Salix mesnyi

Salix warburgii is the plant of the genus Willow, and it is Taiwan endemic plant. Liliaceae is the most fortunate plant in the vascular plant. It can live the most northern where is in the polar environment. In the tropical edge of the formation of endemic species in Taiwan is the reason for the rapid evolution of species in a special environment. The evolution of the results of the time and space , In addition to water willow outside the southeastern China's other multi-stamens willow and the four sub-Liu will have a similar situation, and these special willow plants are also known as tropical willow. Salix warburgii in Taiwan's distribution is low Elevation of the shrub and the river bank, because the cutting method is easy to survive so there is no artificial introduction of cultivation.

Feature

Salix warburgii grows in the water. Due to the thin skin, it coudn't live without water. Because its leaves can't keep water in, it should as soon as possible fail into water to germinate and grow up. The bare breathing root and the body of a lot of dehygrogen enzymes can make Salix warburgii to adapt the water environmental.

Salix warburgii is hermaphrodite, and it blossom in early spring.

。水柳為雌雄異株植物，早春開花，雌株開綠花雄株開黃花，花無花瓣、花萼，只有雄蕊或雌蕊長於花萼狀的苞片中，花會聚集成穗狀的葇荑花絮。 葉子[編輯] 葉柄基部有一對會脫落的耳狀托葉，葉片基部的葉柄上有腺點，特大葉的腺點會長成小葉狀。葉片的形狀有一段幾乎一樣的條片狀，兩端在縮小變窄，先端逐漸變細呈尖尾批針型，葉緣有明顯的鋸齒，葉背沒有毛不過常有灰白色的白粉。

參考文獻

昆明植物研究所. 水柳. 《中國高等植物資料庫全庫》. 中國科學院微生物研究所. [2009-02-25].