Salix mucronata Thunb. is a plant in the Salicaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Salix mucronata Thunb.

Salix mucronata Thunb.

Salix mucronata, the Cape silver willow, is a semi-deciduous dioecious tree native to South African riverbanks used in traditional medicine.

Family
Genus
Salix
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Salix mucronata Thunb.

Salix mucronata Thunb., commonly known as the Cape silver willow or Safsaf willow, is a tall, graceful semi-deciduous willow tree. This species, also referred to as Cape willow, grows along riverbanks in South Africa, and it is used for a wide variety of traditional medicines. It is dioecious, meaning male and female reproductive structures grow on separate individual trees.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Salicaceae Salix

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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