Salix acmophylla

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderMalpighiales
5. FamilySalicaceae

Native toAfghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan

Observations recorded2,583

Large shrub or small tree, branches glabrous with irregular, mainly vertical cracks, young branches hairy. Leaves 5-16 cm long, (5)-7-20 mm wide, linear lanceolate, acute-acuminate, entire or serrulate, green and glabrous above, pale beneath, silky when young. Petiole 2.5-9 mm long. Stipules minute, caducous. Flowers appearing after the leaves. Male catkin 1.5-4-(5) cm long, on short leafy shoots; peduncle 8-12 mm long, rachis villous. Bracts 1.5-2 mm long, ovate or oblong, villous, tip subacute. Stamens 4-6, filaments free, woolly towards base, anthers pale yellow. Disc of 2 yellow glands. Female catkin c. 2-2.5 cm long, on short leafy shoots, peduncle c. 2-3 mm, rachis villous, bracts as in the male catkin, disc opposite the bract, semi-annular, yellow; stipe 2-3 times the length of the gland. Ovary glabrous, style < 0.5 mm, stigmas 2. Fruiting catkin 2.5-5 cm long. Capsule ovoid, 3-5.5 mm, glabrous, stipe 0.4-1.8 (-2.5) mm long.

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

142

With media

143

Family

Salicaceae

Collections

MICH, US, NCU, NY, BRIT, MU

Recorded in

India, Pakistan, Iran, United States, Russia, Iraq, China, Afghanistan

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Salix

Image

Salix acmophilla.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0