Salir SALICACEAE-MYRICACEAE Myrica 



aa. Brs. straight, not twisted or contorted. 



b. Lvs. narrow, linear-lanceolate to oblanceolate. 



c. Stamens 3: pistillate fl. with 1 gland: petiole glandular: 



stipules present, small 1 . S. amygdaliwa 



cc. Stamens 2 : petioles glandless. 



d. Staminate fls. with 2 glands : fls. developing with the lvs. 

 Ovary glabrous. 



Tree with long pendulous brs.: stipules wanting... 2. S. babylonica 

 Tree with upright or spreading brs.: stipules lance- 

 olate, often wanting 3. S. matsudana 



Ovary pubescent: stipules present 4. S. lasiogyne 



dd. Staminate Ms. with only 1 gland; fls. before the lvs.: . 



stipules wanting 5. <S. purpurea 



bb. Lvs. broad, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate. 



Stipules large, semi-cordate: petioles glandular 6. S. glandidosa 



Stipules wanting or very small: petioles without glands. 



Stamens 2: lvs. glabrous beneath 7. S. wilsonii 



Stamens 6: lvs. densely brown-hairy on midrib beneath ... 8. S. mesneyi 



1. Salix amyg-dalina Linn. Almond-leaved Willow %$$ (Mao Liu: Hairy Willow) 

 (R.M.93). Shrub or tree, to 10 m.; fls. IV. Eurasia; locally in Ku. Along streams 

 and ditches. 



2. Salix babylonica Linn. Weeping Willow jfcW (Shui Liu; Water Willow) (R.M.95). 

 Tree, to 15m.; fls. greenish yellow, III-IV. China; locally in Ku. Pond margins 

 and ditch banks. Fig. 45. 



3. Salix matsudana Koidz. ^jtyp (Han Liu; Dry-land Willow) (R.M.94). Tree, to 15 

 m.; fls. IV. Transbaicalia, North China, Korea; locally in An., Ku. Commonly 

 on dry land in North China. 



3a. Salix matsudana f. tortuosa Rehd. fg/l\$P (Lung Chua Liu) (R.M.94). Small 

 tree. Northeastern Asia; locally in An., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Planted in gardens. 



4. Salix lasiogyne Seem. (Lee 182). Tree, to 30m.; fls. III. Introduced from 

 Japan and Korea; locally in Ku. Planted. 



5. Salix purpurea Linn. Purple Osier H^fH (Po Ch'i Liu; Winnowing-basket 

 Willow) (R.M.109). Shrub, to 5m.; fls. III. Eurasia and North Africa; locally 

 in Ku. Along streams and cultivated for withes used in basketry. 



6. Salix glandulosa Seem. MfP (Ho Liu; River Willow) (Lee 199). Bush or tree, to 

 6 m.; fls. IV; glands If. -like. Korea and North China; locally in An., Ku. Along 

 streams. 



7. Salix wilsonii Seem. ^M (Tzu Liu; Purple Willow) (Lee 186). Tree, to 15m.; 

 fls. IV. China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Along streams. 



8. Salix mesneyi Hance (Lee 203). Tree, to 8m.; fls. III-IV; ovary glabrous. 

 China; locally in Ki., Ku. Moist banks. 



37. MYRICACEAE Sweet Gale Family ;fif§f4 (Yang Mei K'o) 



Shrubs or trees with small scaly buds: lvs. alternate, simple, ivith resinous dots: 

 fls. unisexual, without perianth, borne in catkins: ovary superior: fr. a small drupe 

 or nut, often coated ivith resinous or waxy grains. 2 genera and about 35 species, 

 widely distributed; one genus with 4 species in China. 



1. Myrica Linn. Bayberry tllwS (Yang Mei Shu) 

 Shrubs or small trees: lvs. entire or toothed, not pinnatifid: fr. an edible drupe 



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