Salix mucronata

Salix mucronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Salicaceae
Genus:Salix
Species: S. mucronata
Binomial name
Salix mucronata
Synonyms

Salix hirsuta
Salix capensis
Salix safsaf

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

  1. ↑ "Salix mucronata | Plantz Africa". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. ↑ . JSTOR 2255431. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Salix mucronata (Silver willow)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Retrieved 2017-08-01.


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