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| **Key Aspect**               | **Details**                                                                 |
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| **Discovery**                | **Oldest accurately dated banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis)** confirmed at **700 years old** using **radiocarbon dating**. |
| **Location**                 | **Munger, Bihar**                                                           |
| **Announced By**             | **Department of Science and Technology (DST)**                              |
| **Research Institute**       | **Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow** (autonomous under DST) |
| **Key Challenge**            | Banyan trees lack **annual growth rings**, making traditional **dendrochronology** ineffective. |

Key Aspect	Details
Discovery	Oldest accurately dated banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) confirmed at 700 years old using radiocarbon dating.
Location	Munger, Bihar
Announced By	Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Research Institute	Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow (autonomous under DST)
Key Challenge	Banyan trees lack annual growth rings, making traditional dendrochronology ineffective.

700-Year-Old Banyan Tree in Munger Confirmed as World's Oldest