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Nomenclature
Salix spp. L. Ranunculaceae
Standardized common name (English): Willow
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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Microscopic Characteristics
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930)
- ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
- ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
