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Salix mucronata Thunb.

Salix mucronata

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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)

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References

  1. ^ "Salix mucronata | PlantZAfrica.com". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. ^ Davy, Joseph Burtt (1922). "The Distribution and Origin of Salix in South Africa". Journal of Ecology. 10 (1): 62–86. doi:10.2307/2255431. JSTOR 2255431.
  3. ^ "Salix mucronata (Silver willow)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
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Salix mucronata: Brief Summary

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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).

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