Biology:Salix mucronata
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Short description: Species of willow
| Salix mucronata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 Andersson
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| Synonyms | |
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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).[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)
References
- ↑ "Salix mucronata | PlantZAfrica.com". http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/salixmucronata.htm.
- ↑ Davy, Joseph Burtt (1922). "The Distribution and Origin of Salix in South Africa". Journal of Ecology 10 (1): 62–86. doi:10.2307/2255431.
- ↑ "Salix mucronata (Silver willow)". http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/salicaceae/salix_mucronata.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q602930 entry
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