Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Ficus benghalensis
(Moraceae)

East Indian figtree, Indian banyan, banyan, banyan fig, vada tree

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Species description or overview

Ficus benghalensis information from PIER
Information on Ficus benghalensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Ficus benghalensis on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Ficus benghalensis in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Ficus benghalensis information from NTBG
Information about Ficus benghalensis is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ficus benghalensis
Nomenclatural information about Ficus benghalensis is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Ficus benghalensis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Ficus benghalensis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ficus benghalensis
Nomenclatural information about Ficus benghalensis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Ficus benghalensis (Moraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ficus benghalensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

Ficus benghalensis weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Ficus benghalensis for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Images

Images of Ficus benghalensis (Moraceae) (Indian banyan tree)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ficus benghalensis (Moraceae) (Indian banyan tree) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Ficus benghalensis images from PIER
Images of Ficus benghalensis provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Ficus benghalensis on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Ficus benghalensis in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.

A tropical garden flora: plants cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and other tropical places
Staples, George W. and Derral R. Herbst. 2005. A tropical garden flora: plants cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and other tropical places. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 908 pp.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ficus benghalensis on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Ficus benghalensis in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


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