Salix dolichostachya Flod.

 
  • Family : SALICACEAE
    (Willow Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAN PEEPAL FAMILY (बन पीपल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Salicaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Salix daphnoides var. indica Andersson; Salix oxycarpa var. serrata Andersson; Salix oxycarpa var. serratifolia Andersson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Salix dolichostachya Flod.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Large shrub or small tree, young branches pubescent, later glabrous to subglabrous; Leaves 5–13 × 1.7–5.1 cm, lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate-lanceolate, margin serrate with gland-tipped teeth, upper surface hairy on midrib when mature, lower surface glabrous, petiole 7-16mm long, pubescent, stipules up to 1.3cm long, semicordate, margin serrate; Male catkins: 2.5-4cm long, nearly sessile, few small leaves at base, rachis villous, bracts linear-oblanceolate, silky on both sides, sometimes glabrate on the back, dark brown; Male flowers: stamens 2, filaments free, usually glabrous, gland solitary, erect, opposite the bract; Female catkin: 5-11cm long, borne on very short leafy shoot, rachis villous, bracts about 2mm long; Female flowers disk half surrounding the base of the ovary, ovary glabrous, stipe about 0.5 mm long, style filiform, stigma diverging, entire or bifid; Fruiting catkin 10-18cm long, fruit capsule glabrous, 6-7mm long, stipe about 1mm long.
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : India, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : NE. Pakistan to W. Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Salix dolichostachya
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Salix dolichostachya. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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