on to save Martin County's historic banyan trees on Bridge Road. The National Weather Service said ...
Architect Lord Norman Foster took a long look at the wild, tangled branches of the mammoth ficus tree outside the Norton Museum of Art and announced, “We’re going to make this tree a functional part ...