Historical record · Ficus benghalensis
Banyan Tree
Explore the banyan’s broader evolutionary setting, its scientific name, and the living tree with many trunks.
Primary topic: Nature & the Universe
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Requested road · The species’ exact evolutionary origin is not securely dated here. Early stops concern the wider fig–wasp relationship, not a proven chain of banyan ancestors.
Actual source-review status
0 completed · 0 partial · 5 pending chapter reviews in this subject.
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Key chapters
- c. 34 million years ago
Ancient wasps carry fig pollen →
Fossils preserve direct evidence of an old partnership.
Full chapter source review pending. Confidence labels are editorial assessments. - 1925 CE
The Great Banyan loses its main trunk →
A famous tree survives a drastic intervention.
Full chapter source review pending. Confidence labels are editorial assessments. - Present day
One tree, many trunks →
Aerial roots create a spreading canopy and living shelter.
Full chapter source review pending. Confidence labels are editorial assessments.
Connected roads
These are authored connections in the existing catalogue, not an automatically inferred family tree.
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Sources
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