| Salix hukaoana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. hukaoana |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix hukaoana Kimura | |
Salix hukaoana (ユビソヤナギ, Yubiso-yanagi) is a species of willow endemic to the Kantō and Tōhoku regions of Honshū, Japan.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Japanese botanist Arika Kimura in 1973. The specific epithet honours Shigemitsu Fukao, who discovered the tree the previous year growing along the Yubiso River, a tributary of the upper Tone River, in Gunma Prefecture.
Description
Salix hukaoana is a deciduous tree that grows to a height of some 15 metres (49 ft).
Conservation status
Salix hukaoana is classed as Vulnerable on the Ministry of the Environment Red List.
References
- ^ Kimura, A. (1973). "Salicis nova species ex regione Okutonensi in Japonia" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 48 (11): 321–326. ISSN 0022-2062.
- Katō, M. ; Ebihara, A. (March 2011). 日本の固有植物 [Endemic Plants of Japan] (in Japanese). Tokai University Press. pp. 41, 229, 283. ISBN 978-4-486-01897-1.
- ^ ユビソヤナギ [Salix hukaoana Kimura] (in Japanese). Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- 維管束植物 [Vascular Plants] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Salix hukaoana | |