Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ficus benjamina
Scientific Name and Description
Ficus benjamina L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ficus benjamina var. bracteata Corner
Ficus benjamina var comosa (Roxb.) Kurz
Ficus benjamina subsp. comosa (Roxb.) Panigrahi & Murti
Ficus benjamina var. comosa King
Ficus benjamina var. haematocarpa (Blume ex Decne.) Miq.
Ficus benjamina var. nuda (Miq.) M.F.Barrett
Ficus benjamina f. warringiana M.F.Barrett
Ficus comosa Roxb.
Ficus cuspidatocaudata Hayata
Ficus dictyophylla Wall. [Invalid]
Ficus haematocarpa Blume ex Decne.
Ficus lucida Aiton
Ficus neglecta Decne.
Ficus nepalensis Blanco
Ficus nitida Thunb.
Ficus notobor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]
Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus papyrifera Griff.
Ficus parvifolia Oken
Ficus pendula Link
Ficus pyrifolia Salisb. [Illegitimate]
Ficus reclinata Desf.
Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq.
Ficus striata Roth
Ficus umbrina Elmer
Ficus xavieri Merr.
Urostigma benjaminum var. nudum Miq.
Urostigma neglectum Miq. Unresolved
Urostigma nudum Miq.
Ficus benjamina var comosa (Roxb.) Kurz
Ficus benjamina subsp. comosa (Roxb.) Panigrahi & Murti
Ficus benjamina var. comosa King
Ficus benjamina var. haematocarpa (Blume ex Decne.) Miq.
Ficus benjamina var. nuda (Miq.) M.F.Barrett
Ficus benjamina f. warringiana M.F.Barrett
Ficus comosa Roxb.
Ficus cuspidatocaudata Hayata
Ficus dictyophylla Wall. [Invalid]
Ficus haematocarpa Blume ex Decne.
Ficus lucida Aiton
Ficus neglecta Decne.
Ficus nepalensis Blanco
Ficus nitida Thunb.
Ficus notobor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]
Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus papyrifera Griff.
Ficus parvifolia Oken
Ficus pendula Link
Ficus pyrifolia Salisb. [Illegitimate]
Ficus reclinata Desf.
Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq.
Ficus striata Roth
Ficus umbrina Elmer
Ficus xavieri Merr.
Urostigma benjaminum var. nudum Miq.
Urostigma neglectum Miq. Unresolved
Urostigma nudum Miq.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Bonsai, Benjamini |
| Marathi | Rodhi |
| Gujarati | Rodhio |
| Telugu | Gonichetta, juvvi, kondagolugu, kondajuvvi, pittajuvvi, pootrajoovee, puthrajuvvi, putradzuvvi, putrajeevi, putrajuvvi, thellabarinka |
| Tamil | Atthi |
| Kannada | Jari Mara,jaavaatthi |
| English | benjamin tree, weeping or java fig |
| Malayalam | putra-juvi, vellal |
| Common Names | weeping fig, benjamin fig, ficus tree, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Ficus benith medications.jamina L. Tree Whole plant Ulcers; leprosy General Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016
References
Literature
Literature
Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Ficus benjamina. (2024, March 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benjamina