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Internal ID UUID64404d9a79239053946680
Scientific name Salix mucronata
Authority Thunb.
First published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 6 (1794)

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Pleiarina nilicola (Ehrenb. ex Toepff.) N.Chao & J.Liu J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 31(5): 15 (2010)
Pleiarina ramiflora (Seemen) N.Chao & J.Liu J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 31(5): 15 (2010)
Pleiarina schweinfurthii (Toepff.) N.Chao & J.Liu J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 31(5): 16 (2010)
Pleiarina nigritina (Seemen) N.Chao & J.Liu J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 31(5): 15 (2010)
Pleiarina hutchinsii (Skan) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 5 (1996)
Pleiarina huillensis (Seemen) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 4 (1996)
Pleiarina hirsuta (Thunb.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 4 (1996)
Pleiarina murielii (Skan) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 19(4): 14 (1998)
Pleiarina capensis (Thunb.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 4 (1996)
Pleiarina crateradenia (Seemen) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 19(4): 14 (1998)
Pleiarina woodii (Seemen) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 6 (1996)
Pleiarina mucronata (Thunb.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 5 (1996)
Salix huillensis Seemen Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 45 (1897)
Salix hutchinsii Skan Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1917: 235 (1917)
Salix axillaris Anderss. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 275 (1850)
Salix crateradenia Seemen Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 64: 9 (1900)
Salix cyathipoda Anderss. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 275 (1850)
Salix nilicola Ehrenberg ex Toepffer Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 502 (1913)
Salix nigritina Seemen Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 46 (1897)
Salix nigerica Skan Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1917: 236 (1917)
Salix murielii Skan Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1917: 235 (1917)
Salix octandra Sieber ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 276 (1850)
Salix schweinfurthii Toepff. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 502 (1913)
Salix ramiflora Seemen Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 45 (1897)
Salix capensis Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 139 (1800)
Salix capensis var. gariepina Anders.
Salix mucronata var. caffra Burtt Davy
Salix mucronata var. integra Burtt Davy
Salix hirsuta Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 6 (1794)
Salix capensis var. mucronata Anders.
Salix safsaf Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 76. 1775 [1 Oct 1775]
Salix subserrata Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 671 (1805)
Salix wilmsii Seemen Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 64: 9 (1900)
Salix woodii var. wilmsii Skan
Pleiarina subserrata (Willd.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 19(4): 14 (1998)
Salix mucronata subsp. subserrata (Willd.) R.H.Archer & Jordaan Bothalia 35: 92 (2005)
Salix mucronata subsp. hirsuta (Thunb.) Immelman Bothalia 17: 173 (1987)
Salix mucronata subsp. capensis (Thunb.) Immelman Bothalia 17: 173 (1987)
Salix mucronata subsp. wilmsii (Seemen) Immelman Bothalia 17: 176 (1987)

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Language Common/alternative name
English cape silver willow
English safsaf willow
Afrikaans safsaf-wilger
Afrikaans safsafwilger
Arabic صفصاف بلدي
Chinese 尖頭柳

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Zaïre
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Sinai

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001133517
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:778226-1
The Plant List tro-28300223
Open Tree Of Life 738759
NCBI Taxonomy 75719
IPNI 778226-1
iNaturalist 593611
GBIF 7266648
Freebase /m/0ds41gk
EPPO SAXSF
EOL 5600684
Wikipedia Salix_mucronata

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Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment and Its Impact on Health: Exploring Green Technology for Remediation Das S, Sultana KW, Ndhlala AR, Mondal M, Chandra I Environ Health Insights 05-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10559720
doi:10.1177/11786302231201259
PMID:37808962
Author Correction: Potential anti-proliferative activity of Salix mucronata and Triticum spelta plant extracts on liver and colorectal cancer cell lines Ahmad GM, Abu Serie MM, Abdel-Latif MS, Ghoneem T, Ghareeb DA, Yacout GA Sci Rep 04-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10477256
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41534-2
PMID:37666911
Floristic composition and plant community distribution along environmental gradients in Guard dry Afromontane forest of Northwestern Ethiopia Dagne Y, Birhanu L BMC Ecol Evol 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10463663
doi:10.1186/s12862-023-02154-6
PMID:37635212
Effect of Microwave and Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction on the Phytochemical and In Vitro Biological Properties of Willow (Salix alba) Bark Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts Aleman RS, Marcia J, Duque-Soto C, Lozano-Sánchez J, Montero-Fernández I, Ruano JA, Hoskin RT, Moncada M Plants (Basel) 03-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10347288
doi:10.3390/plants12132533
PMID:37447094
Efficacy of Acacia nilotica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, and Salix safsafs on the mortality and development of two vector-borne mosquito species, Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti, in the laboratory and field Baeshen RS, Baz MM Heliyon 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10220238
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16378
PMID:37251815
Spirulina platensis improves growth, oil content, and antioxidant activitiy of rosemary plant under cadmium and lead stress Gharib FA, Ahmed EZ Sci Rep 17-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10192378
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35063-1
PMID:37198296
Medicinal Plants as Therapeutic Alternatives to Combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Review Gautam S, Qureshi KA, Jameel Pasha SB, Dhanasekaran S, Aspatwar A, Parkkila S, Alanazi S, Atiya A, Khan MM, Venugopal D Antibiotics (Basel) 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10044459
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12030541
PMID:36978408
Potential anti-proliferative activity of Salix mucronata and Triticum spelta plant extracts on liver and colorectal cancer cell lines Ahmad GM, Abu Serie MM, Abdel-Latif MS, Ghoneem T, Ghareeb DA, Yacout GA Sci Rep 07-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC9992471
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30845-z
PMID:36882428
Comparative study of three plant-derived extracts as new management strategies against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Hussein HS, Salem MZ, Soliman AM, Eldesouky SE Sci Rep 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC9981771
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30588-x
PMID:36864078
The Ovule Number Variation Provides New Insights into Taxa Delimitation in Willows (Salix subgen. Salix; Salicaceae) Marchenko AM, Kuzovkina YA Plants (Basel) 21-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9919694
doi:10.3390/plants12030497
PMID:36771582
Ethnobotanical study of endemic and non-endemic medicinal plants used by indigenous people in environs of Gullele botanical garden Addis Ababa, central Ethiopia: A major focus on Asteraceae family Woldeamanuel MM, Geda MK, Mohapatra S, Bastia TK, Rath P, Panda AK Front Pharmacol 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9727095
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.1020097
PMID:36506590
Antidepressant Effects of South African Plants: An Appraisal of Ethnobotanical Surveys, Ethnopharmacological and Phytochemical Studies Bonokwane MB, Lekhooa M, Struwig M, Aremu AO Front Pharmacol 29-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9277359
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.895286
PMID:35846999
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Correction: Loredo Varela, R.C.; Fail, J. Host Plant Association and Distribution of the Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci Cryptic Species Complex. Insects 2022, 13, 298 Loredo Varela RC, Fail J Insects 07-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143062
doi:10.3390/insects13050442
PMID:35621825
Host Plant Association and Distribution of the Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci Cryptic Species Complex Loredo Varela RC, Fail J Insects 17-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8952806
doi:10.3390/insects13030298
PMID:35323598

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