Salix spp. (bark)

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Contents

Nomenclature

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

[The black willow, Salix nigra,] is a tree attaining a height of 120 feet and a trunk diameter of 3 feet, with narrow lance-shaped leaves 2 1/2 to 5 inches long and up to three-quarters of an inch wide, finely toothed and hairy when young. Male and female flowers are bourne in separate catkins which expand with the leaves. The male catkins 1 to 2 inches and the female catkins 1 1/2 to 3 inches long.

Source: American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930) [1]

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PlantaPhile - 1429.jpg
Source: PlantaPhile[2]

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Source: PlantaPhile[3]

Microscopic Characteristics

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930)
  2. PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
  3. PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
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