Biology:Salix sinopurpurea

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Short description: Species of plant

Salix sinopurpurea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. sinopurpurea
Binomial name
Salix sinopurpurea
C.Wang & Chang Y.Yang

Salix sinopurpurea (Chinese: 红皮柳; pinyin: hong pi liu)[1]is a species of willow native to central and southern China .[2] It is the Chinese version of Salix purpurea.

Description

One difference it has with Salix purpurea is that Salix sinopurpurea is usually taller and larger than its European counterparts. The shrubs can grow up to 4 meters tall. The glabrous branchlets are greenish or yellowish in color. The terete catkins are opposite or alternate. The leaves are opposite or obliquely opposite. The flowering happens between April through May.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15230958 entry