Salicaceae - Willow family
Flacourtiaceae p.p.
Leonard, J. & Geerinck, D. (1967) Salicaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Wild, H. (1960) Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Salicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 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. Zimbabwe: 6 cultivated genera and 8 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Bivinia Jaub. ex Tul. | Description |
| Dovyalis E. Mey. ex Arn. | Description |
| Flacourtia Comm. ex L'Hér. | Description, Image |
| Oncoba Forssk. | Description, Image |
| Populus L. | Description, Image |
| Salix L. | Description |
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Flora of Rwanda: Salicaceae
Flora of Zambia: Salicaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Salicaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SalicaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Salicaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Salicaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Salicaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Salicaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Salicaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Salicaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Salicaceae
Wikipedia: Salicaceae
Plants of the World Online: Salicaceae
Tropicos: Salicaceae