Salix hukaoana (ユビソヤナギ, Yubiso-yanagi) is a species of willow endemic to the Kantō and Tōhoku regions of Honshū, Japan.[1][2]
The species was first described by Japanese botanist Arika Kimura in 1973.[1][3] The specific epithet honours Shigemitsu Fukao, who discovered the tree the previous year growing along the Yubiso River, a tributary of the upper Tone River, in Gunma Prefecture.[3]
Salix hukaoana is a deciduous tree that grows to a height of some 15 metres (49 ft).[3]
Salix hukaoana is classed as Vulnerable on the Ministry of the Environment Red List.[4]
Salix hukaoana (ユビソヤナギ, Yubiso-yanagi) is a species of willow endemic to the Kantō and Tōhoku regions of Honshū, Japan.
