Salix mesnyi

Salix mesnyi is a species of willow native to eastern China (including Taiwan), and Vietnam.[2] It can be found among shrubs near water growing 15 metres (49 ft) tall.

Salix mesnyi
Here given as Salix warburgii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. mesnyi
Binomial name
Salix mesnyi Hance[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Pleiarina angiolepis (H.Lév. & Vaniot) N.Chao & J.Liu Pleiarina dictyoneura (Seemen) N.Chao & G.T.Gong Pleiarina dunnii (C.K.Schneid.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong Pleiarina mesnyi (Hance) N.Chao & G.T.Gong Pleiarina neowilsonii (W.P.Fang) N.Chao & G.T.Gong Pleiarina rosthornii (Seemen) N.Chao & J.Liu Pleiarina tsoongii (Cheng) N.Chao & G.T.Gong Pleiarina warburgii (Seemen) N.Chao & G.T.Gong Salix angiolepis H.Lév. & Vaniot Salix argyi H.Lév. Salix changchowensis F.P.Metcalf Salix chekiangensis Cheng Salix dictyoneura Seemen Salix dodecandra H.Lév. & Vaniot Salix dunnii C.K.Schneid. Salix dunnii var. tsoongii (Cheng) C.Y.Yu & S.D.Zhao Salix glandulosa var. stenophylla C.Wang & C.Y.Yu Salix nankingensis Z.Wang & S.L.Tung Salix neowilsonii W.P.Fang Salix rosthornii Seemen Salix tsoongii Cheng Salix warburgii Seemen Salix wilsonii Seemen

Description

A relatively small deciduous tree, Salix mesnyi usually grows to a height between about 10–15 metres (33–49 ft). The bark is grey, and the leaves are ovate with serrated edges.[3] The back of the leaves is also, like the bark, grey.[4]

Flowers

Salix mesnyi is a dioecious plant. Blooming in early spring, female flowers are green and male flowers are yellow. The flowers are without petals, calyx, only stamens or pistils longer than calyx-like bracts. Male flowers, catkins, are about 4–8 cm, containing 4-7 stamens, anthers conspicuously yellow, filaments basally hairy, surrounded by yellow glands. While the female spike length of about 3–6 cm, with bracts long ovary stalk, spindle-shaped ovary which has 6-10 ovules, short style on the split 4 petals into a cross, ovary at the bottom of only one gland body.

Fruits

Capsule is spindle type, fruit length is 7–12 cm, seeds are fluffy.

References

1. J. Bot. 20: 38 (1882)
2. "Salix mesnyi Hance". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
3. "水柳 Salix warburgii - Plants of TAIWAN 台灣植物資訊整合查詢系統". Tai2.ntu.edu.tw. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
4. "台灣自然風情". Edu.ocac.gov.tw. Retrieved 2017-05-01.