Salicaceae FAMILY
Salix mucronata
Salix mucronata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salix mucronata is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, growing from 2 - 15 metres tall. Tree forms have an open crown with slightly drooping branches[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its branches, which are used in basket making, and for its leaves, which are used medicinally and also to make a dye.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - widely distributed from N. Africa to S. Africa.
HabitatAlong the sides of rivers[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].