Kingdom Plantae Family Salicaceae Scientific name Salix mucronata | Order Malpighiales Genus Salix Rank Species | |
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Similar Salix boothii, Salix arbusculoides, Salix serissima, Salix geyeriana, Salix cordata | ||
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).
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:
References
Salix mucronata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA