Salicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Salix acmophylla

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix acmophylla is a deciduous tree that can grow 8 - 10 metres tall[ 1710 Title Willows of Russia and adjacent Countries; Taxonomical and Geographical Revision Publication Author Skvortsov A.K. Publisher Joensuu: University of Joensuu, Finland Year 1999 ISBN 951-708-766-7 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes cultivated in the Himalayas for its various uses, can be used in phytoremediation projects, and is also grown on banks etc to protect the soil from erosion[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Salix acmophylla is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - Turkey to Egyptian Sinai and Saudi Arabia, east to Tajikistan, Pakistan and northwest India

HabitatBanks of rivers and of irrigation ditches, often with part of its stem and roots under water, at elevations up to 2,200 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1710 Title Willows of Russia and adjacent Countries; Taxonomical and Geographical Revision Publication Author Skvortsov A.K. Publisher Joensuu: University of Joensuu, Finland Year 1999 ISBN 951-708-766-7 Description , 1714 Title Phytoremediation of Lead, Nickel, and Copper by Salix acmophylla Boiss.: Role of Antioxidant Enzymes and Antioxidant Publication Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (2003) 70:462-469 Author Ali M.B., Vajpayee P., Tripathi R.D., Rai U.N., Singh S.N. & Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-003-0009-1 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description ]. Found in ravines, wadis, near irrigation channels and in oasis, where it may be planted[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].