Salix hukaoana explained

is a species of willow endemic to the Kantō and Tōhoku regions of Honshū, Japan.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Japanese botanist Arika Kimura in 1973.^{[1] [3]} The specific epithet honours Shigemitsu Fukao, who discovered the tree the previous year growing along the Yubiso River, a tributary of the upper Tone River, in Gunma Prefecture.^[3]

Description

Salix hukaoana is a deciduous tree that grows to a height of some .^[3]

Conservation status

Salix hukaoana is classed as Vulnerable on the Ministry of the Environment Red List.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Salicis nova species ex regione Okutonensi in Japonia . . Journal of Japanese Botany . 0022-2062 . 1973 . 48 . 11 . 321–326.
2. Book: ja:日本の固有植物 . Endemic Plants of Japan . ja . Katō, M. .

   ja:加藤雅啓

   . Ebihara, A. .

   ja:海老原淳

   . March 2011 . . 978-4-486-01897-1 . 41, 229, 283.
3. Web site: https://www.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/labs/raretree/5_SHindex.html . ja:ユビソヤナギ . Salix hukaoana Kimura . ja . . 3 May 2022.
4. Web site: https://ikilog.biodic.go.jp/rdbdata/files/redlist2020/redlist2020_ikansoku.csv . ja:維管束植物 . Vascular Plants . ja . . 27 March 2020 . 3 May 2022.