About Karal Fig
Ficus tsjahela is a fig tree from the family Moraceae which is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It is commonly known as the kaaral in Malayalam, kal-aal in Tamil and boviyamara in Kannada.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus tsjakela
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- पिलखन Pilkhan
- Tamil
- Kal-aal
- Kannada
- ಬೋವಿ Bovi, ಬೋವು Bovu, ಬೋವಿಯ ಮರ
- Malayalam
- Karaal, Kara, Aal
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Karal Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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