Populus × tomentosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Populus |
Species: | P. × tomentosa
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Binomial name | |
Populus × tomentosa Carrière
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Populus × tomentosa, commonly known as Chinese white poplar or Peking poplar, is a species of tree in the family Salicaceae. [2] It is found across northern and eastern China, and has been introduced to the US state of Louisiana.
Populus × tomentosa is a large tree. [3] The species has strong resistance to many diseases and insects. [4] It also plays key roles in shelterbelts and urban afforestation in northern China. [4]
Populus × tomentosa has long been suspected to be a hybrid, but its exact parents remain unknown. [4]
Populus × tomentosa has relatively more fibrous roots than other trees. [5]
Populus × tomentosa is found across northern and eastern China, and has been introduced to the US state of Louisiana. [1] [6] It is distributed between sea level and 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in China. [7]
Populus × tomentosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Populus |
Species: | P. × tomentosa
|
Binomial name | |
Populus × tomentosa Carrière
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Populus × tomentosa, commonly known as Chinese white poplar or Peking poplar, is a species of tree in the family Salicaceae. [2] It is found across northern and eastern China, and has been introduced to the US state of Louisiana.
Populus × tomentosa is a large tree. [3] The species has strong resistance to many diseases and insects. [4] It also plays key roles in shelterbelts and urban afforestation in northern China. [4]
Populus × tomentosa has long been suspected to be a hybrid, but its exact parents remain unknown. [4]
Populus × tomentosa has relatively more fibrous roots than other trees. [5]
Populus × tomentosa is found across northern and eastern China, and has been introduced to the US state of Louisiana. [1] [6] It is distributed between sea level and 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in China. [7]