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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 (separate male and female trees).[1][2]

Salix mucronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. mucronata
Binomial name
Salix mucronata Andersson
Synonyms
Salix hirsuta Salix capensis Salix safsaf

Taxonomy

This variable-looking species 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:

• S. m. hirsuta (silver willow)
• S. m. mucronata (Safsaf willow)
• S. m. woodii (flute willow)
• S. m. capensis (small-leaved willow)

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References

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[es] Salix mucronata

Salix mucronata, es una especie de sauce perteneciente a la familia de las salicáceas. Es nativa de Sudáfrica, donde crece a lo largo de las riberas de los ríos y se utiliza para una amplia gama de medicinas tradicionales[1][2]

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