Plant Details

Accepted name:: Salix pentandra L. [Salicaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: Salix pentandra f. pubipetiolata Kuntze

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bay willow	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
jolster	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
laurel willow	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2020 (WHO-UMC, 2020)
lorbeerweide	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
salix	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
salix species bark	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
willow	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
branches bark, twigs	bark of the young branches, or whole dried pieces of the current-year twigs	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 27 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Amerina glandulosa Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 15 (1838), nom. superfl.
Lusekia laurina Opiz Seznam: 61 (1852).
Pleiarina pentandra (L.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong J. Sichuan Forest. Sci. Technol. 17(2): 5 (1996).
Salix burqinensis Chang Y.Yang Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 1980(9): 102 (1980).
Salix fissa Dumort. Fl. Belg.: 13 (1827).
Salix fragilis Host Salix: 5 (1828), sensu auct. for the female plants.
Salix fragrans Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 393 (1796).
Salix friesii A.Kern. Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 10: 183 (1860).
Salix glandulosa Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 15 (1838), nom. superfl.
Salix laurifolia Wesm. Bull. Congr. Bot. Bruxelles: 280 (1864), not validly publ.
Salix pentandra var. angustifolia W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: ? (1844).
Salix pentandra f. bracteata E.L.Wolf Izv. Imp. Lesn. Inst. 15: 5 (1906).
Salix pentandra f. brevisquamis Zapał. Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 2: 26 (1908).
Salix pentandra var. imminuta E.L.Wolf Izv. Imp. Lesn. Inst. 15: 5 (1906).
Salix pentandra var. latifolia W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 642 (1837), nom. illeg.
Salix pentandra var. latifolia Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 2: 267 (1832).
Salix pentandra var. laxifolia Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 2: 207 (1832).
Salix pentandra f. longipes Zapał. Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 2: 26 (1908).
Salix pentandra var. macrophylla Ser. Essai Saules Suisse: 70 (1815).
Salix pentandra var. macrostachia Ser. Essai Saules Suisse: 70 (1815).
Salix pentandra var. microstachia Ser. Essai Saules Suisse: 69 (1815).
Salix pentandra var. obovalis C.Y.Yu Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 1980(9): 30 (1980).
Salix pentandra polyandra R.I.Schröd. Russk. Ogorod , ed. 4: 651 (1890).
Salix pentandra var. polyandra Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 172 (1831), not validly publ.
Salix pentandra f. stenophylla Zapał. Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 2: 25 (1908).
Salix polyandra Gled. ex Schrank Baier. Fl. 1: 229 (1789), nom. superfl.
Salix polyandra Gled. Syst. Einleit. Forstwiss. 2(4): 43 (1775), nom. nud.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Salix pentandra L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2020 (WHO-UMC, 2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

Salix pentandra L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2020 (WHO-UMC, 2020)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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