Populus

See also: populus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin pōpulus.

Proper noun

Populus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – poplar trees, some also called aspens and cottonwoods.
   • 2011, Peter A. Thomas, “General Forest Ecological Processes: Chapter 10 from Trees and Forests, a Color Guide”, in Arnoldia, volume 68, number 3 (in English), Boston, MA: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, page 22:

     Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple, from North America) are very tolerant of deep shade, while Betula spp. (birches) and Populus spp. (poplars) grow best under high light intensities.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Salicaceae – family; Saliceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Populus sect. Abasco, Populus sect. Aigeiros, Populus sect. Leucoides, Populus sect. Populus, Populus sect. Tacamahaca, Populus sect. Turanga - sections
  • Populus alba (white poplar) - type species; Populus × acuminata (lanceleaf cottonwood), Populus angustifolia (mountain cottonwood, narrowleaf cottonwood, willow cottonwood), Populus balsamifera (balsam cottonwood), Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood, yellow cottonwood), Populus euphratica (Euphrates poplar), Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood), Populus heterophylla (river cottonwood, swamp cottonwood), Populus nigra (black poplar), Populus sargentii (Great Plains cottonwood, plains cottonwood), Populus tremula (European aspen), Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen), Populus trichocarpa (black cottonwood), Populus wislizenii (Wislizenus's cottonwood) - selected other species

References

• Populus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Populus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Populus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons