Salix bhutanensis Flod., Bot. Not. 1940(Hafte 2): 227, f. 1 1940. (syn: Salix filistyla C. Wang & P.Y. Fu; Salix himalayensis var. filistyla (C. Wang & P.Y. Fu) C.F. Fang);
Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;
Shrub 1.5-3m; branchlets villous, becoming glabrous. Leaves elliptic, 3-5 x 1.5-2cm, acute, base rounded or truncate, margins entire, green and, apart from white pubescent midrib, glabrous above, ± glabrous beneath expert for white woolly veins; petioles 3mm; stipules lanceolate 2mm, glandular serrulate. Catkins precocious. Male catkins 4-5cm on peduncles 5mm, bracts obovate, 2.5mm, obtuse or retuse, white villous; stamens 2, filaments connate from middle to base, pubescent. Female catkins 5-7 x 2cm, on peduncles 1cm, scales 2mm brown, long whitish villous. Capsule narrowly ovoid, attenuate, 6mm, glabrous, borne on pedicel 1mm; styles 2mm, shortly 4-fid at apex Fl. April-May
Blue pine forests.
(Attributions- A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1983 as per Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)
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Location: Muktinath, Nepal
Date: 11 April 2017
Altitude: 12000 ft.
Salix …. ???
Salix species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Salix bhutanensis Floderus??
Yes, possible as per specimens at GBIF as per FoC illustration.
References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos POWO (Salix stomatophora Flod.) GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China FoC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal Bhutan Biodiversity Portal |