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Botanical Name: Salix tetrasperma
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Family: Salicaceae
Common Name: वाळुंज
Etymology - Genus: To spring or leap; referring to the genus Salix.
Etymology - Species: Four-seeded.
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Near Pune Hospital, Baner Ram River
Description: Naturally observed in riparian habitat (on the banks of the river). Medium size, deciduous tree. Main trunk is dark with vertical cracks while sub branches are grey, smooth.Shiny simple leaf.Lanceolate leaf lamina, serrate margin. Inflorescence (male as well as female) appear in leaf axle and emerge out of a small brown bract, which then turns into leaf. Flowers are arranged in catkin inflorescence. Leafless tree glows with bright yellow flowers. Flowering season is very short and is observed in first week of Nov for the tree near Pune Hospital bridge, Pune.Flowers are dioecious - male and female flowers appear on different trees. Flowers are arranged spirally along the peduncle (stack of inflorescence)Since male and female flowers appear on different trees, both trees should be in same area for female tree to bare fruits. Fruit is a capsule bearing 4-6 seeds.Saplings can be grown from branches.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Main trunk - dark with vertical cracks. Sub branches - grey, smooth
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Naturally observed in riparian habitat (on the banks of the river). Medium size, deciduous tree. Main trunk is dark with vertical cracks while sub branches are grey, smooth.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Shiny simple leaf.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Lanceolate
Lamina Bases: Rounded
Lamina Margins: Serrate
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Lanceolate leaf lamina, serrate margin.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Catkin
Bract: Foliaceous
Inflorescence Description: Inflorescence (male as well as female) appear in leaf axle and emerge out of a small brown bract, which then turns into leaf. Flowers are arranged in catkin inflorescence. Leafless tree glows with bright yellow flowers. Flowering season is very short and is observed in first week of Nov for the tree near Pune Hospital bridge, Pune.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Dioecious
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Valvate
Flower Description: Flowers are dioecious - male and female flowers appear on different trees. Flowers are arranged spirally along the peduncle (stack of inflorescence)
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Floral Parts - Characters
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Corolla Arrangement: absent
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: none
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Basifixed
Androecium Length of filament: equal
Androecium Union of Stamens: Free stamen
Androecium Number of Stamens: 5 to 10
Gynoecium Placentation:
Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 2
Floral Parts Description:
Fruit type: Capsule
Fruit type Description: Since male and female flowers appear on different trees, both trees should be in same area for female tree to bare fruits. Fruit is a capsule bearing 4-6 seeds.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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Seed Description: Saplings can be grown from branches.
