Salix sinopurpurea (Chinese: 红皮柳; pinyin: hong pi liu)[1] is a species of willow native to central and southern China.

[2] It is the Chinese version of Salix purpurea.

The shrubs can grow up to 4 meters tall.

The glabrous branchlets are greenish or yellowish in color.

The terete catkins are opposite or alternate.