Satish ji, the photos of S. tetrasperma you uploaded on efloraofindia were really helpful in identification
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Jui ji > It does appear to be *Salix tetrasperma*. > The under surface of the leaves is silvery white. > Near Wai Mahabaleshwar rivers are lined by a large number of these trees > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Jui Pethe <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi! >> Need help with identification of a tree /shrub. >> *it was seen along the banks of river Godavari (riparian area) in marshy >> area. * >> the plant was small, not in flowering. I am sorry for that as this would >> make the identification difficult >> >> date of siting: 8th Jan 2012 >> size: 8-10 ft >> tender brabches and petioles were reddish. >> margins of leaf were serrate >> leaf was shiny green >> the plant also did not show any branching >> >> the rest of information has been depicted in the photographs. >> >> >> -- >> *Jui Pethe* >> >> Senior Research Fellow, >> NAIP-ICAR Project, >> Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University >> Nashik >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Jui Pethe* >> >> Senior Research Fellow, >> NAIP-ICAR Project, >> Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University >> Nashik >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- *Jui Pethe* Senior Research Fellow, NAIP-ICAR Project, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Nashik