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The leaves are simple, feather-veined, and typically linear-lanceolate. Usually they are serrate, rounded at base, acute or acuminate. The leaf petioles are short, the stipules often very conspicuous, resembling tiny, round leaves, and sometimes remaining for half the summer. On some species, however, they are small, inconspicuous, and caducous ...
The specific epithet (salicifolia) is derived from the Latin words salix [9]: 174 meaning "willow" and folium meaning "leaf" [9]: 46 referring to the willow-like leaves. [10] Two subspecies are currently recognised by the Australian Plant Census: Hakea salicifolia (Vent.)
Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning crown.
The leaf edges are generally entire, though sometimes finely serrated. The leaves are dull blue-green in color and smooth in texture when mature; new leaves are coated in downy hairs. The leaves are up to 5 in long and 1.5 in wide. Like other willows, this plant is dioecious, with male and female plants producing small, dangling catkins.
Veronica salicifolia, synonym Hebe salicifolia, [1] the koromiko, [3] or willow-leaf hebe, is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, which is found throughout the South Island of New Zealand and in Chile. It is a large, evergreen shrub, reaching two metres (6 ft 7 in) in height, with light-green, spear-shaped leaves that are up to ...
Aravah (Hebrew: ערבה , pl. aravot - ערבות ) is a leafy branch of the willow tree. It is one of the Four Species (arbaʿath haminim - ארבעת המינים ) used in a special waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The other species are the lulav (palm frond), hadass , and etrog .
Illustration of a typical salicoid tooth, the yellow area showing the expanding leaf vein and glandular seta. Populus trichocarpa leaf margin showing a salicoid tooth. The brownish-yellow area in the axil of the tooth is the glandular seta. The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants.
The liuyedao or "willow-leaf saber" is a type of dao that was commonly used as a military sidearm for both cavalry and infantry during the Ming and Qing dynasties. A descendant of the earlier Mongol sabre the liuyedao remained the most popular type of single handed sabre during the Ming dynasty, replacing the role of the jian as a issued weapon ...