Sir, This is basically* Populus nigra *L. var*. italica* Du Roi. This variety was introduced in different parts of the World during 1700 propagated through cuttings ( Bailey,1935 )*. This variety probably organized in Western Asia and had been under cultivation for long period in the Kashmir Himalaya and North-West part of India (Parker 1918)#. This variety is common in cultivation than that of *P. nigra* L.
My next post will show how *var. italica* differs from the typical *nigra *which is also found in FOC *(http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005688 <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005688>).* *Bailey, L.H. 1935. *The Standard Cyclopaedia of Horticulture*. The Mcmillan and Co. New York ( Rep. ed. ) *3*: 2753-2765; 3050-3055. # Parker, R.N. 1918. *A Forest Flora for the Punjab with Hazara and Delhi*, Government Printing Press, Lahore, Punjab. (1st edition) Salicaceae pp. 500-511. Thanks, Sukla ------------------------------------------------ Sukla Chanda, PhD Science & Education, The Field Museum, Chicago IL. On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Populus nigra* L., Sp. Pl. 1034. 1753 > syn: Populus nigra var. italica (Moench) Koehne; Populus italica Moench, > > The famous popular of Kashmir forming great avenues often seen in older > movies. The tree with tall habit, narrow crown; long shoots with larger > deltoid leaves usually broader than long; shorter shoots with smaller > rhombic-ovate leaves; petiole 3-6 cm long; male catkins 5-8 cm long with > 15-30 stamens; female catkin 5-10 cm long with glabrous ovary. > > > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
