Salix calyculata Hook.F. ex Andersson

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix

Characteristics

Shrubs low; trunk slightly erect. Petiole ca. 1/4-1/3 as long as leaf blade; leaf blade spatulate-ovate, (5-)8-15 × (5-)6-9 mm, abaxially slightly white, pilose when young, adaxially green, glabrous, base cuneate, margin crenate, apex rounded. Male catkin broadly ellipsoid; bracts ligulate-obovate, glabrous. Female catkin ellipsoid; bracts as in male catkin. Female flower: gland adaxial, ca. 1/2 as long as bracts; ovary ellipsoid, slightly obovoid, or ovoid, glabrous. Capsule glabrous.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Distribution

Salix calyculata world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:777234-1
WFO ID wfo-0001133956
COL ID 79CLH
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Synonyms

Salix calyculata Salix calyculata var. calyculata Salix calyculata var. glabrifolia Salix calyculata var. gongshanica