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Salicaceae - Willow family
Flacourtiaceae p.p.
Wild, H. (1960) Flacourtiaceae FZ 1(1)
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Salicaceae FZ 9(6)
Description of the family
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Stipules present, usually deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers in unisexual catkins, individual flowers subtended by a bract. Perianth 0. Male flowers: stamens 2-many. Female flowers: ovary superior, 1-locular; styles 1 or 2, stigmas 2, often 2-fid. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing longitudinally into 2-4 valves. Seeds with a tuft of long silky hairs. Comment: This family has recently greatly increased in size due to the inclusion of many genera formerly placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Worldwide: 55 genera and 772 species, cosmopolitan. |
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More sample images from the Salicaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Bivinia Jaub. ex Tul. | Description, Image |
| Casearia Jacq. | Description, Image |
| Dovyalis E. Mey. ex Arn. | Description, Image |
| Flacourtia Comm. ex L'Hér. | Description, Image |
| Homalium Jacq. | Description, Image |
| Oncoba Forssk. | Description, Image |
| Populus L. | Description, Image |
| Salix L. | Description, Image |
| Scolopia Schreb. | Description, Image |
| Trimeria Harv. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Salicaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Salicaceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Salicaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Salicaceae
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