Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae)
<i>Salix vitellina</i> L., or golden willow, was described by C. Linnaeus in 1753. It was later considered to be affiliated with <i>S. alba</i>, and its taxonomic rank has been changed to variety, subspecies, and form. A recent proposal designated it as a form of <i>S....
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| description | <i>Salix vitellina</i> L., or golden willow, was described by C. Linnaeus in 1753. It was later considered to be affiliated with <i>S. alba</i>, and its taxonomic rank has been changed to variety, subspecies, and form. A recent proposal designated it as a form of <i>S. alba</i> × <i>S. fragilis</i>. The goal of this study was to verify the taxonomic designation of <i>S. vitellina</i> using morphological characteristics including ovule number. A few specimens of <i>S. vitellina</i> from Europe and North America, including the lectotype LINN1158.13, were analyzed. It was recorded that <i>S. vitellina</i> has an ovule index of 6–10, with most valves with four and five ovules and less than 50% of valves with five ovules. These ovule parameters were similar to those of <i>S. alba</i>. The other floral characteristics also indicated that <i>S. vitellina</i> is associated with <i>S. alba</i>. No signs of androgyny or flower aberrations, commonly occurring in willow hybrids, were found in the specimens of <i>S. vitellina</i>. Thus, the analyses did not corroborate the hybrid origin of <i>S. vitellina</i>. The ovule analysis also confirmed that f. <i>chermesina</i> with orange–red stems is also a taxon of <i>S. alba</i>, which differs from f. <i>vitellina</i> by a greater ovule index of 12–16. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-731005f2f6cd49c686aa5aacb49111772023-11-18T20:59:30ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-07-011214261010.3390/plants12142610Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae)Alexander M. Marchenko0Yulia A. Kuzovkina1Russian Park of Water Gardens, Polevaya Str., 12, Klyazma mkr, 141230 Pushkino, RussiaDepartment of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Rd., Storrs, CT 06269, USA<i>Salix vitellina</i> L., or golden willow, was described by C. Linnaeus in 1753. It was later considered to be affiliated with <i>S. alba</i>, and its taxonomic rank has been changed to variety, subspecies, and form. A recent proposal designated it as a form of <i>S. alba</i> × <i>S. fragilis</i>. The goal of this study was to verify the taxonomic designation of <i>S. vitellina</i> using morphological characteristics including ovule number. A few specimens of <i>S. vitellina</i> from Europe and North America, including the lectotype LINN1158.13, were analyzed. It was recorded that <i>S. vitellina</i> has an ovule index of 6–10, with most valves with four and five ovules and less than 50% of valves with five ovules. These ovule parameters were similar to those of <i>S. alba</i>. The other floral characteristics also indicated that <i>S. vitellina</i> is associated with <i>S. alba</i>. No signs of androgyny or flower aberrations, commonly occurring in willow hybrids, were found in the specimens of <i>S. vitellina</i>. Thus, the analyses did not corroborate the hybrid origin of <i>S. vitellina</i>. The ovule analysis also confirmed that f. <i>chermesina</i> with orange–red stems is also a taxon of <i>S. alba</i>, which differs from f. <i>vitellina</i> by a greater ovule index of 12–16.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/14/2610Linnaeus’s specimen<i>S. alba</i><i>S</i>. × <i>fragilis</i> f. <i>vitellina</i><i>S. euxina</i>willow |
| spellingShingle | Alexander M. Marchenko Yulia A. Kuzovkina Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae) Plants Linnaeus’s specimen <i>S. alba</i> <i>S</i>. × <i>fragilis</i> f. <i>vitellina</i> <i>S. euxina</i> willow |
| title | Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae) |
| title_full | Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae) |
| title_fullStr | Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae) |
| title_short | Notes on the Taxonomy of <em>Salix vitellina</em> (Salicaceae) |
| title_sort | notes on the taxonomy of em salix vitellina em salicaceae |
| topic | Linnaeus’s specimen <i>S. alba</i> <i>S</i>. × <i>fragilis</i> f. <i>vitellina</i> <i>S. euxina</i> willow |
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