Salix mucronata
| Salix mucronata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. mucronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix mucronata Andersson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Salix hirsuta | |
Salix mucronata (commonly called the Cape silver willow or Safsaf willow) is a tall, graceful, evergreen 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).[1][2]
Taxonomy
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)
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References
- ↑ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/salixmucronata.htm
- ↑ . JSTOR 2255431. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/salicaceae/salix_mucronata.htm
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