Kallaal
Ficus dalhousiae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Kallaal
Identify Kallaal 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 surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Moraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kallaal.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kallaal 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
- Malayalam
- കല്ലാൽ, Kallaal, കല്ലാൽ (Ficus dalhousiae)
About Kallaal
Ficus dalhousiae is a tree in the Moraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Kallaal belongs to the Moraceae family.
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