Koial / Calloused Fig
Ficus callosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-April
How to identify Koial
Identify Koial by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Moraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Koial.
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
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The leaves of young plants are lobed and larger than those on older plants.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Koial itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
- Fruit
- Drupe
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) belongs to the Moraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 3 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Koial belongs to the Moraceae family.
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