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Populus sp.

Öhningen, Konstanz, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Populus sp.

Öhningen, Konstanz, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Populus sp.

Öhningen, Konstanz, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Description

Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3040183	https://www.gbif.org/species/3040183
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	55955	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=55955

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Violales : Salicaceae : Populus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
kingdom	Plantae	Haeckel 1866
phylum	Spermatophyta
class	Magnoliopsida	Cronquist et al. 1996
-	Eudicot	Doyle and Hotton 1991
order	Violales
family	Salicaceae	de Mirbel 1815
genus	Populus	L.

Common Name

poplar

Scientific Name

Populus L.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Populus	genus	belongs to Salicaceae	stated without evidence	Knowlton, 1899

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (10%)

First Recorded Appearance

113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Primary Reference (PBDB)

F. H. Knowlton. 1899. Fossil Flora of the Yellowstone National Park. USGS Monograph Series 32(2)

Common Name(s)

Cottonwood, Poplar, Aspen, Cottonwood, Poplar, Pappel, 사시나무속, Poppelsläktet, Popplar, Poplar Trees, Poplars, Aspen

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Populus deltoides var. monilifera × Populus tremuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus deltoides x nigra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus laurifolia x nigra var. italica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus alba x tremula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus maximowiczii x trichocarpa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus acerfolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus acerifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus acuminata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus adenopoda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus afghanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus alaschanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus alba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus alexanderi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	20.4 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Populus ambigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus amblyrhyncha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus amurensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus angustifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus apiculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus arctica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus aspensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus auriculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus baileyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus balsamifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus balsamoides species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	56.0 Ma Paleocene	12.8 Ma Miocene
Populus beijingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus berolinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus bonhamii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus brandegeei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus brayshawii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus canadensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus canescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus caspica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cataracti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cathayana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cedrusensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus charbinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus ciliata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cinnamomoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus clarkiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus coalingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus congerminalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cordata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus craspedodroma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus creedensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cretacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus cuneata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus daphnogenoides species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Populus davidiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus decipiens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus deltoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus denverensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus distorta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus douglasae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Populus elliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus emersoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus eotremuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus euphratica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus fairii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus flabellum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus flexuosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus fredroviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus fremontii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus gamblei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus gansuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus girinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus glandulifera species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	56.0 Ma Paleocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Populus glauca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus glaucicomans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus grandidentata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus grewiopsis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus guzmanantlensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus haoana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus harkeriana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus hederoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus heimburgeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus heteromorpha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus heterophylla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus hinckleyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus hopeiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus hsinganica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus hybr species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus hyperborea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Populus hyrcana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus ilicifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus inaequalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus incrassata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus inopina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus intercurrens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus intramongolica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus jackii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus jacquemontiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus jenningsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus jrtyschensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus kangdingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus kansaseana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Populus kashmirica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus keerqinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus krauseana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus lacoeana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus lamottei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus lancifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus larsenii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus lasiocarpa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus laurifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus lesquereuxi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Populus lindgreni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus luziarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus mainlingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus manshurica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus meedsii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus mexicana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus microtremuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus minhoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus monodon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus moscoviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus moskoviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus mutabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus nakaii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus neomexicana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus neotremuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus nervosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus nigra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus ningshanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus obovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus obscura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus oxyrhyncha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pamirica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus parcinervis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus parryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus payettensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus petrowskiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pilosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus platyphylla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pliotremuloides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	20.4 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Populus polymorpha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus potomacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus praelatior species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus prefremontii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Populus primaveralepensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus problematica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pruinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus przewalskii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudo-tremuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudocredneria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudoelliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudoglauca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudomaximowiczii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudosimonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudostygia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pseudotomentosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus purdomii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus pyrifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus qamdoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus qiongdaoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus quintavena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus rasumowskiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus ricei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus richardsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus rogalinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus rotundifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus rouleauana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus rouleauiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus russelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus schneideri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus serrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus shanxiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus sieboldii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus simaroa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus simonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus smilacifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus smithii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus sonorensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	20.4 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Populus speciosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	48.6 Ma Eocene
Populus steiniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus suaveolens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus subrotundata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus subwashoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus szechuanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus talassica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus tianschanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus tibetica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus tidwellii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Populus tomentosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus tremula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus tremuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus trinervis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus tristis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus undulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus ungeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus vernirubens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus violascens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus vivaria species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Populus voyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wardii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus washingtonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wenxianica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wettsteinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus whitei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wilmattae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wilsonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus woobstii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wuana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus wulianensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus xantholithensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Populus xiangchengensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus xiaohei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus xiaozhuanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus yatungensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus yuana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus yunnanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Populus zaddachi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1753	Populus Linnaeus
1899	Populus Knowlton
1959	Populus Brown p. 128
2000	Populus Mabberley

References

Knowlton F. H. Fossil Flora of the Yellowstone National Park, USGS Monograph Series 32 2

Brown R. W. (1959) A bat and some plants from the upper Oligocene of Oregon, Journal of Paleontology 33 1, 125-129

Mabberley D.J. (2000) The Plant-Book, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p.

Van der Meijden, R. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2000) Flora Nordica, vol. 1 - Lycopodiaceae - Polygonaceae. The Bergius Foundation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, pp. 344 - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Karlsson, M. (2013) Checklista över Nordens kärlväxter (2013-04-23). Online: http://www.euphrasia.nu/checklista/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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