Sallivaceae

Sallivaceae is a botanical name that has appeared in some scientific treatments as the designation of a small family of flowering plants. In contemporary taxonomy, the status and circumscription of Sallivaceae are unsettled, and it is not consistently recognized across major references. Some authorities have treated Sallivaceae as a distinct lineage based on certain morphological traits, while others place its members within Salicaceae or treat the family as a synonym of Salicaceae.

The placement of Sallivaceae has varied with classification systems. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) framework recognizes Salicaceae, but it has not adopted Sallivaceae as a separate family in its published classifications. As a result, genera once attributed to Sallivaceae are typically included in Salicaceae or assigned to related groups depending on the scheme. Because of the lack of a stable circumscription, there is no universally accepted list of genera for Sallivaceae.

In scholarly discussions, Sallivaceae is often referenced in the context of nomenclatural history and the ongoing debate over whether certain morphological differences justify family-level separation from Salicaceae. When cited, the name frequently serves as a placeholder in historical texts or in discussions of taxonomic revision, rather than as a component of current, widely used classifications.