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Salix sieboldiana

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Salix sieboldiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. sieboldiana
Binomial name
Salix sieboldiana

Salix sieboldiana is a species of willow native to southern Japan.[1] It is a deciduous shrub or small tree.

The Latin specific epithet sieboldiana refers to German physician and botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866).[2]

The bark of the tree contains flavanols and procyanidins.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Salix sieboldiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T143485962A143485964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143485962A143485964.en. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ D. Gledhill The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 107, at Google Books
  3. ^ Hsu, Feng-Lin; Nonaka, Gen-Ichiro; Nishioka, Itsuo (1985). "Acylated flavanols and procyanidins from Salix sieboldiana". Phytochemistry. 24 (9): 2089–2092. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83128-3.