Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae | Browse at kingdom-level |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Salicales | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Salicaceae | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Salix | Browse at genus-level |
| Section | Hastatae | Browse at section-level |
| Species | Salix pyrolifolia | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
No common names linked to this scientific name.
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | 38 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
No known subspecies for this entry in the database.
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
- Description
- A shrub, or small tree, 2.5 - 5m
- Growth form
- Tree, shrub
- Organism part
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- Flowers, inflorescences
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- Part type
- Catkins
- Stems, twigs, branches
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- Surface
- Fairly densely hairy (the previous year), glabrous (the previous year), smoth (current year)
- Color
- Brownish green (current year), brownish (current year), reddish brown (the previous year)
- Shape
- Angular (the previous year)
- Leaves, leaflets
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- Surface
- Glaucous (lower surface), glabrous (upper surface)
- Color
- Slightly bluish green (upper surface)
- Shape
- Broadly ovate, broadly obovate, ovate
- Note
- Young leaves reddish; later often with a reddish tinge
- Leaf division
- Simple
- Leaf apex
- Slightly emarginate, obtuse, slightly apiculate
- Leaf base
- Cuneate, slightly cordate, oblique (often)
- Leaf margins
- Serrate-crenate, indistinctly glandular, undulate (sometimes)
- Leaf stipules
- Large, reniform, orbicular
- Leaf permanence
- Deciduous
Chemicals
Dimethyl-isosalipurposide
Disalicortin
Isosalipurposide
Monomethyl-isosalipurposide
Naringenin 5-O-glucoside
Naringenin 7-O-glucoside
Quercetin 3-O-galactoside
Quercetin 3-O-glucoside
Salicortin
Saligenin glucoside
Salireposide
Triandrin
Images
No images for this entry in the database.
Color swatches
No dyeing results for this entry in the database.
References
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R.
Tirri,
J.
Lehtonen,
R.
Lemmetyinen,
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Pihakaski,
and
P.
Portin,
Biologian sanakirja. Dictionary of biology. . Otavan Kirjapaino Oy, 2001 -
B.
Jonsell,
Flora Nordica. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Polygonaceae. . The Bergius Foundation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stockholm. Sweden-, 2000