Pan India Bouquets

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
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 oxycarpa. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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