The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family includes the willows and poplars. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have greatly expanded th
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Populus trichocarpa leaf margin showing a salicoid tooth. The brownish-yellow area in the axil of the tooth is the glandular seta.
The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest orders of flowering plants. The order is very diverse, with well-known members including willows, violets, poplars, corpse flower, coca plant, cassava, rub
Salicaceae
…Chosenia (now a synonym of Salix). Recognized to be closely related to the Violaceae and Passifloraceae, the family is placed by the APG in the order Malpighiales. Under the new circumscription, most members of the family are trees or shrubs that have simple leaves with alternate arrangement, and temperate members…