Salix oxycarpa Andersson

 
  • Family : SALICACEAE
    (Willow Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAN PEEPAL FAMILY (बन पीपल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Salix insignis Andersson; Salix iranica Bornm. ex Goerz; Salix rehderiana var. lasiogyna C.Wang & P.Y.Fu; Salix zygostemon Boiss. & Hohen.; Salix zygostemon Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Salix sericocarpa Andersson
  • Common name : Silky Fruit Willow
  • Vernacular name :
    • Biyuns (Ladakhi)
  • Habit : Shrub or tree
  • Habitat : Found in valleys; at altitudes of 2400 - 5100 m.
  • Key identification features : Shrubby, branches hoary or glabrate, leaves lanceolate acute entire or sub - serrate old rigid glabrous shining glaucous beneath; Bracts yellow or brown
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to China (Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 223
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 67
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Salix oxycarpa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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