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Leaves of the talipot palm are used for thatching and umbrellas

Talipot palms (Corypha umbraculifera) growing beside and on other plants with two people in foreground. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

The banyan tree is sacred to the Hindus and is used for shelter

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

The banyan tree is a sacred tree of the Hindus who consider the bark a tonic used in diabetes
Ficus benghalensis = (Ficus indica)

1 print : etching with engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 22.5 x 30.1 cm

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) growing on a lakeside. Coloured etching by B. Pouncy, c. 1793, after W. Hodges.

El ficus anthelmintica : observaciones farmacodinamicas generales / por C. Gutiérrez-Noriega, H. Rotondo y F. Alarco.

Ficus benghalensis = (Ficus indica)
The banyan tree is the sacred tree of the Hindus (cv. Krishnae with cup-shaped leaves) and its spreading form means it is used as a shelter

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) with many spreading aerial roots. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

Shivaite yogi accosts a woman under a banyan tree. Chromolithograph.

A talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) with two people and other plants at its base. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

Ficus benghalensis = (Ficus indica)
The banyan tree is a sacred tree of the Hindus( cv. Krishnae with cup-shaped leaves) and its spreading form means it is used as a shelter

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Ficus benghalensis = (Ficus indica)
The banyan tree is a sacred tree of the Hindus (cv. Krishnae with cup-shaped leaves) and its spreading form means it is used as a shelter

A famous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.), named Cubbeer Burr, on a river island in India. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

The banyan tree is sacred to the Hindus and is used for shelter. The palmyra palm is grown for its timber, fibre, leaves, sap (toddy) and edible fruit

A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.

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Talipot palms (Corypha umbraculifera) growing beside and on other plants with two people in foreground. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) growing on a lakeside. Coloured etching by B. Pouncy, c. 1793, after W. Hodges.

El ficus anthelmintica : observaciones farmacodinamicas generales / por C. Gutiérrez-Noriega, H. Rotondo y F. Alarco.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) with many spreading aerial roots. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

Shivaite yogi accosts a woman under a banyan tree. Chromolithograph.

A talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) with two people and other plants at its base. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

A famous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.), named Cubbeer Burr, on a river island in India. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.

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Talipot palms (Corypha umbraculifera) growing beside and on other plants with two people in foreground. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) growing on a lakeside. Coloured etching by B. Pouncy, c. 1793, after W. Hodges.

El ficus anthelmintica : observaciones farmacodinamicas generales / por C. Gutiérrez-Noriega, H. Rotondo y F. Alarco.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) with many spreading aerial roots. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

Shivaite yogi accosts a woman under a banyan tree. Chromolithograph.

A talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) with two people and other plants at its base. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

A famous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.), named Cubbeer Burr, on a river island in India. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.

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