Biology:Salix pierotii

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Salix

Salix pierotii
Salix koreensis 2.jpg
Here given as Salix koreensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. pierotii
Binomial name
Salix pierotii
Miq.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Salix pierotii, the Korean willow, is a species of willow native to northeast China, far eastern Russia, the Korean peninsula and Japan.[2] They are shrubs or trees reaching 8 m. Because their twisted wood is not good for timber or making tools, in Japan Salix pierotii trees are used to demarcate property lines between farms.[3]

Forms

One form is currently accepted:[2]

  • Salix pierotii f. auricomans Kimura

References

  1. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 27 (1867)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Salix pierotii Miq.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:778493-1. 
  3. Tokuoka, Yoshinori; Yamasaki, Fukuhiro; Kimura, Kenichiro; Hashigoe, Kiyokazu; Oka, Mitsunori (2019). "Tracing chronological shifts in farmland demarcation trees in southwestern Japan: Implications from species distribution patterns, folk nomenclature, and multiple usage". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15. doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0301-8. PMID 31029161. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15230921 entry