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Salix babylonica

species of willow
Taxon taxon Q156307
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Summary

Salix babylonica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,295 views/month, #1,049 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[4]
  • Parent taxon: Salix[5]
  • Taxon name: Salix babylonica[6]
  • Has use: afforestation[7], fodder[8], medicinal plant[9], building material[10], fiber[11]
  • Commons category: Salix babylonica[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Salix babylonica[13]
  • Commons gallery: Salix babylonica[14]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 20(2)[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=32683[16]
  • Short name: S. babylonica[17]
  • Taxon common name: Desmai[18], vrba babylónská[19], (Echte) Trauerweide[20], Peking Willow[21], Sauce llorón[22], Zume negarti[23], Itkupaju[24], Saule pleureur[25], Salgueiro chorón[26], Žalosna vrba[27], Wisata wjerba[28], Babiloni szomorúfűz[29], Grátvíðir[30], Salice piangente[31]
  • Different from: Q17367119[32], Salix alba 'Tristis'[33]

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Identifiers

Salix babylonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75706[34]. Salix babylonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5372639[35]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 22503[36] and 837788[37].

Why It Matters

Salix babylonica has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Australia Beijing People's Republic of China Tianjin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 22503, 837788
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'ckb', 'co
    Sitelink count → 67
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → salix-babylonica
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basionym of → Salix pendulina f. salamonii
    Different from → Q17367119, Salix alba 'Tristis'
    Taxon range → Beijing, People's Republic of China, Shanghai +4
    Taxon rank → species
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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