banyan tree vs Ficus bengalensis

banyan tree and Ficus bengalensis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banyan tree	Yes	No	No	No
Ficus bengalensis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, banyan tree and Ficus bengalensis are synonyms defined as:

banyan tree and Ficus bengalensis: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

Other synonyms of banyan tree include banian, banian tree, banyan, East Indian fig tree, Indian banyan.

banyan tree (noun)	Ficus bengalensis (noun)
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks	East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks