Populus adenopoda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus
Section: Populus sect. Populus
Species:
P. adenopoda
Binomial name
Populus adenopoda
Synonyms[1]
  • Populus silvestrii Pamp.

Populus adenopoda, known commonly as the Chinese aspen, is a species of poplar found in the subtropical regions of China.[2] The trees can reach a maximum height of 30 metres, and occur on mountain slopes at elevations of 300–2500 metres. Wood from the trees is used in construction and furniture production, as well as timber, farm tools, and wood pulp.[3]

Varieties

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 3 January 2017
  2. ^ Liqiang Fan; Honglei Zheng; Richard I Milne; Lei Zhang; Kangshan Mao (6 January 2018). "Strong population bottleneck and repeated demographic expansions of Populus adenopoda (Salicaceae) in subtropical China". Annals of Botany. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. doi:10.1093/aob/mcx198. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ Fang, Cheng-fu; Zhao, Shi-dong; Skvortsov, Alexei K. "Populus adenopoda". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


Categories