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Also known as the poplar and aspen genus

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Populus is a genus of trees in the family Salicaceae. It is classified under the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Malpighiales. The scientific name is Populus L. Common names for this group include poplar, populier, cottonwood, and choupo. The genus is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Gujin Tushu Jicheng.

Records indicate 1,605,987 occurrences and 8,845 publications related to the subject. Specimens are held by institutions including FMNH and UCMP in the United States. The genus is native to regions including Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, and Austria. Its fruit type is a capsule.

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Species

Populus

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilySalicaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria

Observations recorded1,605,987

Common Name: choupo

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4,802
With media: 2,234
Family: Salicaceae
Collections: FMNH, UCMP
Recorded in: United States

Research

8,845 papers

Populus salicinoids: a thriving subfield in the omics era.ReviewTree physiology · 2025Kaufman NJ, You J, Fox BG et al.DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaf065
Perception of lipo-chitooligosaccharides by the bioenergy crop Populus.ReviewPlant signaling & behavior · 2021R Cope K, B Irving T, Chakraborty S et al.DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1903758
Flavones enrich rhizosphere Pseudomonas to enhance nitrogen utilization and secondary root growth in Populus.Nature communications · 2025Wu J, Liu S, Zhang H et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56226-w
Plant Secondary Metabolites with an Overview of Populus.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Movahedi A, Almasi Zadeh Yaghuti A, Wei H et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136890
Populus: arabidopsis for forestry. Do we need a model tree?ReviewAnnals of botany · 2002Taylor GDOI: 10.1093/aob/mcf255
Populus: a model system for plant biology.ReviewAnnual review of plant biology · 2007Jansson S, Douglas CJDOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.58.032806.103956
Progress in Understanding the Physiological and Molecular Responses of Populus to Salt Stress.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2019Zhang X, Liu L, Chen B et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061312
Progress in studying heteromorphic leaves in Populus euphratica: leaf morphology, anatomical structure, development regulation and their ecological adaptation to arid environments.ReviewPlant signaling & behavior · 2021Song Z, Ni X, Yao J et al.DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1870842

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