Biology:Populus ilicifolia

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Short description: Species of tree

Populus ilicifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus
Species:
P. ilicifolia
Binomial name
Populus ilicifolia
(Engl.) Rouleau
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Populus euphratica subsp. denhardtiorum Turanga ilicifolia
  • Celtis ilicifolia Engl.
  • (Engl.) Kimura (Engl.) Kimura
  • Balsamiflua denhardtiorum Tsavo ilicifolia
  • (Engl.) Kimura Engl.
  • Balsamiflua ilicifolia (Engl.) Jarm.
  • Dode Populus denhardtiorum

Populus ilicifolia, the Tana River poplar, is a species of poplar in the family Salicaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania from 1°N to 3°S latitude, 37°E to 41°E latitude, at altitudes of 10–1,200 m; it is the southernmost member of its genus in the world. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][4] It requires a riverine climate.

It is an evergreen tree growing to 30 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter.[4] It is used locally as an avenue tree, and its timber is used for making beehives, mortars, dugout canoes and fences.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Populus ilicifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T32882A9731782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32882A9731782.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32882/9731782. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. "Populus ilicifolia (Engl.) Rouleau". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:776728-1. 
  3. "Populus ilicifolia (Engl.) Rouleau". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4LVM8. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Genetic Diversity and regeneration Studies of Populus ilicifolia

Wikidata ☰ Q1946803 entry