It is located 35-km from Kadiri. It is famous as it has a banyan tree, which is locally called as "Thimmamma Marrimanu''. It is regarded as the biggest of its kind in the south India, its branches spreading over nearly 5 acres. It is named after 'Thimmamma' who was considered to be the representative of the Almighty. To the pride of India, the "Marrimanu" was recorded as the biggest tree in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989.
2007-03-22 01:44:43
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answered by Anonymous
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The Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) can grow into a giant tree covering several hectares. The Great Banyan in the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, is reckoned to be the largest tree in the world.
2007-03-21 07:26:48
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answered by DTS 2
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The Great Banyan in the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, is assumed to be the largest tree in India and maybe world. It is over a century old and covers several hectares.
2007-03-24 20:22:32
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answered by rachit t 2
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The Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) can grow into a giant tree covering several hectares. The Great Banyan in the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, is reckoned to be the largest tree in the world.
2007-03-22 02:55:14
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answered by Julia R 5
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Banyan tree
2007-03-22 05:34:30
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answered by Raki 2
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Banyan
2007-03-24 04:30:51
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answered by SSS 3
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Banyan (genus Ficus, subgenus Urostigma) is a subgenus of many species of tropical figs with an unusual growth habit. They are large trees that usually start life as a seedling growing on another tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges), where a fig-eating bird has deposited the seed. The roots descend over the trunk of the host, seeking out the soil below. Once they have rooted into this, the fig roots rapidly thicken and lignify (become wooden). Where the fig roots cross each other they fuse, thus creating a lattice around the host tree trunk. The fig competes with its host for light, water and nutrients, while its roots prevent the host trunk from growing. Eventually the host dies and rots away, leaving the fig self supporting as an ordinary tree, but with a tubular lattice of lignified roots instead of a trunk. For this reason banyans are often referred to as strangler figs.
Banyan Tree at Melbourne Botanical Gardens
In front of the Old Lee County Courthouse in Fort Myers, FloridaAnother unusual feature of the banyan is its ability to produce adventitious roots from the branches. This characteristic of developing aerial roots allows a single tree to spread over a large area. One famous banyan tree was planted in 1873 in Lahaina's Courthouse Square in Hawai'i, and has grown to now cover two-thirds of an acre.
Like other members of this genus (which includes the common edible fig Ficus carica), banyans have a unique fruit and insect mediated fertilization process; see Fig for details.
It is originally from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but has been imported in other tropical regions. It is also the national tree of India. The first banyan tree in the U.S. was planted by Thomas Alva Edison in Fort Myers, Florida. It was given to Edison by Harvey Firestone after Firestone visited India in 1925 and was planted in the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. The tree, originally only 4 feet tall, now covers 400 feet.
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The Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) can grow into a giant tree covering several hectares. The Great Banyan in the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, is reckoned to be the largest tree in the world.
The Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa), also known as the Malayan Banyan is native from Ceylon to India, southern China, the Malay Archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and New Caledonia.
The Central American Banyan (Ficus pertusa) is native to Central America and northern South America, from southern Mexico south to Paraguay.
The Strangler Fig (Ficus citrifolia) is native to southern Florida, the Caribbean Islands, Central America and South America south to Paraguay.
The Florida Strangler Fig (Ficus aurea) is also native to southern Florida and the Caribbean Islands, and distinguished from the above by its coarser leaf venation.
The Sacred Fig (Ficus religiosa), Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) and Port Jackson Fig (Ficus rubiginosa) are also banyan species.
[edit] Trivia
The Banyan is part of the coat of arms of Indonesia. It is meant to symbolise the unity of Indonesia - one country with many far-flung roots.
Robinson Crusoe, in the 1719 novel by Daniel Defoe makes his home in a Banyan tree.
Brian Aldiss, in his novel Hothouse, describes a future Earth where a single huge Banyan covers half of the globe, due to the fact that individual trees discover the ability to join together, as well as drop adventitious roots.
Ta Prohm in the Ankor Wat temple complex is well known for the giant Banyans that grow up, around and through its walls.
Banyan is also a rock band formed by Stephen Perkins (drums), Mike Watt (bass), Nels Cline (guitar) and Willie Waldman (trumpet) plus two dozens of guests including Flea, John Frusciante and Buckethead. The music sounds more jazz-rock than their alternative-indie rock seeds could indicate.
Several Banyans can be found near downtown Hilo, Hawaii. Some of them were planted by celebrities throughout the 20th century and form the Banyan Drive.
In Hindu mythology, the banyan tree is also called kalpavriksha meaning 'wish fulfilling tree'. It represents eternal life because of its seemingly ever-expanding branches.
Royal Australian Navy personnel use the term "Banyan" to mean a spell ashore for a BBQ on some deserted beach.
Banyan tree is mentioned in the Steely Dan song Aja. "Under the banyan tree, here at the dude ranch above the sea."
2007-03-23 01:25:38
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answered by satishfreeman 5
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could it be the Neem they are huge
2007-03-22 03:56:34
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answered by Anonymous
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hisee it
2007-03-21 07:26:36
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answered by shokat khan 2
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