Salicaceae

Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

Digitised Reference Slides
We currently hold 22 digitised slide(s). Each record may contain multiple individual grains and images.
Distribution
Salicaceae (rights holder: 2010 Moorea Biocode)© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)

Willow Family

Dioecious trees or shrubs. Stipules present, usually deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers in unisexual catkins, individual flowers subtended by a bract. Perianth 0. Male flowers: stamens 2-many. Female flowers: ovary superior, 1-locular; styles 1 or 2, stigmas 2, often 2-fid. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing longitudinally into 2-4 valves. Seeds with a tuft of long silky hairs. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)

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Definition
Genera
Taxonomic Completion
18.52%
10 of 54 accepted Genera
Global Pollen Project UUID
88591742-501a-44d5-9681-a69d76da587f
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.

The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility