Salix sericocarpa

Salix sericocarpa Andersson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 43–44 1860. (Syn: Salix dolichostachya Flod.; Salix rehderiana var. lasiogyna C. Wang & P.Y. Fu);

Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO (syn: Salix insignis Andersson; Salix oxycarpa Andersson);

Common name: Silky Fruit Willow • Ladakhi:
Biyuns

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Salicaceae (including Flacourtiaceae) Fortnight: Salix dolichostachya Flod., from Kashmir-GSFEB-30: Attachments (2). 4 posts by 2 authors.

Salix dolichostachya Flod.,

syn: Salix daphnoides sensu Brandis (non Vill.),; Parker

Described in early Indian books as S. daphnoides, these specimens were collected from Sonamarg, Kashmir at an altitude of about 2800 m

Skovortsov (1966) used S. dolichostachya Flod. as a synonym under S. sericocarpa.

Yes …, I have read that in eFlora of Pakistan who recognize S. dolichostachya. Would like to know your assessment and its position in your revision of Salicaceae. We would really appreciate if could send me the key to Indian species so that it can be uploaded on our Group website.

Both of their leaves are very similar. Their habit and habitat is also merge to some extent but based on differences of many microscopic characters of male and female flowers I treated them as individual species.

I’ll share the key for Populus species. For Salix I made key for each individual section, not as a whole.