Salix mucronata
Appearance
Salix mucronata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. mucronata
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Binomial name | |
Salix mucronata | |
Synonyms | |
Salix hirsuta |
Salix mucronata (commonly called the Cape silver willow or Safsaf willow) is a tall, graceful, Semi-Deciduous willow tree. It grows along riverbanks in South Africa, and is used for a wide range of traditional medicines.
The Cape willow is dioecious (separate male and female trees).[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]This variable-looking species was previously subdivided into a number of different species. These have now all been downgraded to just being subspecies of Salix mucronata. These subspecies include:
- S. m. hirsuta (silver willow)
- S. m. mucronata (Safsaf willow)
- S. m. woodii (flute willow)
- S. m. capensis (small-leaved willow)
References
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- ^ Ali, M. & Rivers, M.C. (2023). "Salix mucronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164473A192092543. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164473A192092543.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Salix mucronata | PlantZAfrica.com". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ Davy, Joseph Burtt (1922). "The Distribution and Origin of Salix in South Africa". Journal of Ecology. 10 (1): 62–86. doi:10.2307/2255431. JSTOR 2255431.
- ^ "Salix mucronata (Silver willow)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Retrieved 2017-08-01.