Herbarium JCB

Salix tetrasperma Roxb.

Family : SALICACEAE
(Willow Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BAN PEEPAL FAMILY (बन पीपल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : SALICACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Salix tetrasperma Roxb.
Common name : Indian Willow
Vernacular name : Neravanji (Kannada); Neernochi, Neervanji (Tamil); Jala vetasa (Sanskrit); Pani begunia, Baisi, Barija, Panijamo (Oria); Bod, Bent, Jalmala, Bilsa, Luila, Bes, Bains (Hindi); Eeti pala, Eti pisinika, Konda ganneru (Telugu); Attupala, Puzhappanji, Vanchi, Vanchimaram (Malayalam)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Semi-Evergreen forests
Comments / notes : Along water courses, often on plains
Flower, Fruit : July-March
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
- Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalhandi district, Angul district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
World Distribution : India, Afghanistan, Indo-China, Malesia, South China, Nepal
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Salix tetrasperma. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.