Koial / Calloused Fig
Ficus callosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus callosa
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Koial
- Malayalam
- Kadaplavu, Kadapilavu, Kallalu, കടപ്പിലാവ്
About Koial
Calloused Fig (Ficus callosa) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-April.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Koial belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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