Pan India Bouquets

Salix acmophylla Boiss.

Family : Salicaceae
(Willow Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BAN PEEPAL FAMILY (बन पीपल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
Synonym(s) : Pleiarina dealbata (Andersson) N.Chao & G.T.Gong; Ripsoctis egyptiaca Raf.; Salix daviesii Boiss.; Salix dealbata Andersson; Salix dinsmorei Enander ex Dinsm.; Salix glaucophylla Andersson; Salix louisii A.Camus & Gomb.; Salix octandra Delile ex Aitch.; Salix persica Boiss.; Salix pseudosafsaf A.Camus & Gomb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Salix acmophylla Boiss.
Common name : Brook willow
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Near waterbodies
Comments / notes : Bark is reported to be a febrifuge
Flower, Fruit : February-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East mediterranean to Central Asia and India (Haryana)
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Salix acmophylla. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.