Salix excelsa

Salix excelsa
Habit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. excelsa
Binomial name
Salix excelsa S.G.Gmel.
Synonyms [2]
List Salix dischgensisGoerz Salix euapiculataNasarow Salix excelsa var. rodiniiA.K.Skvortsov Salix lispocladosDode Salix litwinowiiGoerz ex Nasarow Salix neodaviesiiBornm. ex Goerz Salix oxicaDode Salix variifoliaFreyn & Sint.

Salix excelsa is a species of flowering plant in the willow family Salicaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, Central Asia (except Kyrgyzstan), Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and has been introduced to the Levant, Yemen, the Himalayas, and India. ^[2] It is closely related to Salix acmophylla . ^[3] It is used as a street tree in Georgia and Iran. ^[4]

References

1. Kavak, S. (2017). "Salix excelsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T19620474A112568440. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T19620474A112568440.en . Retrieved 11 April 2024.
2. "Salix excelsa S.G.Gmel". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 December 2022.
3. Daneshvand, Elhameh; Rahmani, Fatemeh; Khodakarimi, Ali (2015). "Genetic Diversity among Eight Species of Willow (Salix spp.) from Iran Based on SRAP Markers" (PDF). Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation. 12: 75–85. ISSN   1823-3902 . Retrieved 4 December 2022.
4. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID   225429443.