Thanks Sukla ji, I somehow ignored Flora of China, which I otherwise rely a lot.
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/ On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
