Salicaceae
E810052
Salicaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes willows, poplars, and cottonwoods, many of which are important trees in temperate and boreal ecosystems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salicaceae sensu lato | 1 |
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | willow family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCompound | salicin ⓘ |
| currentCircumscription | expanded to include many former Flacourtiaceae genera ⓘ |
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
ⓘ
especially in temperate regions ⓘ present in boreal regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant trees in riparian habitats
ⓘ
important components of boreal forests ⓘ important components of temperate forests ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental trees and shrubs
ⓘ
source of pulpwood ⓘ source of timber ⓘ used for basketry and wickerwork ⓘ used for bioenergy plantations ⓘ used in erosion control ⓘ used in phytoremediation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dioecious plants
ⓘ
flowers often in catkins ⓘ flowers usually unisexual ⓘ mostly trees and shrubs ⓘ often serrate leaf margins ⓘ simple leaves ⓘ usually alternate leaves ⓘ woody plants ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Abatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azara ⓘ Banara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bartholomaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bennettiodendron NERFINISHED ⓘ Bivinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Carrierea NERFINISHED ⓘ Casearia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chosenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dovyalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Euceraea NERFINISHED ⓘ Flacourtia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasseltia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasseltiopsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hecatostemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Homalium NERFINISHED ⓘ Idesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Itoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunania NERFINISHED ⓘ Macrohasseltia NERFINISHED ⓘ Neopringlea NERFINISHED ⓘ Neosprucea NERFINISHED ⓘ Olmediella NERFINISHED ⓘ Oncoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Osmelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachystroma NERFINISHED ⓘ Pineda NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleuranthodendron NERFINISHED ⓘ Poliothyrsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Populus ⓘ Prockia ⓘ Pseudoscolopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryania NERFINISHED ⓘ Salix NERFINISHED ⓘ Scyphostegia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetrathylacium NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Trichostephanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Xylosma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Populus deltoides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Populus nigra NERFINISHED ⓘ Populus tremula NERFINISHED ⓘ Populus tremuloides NERFINISHED ⓘ Salix alba NERFINISHED ⓘ Salix babylonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Malpighiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| previousCircumscription | formerly restricted mainly to Salix and Populus ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Salix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salicaceae sensu lato