| Salix mucronata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. mucronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix mucronata Andersson |
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| Synonyms | |
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Salix hirsuta |
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Salix mucronata (commonly called the Cape Silver Willow or Safsaf willow) is a tall, graceful, evergreen Willow tree. It grows along riverbanks in South Africa and is used for a wide range of traditional medicines.
The Cape Willow is dioecious (male and female flowers on separate trees). [1] [2]
This is a very variable-looking species and it was previously subdivided into a number of different species. These have now all been downgraded to just being subspecies of Salix mucronata. These subspecies include: