Stats

Lifespan

200-500 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical forest

Range

Indian Subcontinent

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

The Indian banyan is a massive tree native to the forests of the Indian subcontinent. It grows aerial roots from its branches that anchor into the soil to form new trunks.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Ficus

Species

Ficus benghalensis