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'''''Salix magnifica''''' is a species of [[willow]] in the family [[Salicaceae]]. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Sichuan]] in southwestern [[China]], where it grows at high altitudes of 2,100–3,000 m. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name=foc>Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005905 ''Salix magnifica'']</ref><ref>World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32452/all ''Salix magnifica'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.</ref>
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| divisio = [[Tracheophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Salicales]]
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'''''Salix magnifica''''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Salicaceae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[China]]. [[Category:Flora of China]] It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].  


==Source==
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] or small [[tree]] growing to 6 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, 10–25&nbsp;cm long and 7–12&nbsp;cm broad, with an entire margin; they are green above, and glaucous below, with red veins and [[petiole (botany)|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in [[catkin]]s in late spring after the new leaves appear; it is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]], with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are 10&nbsp;cm long; the female catkins are 10&nbsp;cm long at pollination, expanding to 25&nbsp;cm long at seed maturity.<ref name=foc/><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>
* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32452/all ''Salix magnifica''].   [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[23 August]] [[2007]].


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It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in western Europe for its bold foliage, with the largest leaves of any willow.<ref name=rhs/>
[[Category:Salix]]
 
==Cultivation==
 
 
===Propagation===
 
 
===Pests and diseases===
 
 
==Varieties==
There are three [[variety (botany)|varieties]]:<ref name=foc/>
*''Salix magnifica'' var. ''magnifica''
*''Salix magnifica'' var. ''apatela'' (C.K.Schneider) K.S.Hao
*''Salix magnifica'' var. ''ulotricha'' (C.K.Schneider) N.Chao
 
==Gallery==
 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
 
==External links==
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Salix magnifica is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Sichuan in southwestern China, where it grows at high altitudes of 2,100–3,000 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][2]

It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 10–25 cm long and 7–12 cm broad, with an entire margin; they are green above, and glaucous below, with red veins and petiole. The flowers are produced in catkins in late spring after the new leaves appear; it is dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are 10 cm long; the female catkins are 10 cm long at pollination, expanding to 25 cm long at seed maturity.[1][3]

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in western Europe for its bold foliage, with the largest leaves of any willow.[3]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

There are three varieties:[1]

  • Salix magnifica var. magnifica
  • Salix magnifica var. apatela (C.K.Schneider) K.S.Hao
  • Salix magnifica var. ulotricha (C.K.Schneider) N.Chao

Gallery

  • photo 1
    photo 1
  • photo 2
    photo 2
  • photo 3
    photo 3

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of China: Salix magnifica
  2. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Salix magnifica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.

External links


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