| Accepted name: |
Salix myrsinifolia Salisb. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Salix nigricans Sm.
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| English names: |
Myrica-leaved Willow
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| French names: |
Saule noirâtre
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Salicales
Family: Salicaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WSALMY
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Experimentally grown in eastern Finland for the production of salicin from the bark and the leaves, used in phytotherapy as an analgetic. Employed for embankment stabilization, afforestation, as an ornamental and fodder plant for bees. The twigs also serve tanning, plaiting and binding purposes.(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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