Salix babylonica L.

 
  • Family : SALICACEAE
    (Willow Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAN PEEPAL FAMILY (बन पीपल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Salix pendula Gaterau; Salix propendens Ser.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Salix babylonica L.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated at higher altitudes
  • Key identification features : Trees; branches drooping; Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, finely serrulate, greyish brown beneath, shining brown above, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- May
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Inner Mongolia, Korea, Manchuria, Qinghai
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 434
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Salix babylonica. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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