Populus L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
1034
ICN
Populus L.
genus
Populus
Classification
Subordinates
- Populus ×berolinensis
- Populus ×canadensis
- Populus ×canescens
- Populus ×gileadensis
- Populus ×tomentosa
- Populus alba
- Populus balsamifera
- Populus candicans
- Populus ciliata
- Populus deltoides
- Populus grandidentata
- Populus jacquemontiana
- Populus lasiocarpa
- Populus nigra
- Populus tremula
- Populus tremuloides
- Populus trichocarpa
- Populus yunnanensis
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Descriptions
Populus L.
Trees with pale, ± furrowed bark. Winter buds with several imbricate scales. Lvs alternate; petiole usually long; stipules inconspicuous, caducous; lamina lanceolate-ovate to broad-ovate or deltoid, sometimes lanceolate in juvenile lvs, entire or dentate. Catkins pendulous, appearing before lvs. Fls anemophilous, each subtended by a bract; bract usually laciniate or toothed, rarely entire, quickly shrivelling. Perianth reduced to a cupular, oblique disc; glands 0. ♂ fls with 4-many stamens; filaments ± filiform; anthers generally red to purple, occasionally yellow. ♀ fls with short style; stigmas 2-4. Capsule 2-(4)-valved, often ripe before lvs are fully mature. Seeds numerous, minute.
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Metadata
17671bbd-bd0e-4481-8382-d156228e6f1b
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
3 June 2021