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Salix purpurea L.

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Salix purpurea L., Sp. Pl. 1017 (1753)
Salix purpurea L.
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
1017
ICN
Salix purpurea L.
species
Salix purpurea
Neotype (chosen by B. Jonsell and C.E. Jarvis, Nordic J. Bot. 14: 152, 1994): Sweden, Skane, Solberga parish, Torsjo, 200 m NE of the ruin, margin of pond, remaining from cultivation at least since 1967, 18 June 1993, Thomas Karlsson, LD 1633739, image seen.

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Salicaceae
Salix
purpurea

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Salix purpurea L.

Shrub or small tree to 4-(8) m high with rather smooth trunk; habit rather erect. Shoots slender, greenish or grey-green, sometimes reddish or purplish above when young, glabrous, flexible. Buds glabrous, dark. Lvs mainly alternate, opposite towards shoot apices; petiole usually < 5 mm long. Lamina 2.5-11 × 0.5-2 cm, linear, linear-lanceolate, or oblanceolate, glaucous or glaucescent, especially below, glabrous or sometimes hairy when very young, bitter to taste, finely serrulate or subentire; apex acute. Stipules 0. Catkins usually ♀, rarely ♂, appearing before lvs, erect, narrow-cylindric; rachis villous. ? catkins 1.5-3 cm long. Bracts 0.6-2 mm long, oblong to obovate, black in upper 1/2-3/4, with silky hairs; apex obtuse to rounded. Gland 1, 0.3-0.6 mm long, oblong or ovate-oblong. Stamens 2, but completely fused and appearing as 1; filaments hairy; anthers purplish. ♀ catkins 2-4 cm long, otherwise similar to ♂. Ovary white-sericeous, sessile.

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Salix purpurea L.
Salix purpurea L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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New Zealand
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Salix purpurea L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Salix purpurea L.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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Salix purpurea L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Salix purpurea L.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Salix purpurea L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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typification
Neotype (chosen by B. Jonsell and C.E. Jarvis, Nordic J. Bot. 14: 152, 1994): Sweden, Skane, Solberga parish, Torsjo, 200 m NE of the ruin, margin of pond, remaining from cultivation at least since 1967, 18 June 1993, Thomas Karlsson, LD 1633739, image seen.

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1 January 2000
6 September 2021
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