Kalatope id al120311

[Alok Mahendroo]

Dear friends,
Found a tree growing in some fields...

Location: Kalatope, Chamba, HP
Altitude: 2100 mt
Habitat: fields ?
habit: tree
height: 3-4 mts
Season: flowering now

regards
Alok
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Salix caprea

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[Gurcharan Singh]

The correct name for Indian Salix caprea is  now S. aegyptiaca L., (syn: Salix caprea Hook.f. (non L.))

Local name Bred Mushk

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Alok Mahendroo]

Thank you sir,
Funny, it is the only willow tree I've seen around here.. must have been
planted by someone...
sincere regards
Alok

[Gurcharan Singh]

The earliest species of Salix to flower in Himalayas. The catkins are very dense and fragrant.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Alok Mahendroo]

Dear friends
The female of this species.... presenting... 'Lady' Salix aegyptica with
her flower/fruit..??
Regards
Alok

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Salix caprea- from Singh ji.

The correct name for Indian Salix caprea is  now S. aegyptiaca L., (syn: Salix caprea Hook.f. (non L.))

Local name Bred Mushk - from Singh ji.

Thank you sir, Funny, it is the only willow tree I've seen around here.. must have been  planted by someone...- from Alok ji.

The earliest species of Salix to flower in Himalayas. The catkins are very dense and fragrant.- from Singh ji.

The female of this species.... presenting... 'Lady' Salix

aegyptica with her flower/fruit..??- from Alok ji.

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From: Alok Mahendroo <alokis...@gmail.com>

[Sukla Chanda]

1.       Yes this is Salix aegyptiaca L.

Thanks,

Sukla

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Sukla Chanda, PhD

Science & Education,
The Field Museum, Chicago IL.

[Sukla Chanda]

Yes this is Salix aegyptiaca L.

Thanks,

Sukla

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Sukla Chanda, PhD

Science & Education,
The Field Museum, Chicago IL.

On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

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From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[Sukla Chanda]

Yes, this is Salix aegyptiaca L.

Thanks,

Sukla

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Sukla Chanda, PhD

Science & Education,
The Field Museum, Chicago IL.

On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

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From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Date: 2 February 2014 19:01
Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:66019] Kalatope id al120311
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>, Alok Mahendroo <alokis...@gmail.com>, sukla chanda <sukla_...@yahoo.co.in>