Salicaceae
Populus

Populus tremula L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1034 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia, Algeria. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Tadzhikistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • A.K.Skvortsov (2010). Taxonomical synopsis of the genus Populus L. in East Europe, North and Central Asia. Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 196: 62-73.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fang, Z.F., Zhao, S.D. & Skvortsov, A..K. (1999). Salicaceae. Flora of China 4: 139-279. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (1992). Flora Sibiriae 5: 1-312. Izd-vo 'Nauka', Sibirskoe otg-nie.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nedoluzhko, V.A. in Nedoluzhko, V.A. (1995). Konspekt Dendroflory Rossiiskogo Dal'nego Vostoka. Konspekt Dendroflory Rossiiskogo Dal'nego Vostoka: 1-208. Vladivostok: Dal'nauka.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Ohashi, H. (2001). Salicaceae of Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. Series 4, Biology 40(4): 269-396.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 3: 1-710. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea 1: 53-66. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fang, Z.F., Zhao, S.D. & Skvortsov, A..K. (1999). Salicaceae. Flora of China 4: 139-279. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Ohashi, H. (2001). Salicaceae of Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. Series 4, Biology 40(4): 269-396.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 3: 1-710. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 11, 2012 Wilson, E.H. [722] China K000592068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 11, 2012 Wilson, E.H. [1886] China K000592070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 11, 2012 Wilson, E.H. [4658] China K000592069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Hämet-Ahti, L.; Ahti, T.; Renvall, P. [47583] Finland K000592096 Type Yes
[Maxindwiez] [s.n.] Russia K004768195 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004768204 Yes
[E. Besóis]; Komarov, V. [1462] Russia K004768208 Yes
Seregin, A. [U-51] Russia K004768201 Yes
Buch, T.; Yakubov, V. [s.n.] Russia K004768202 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR28] United Kingdom K001768129 Yes
Brown, A. [s.n.] K000592100 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nilsson-Ehle, H. [s.n.] K004768206 Yes
Meyer, F.N. [824] Russia K004768205 Yes
s.coll. [1633] Germany K000592098 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mameev [16] K004768198 Yes
Maltzev, N. [s.n.] Russia K004768200 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004767548 Yes
Britton, C.E. [539] United Kingdom K004767555 Yes
Lang [s.n.] K000592099 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schrenk [s.n.] K004768197 Yes
Seregin, A. [U-51] Russia K004768203 Yes
Poplawska, H. [2381] K004768199 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [3690] United Kingdom K004767550 Yes
Lehrenk [s.n.] K004768196 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004767553 Yes
Groves, J. [1169] United Kingdom K004767546 Yes
Kotschy, T. [162] Türkiye K000592092 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, T. [162] Türkiye K000592093 Unknown Type Material Yes
Britton, C.E. [1186] United Kingdom K004767554 Yes
Brown, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004767552 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [2234] United Kingdom K004767549 Yes
Komarov, V. [1454] K004768207 Yes
Roper, I.M. [1518] United Kingdom K004767545 Yes
Burdon, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004767547 Yes
Brown, A. [s.n.] K000592097 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, A. [s.n.] K000592101 Unknown Type Material Yes
[J. H. Chandler] [s.n.] United Kingdom K004767551 Yes
Ducloux, F. [2325] China Populus duclouxiana K000592067 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [125] China Populus bonatii K004768419 Yes
s.coll. [0303] China Populus bonatii K004768420 Yes
s.coll. [0718] China Populus bonatii K004768421 Yes
s.coll. [1188] China Populus bonatii K004768422 Yes
Dec 1, 1915 Griffith, W. [4495] Pakistan Populus rotundifolia K000592089 Type Yes
Apr 6, 1905 Griffith, W. [4495] India Populus rotundifolia K000335276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, A.; Yuan, H.; Xu, T. [SBLE000000324] China Populus rotundifolia K004768436 Yes
Schneider, C. [235] China Populus rotundifolia K004768433 Yes
s.coll. [K045] China Populus rotundifolia K004768440 Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, A.; Yuan, H.; Xu, T. [SBLE000000222] China Populus rotundifolia K004768437 Yes
Rock, J.F. [22757] China Populus rotundifolia K004768439 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4742] China Populus rotundifolia K004768434 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [2217] China Populus rotundifolia K004768435 Yes
von Handel-Mazzetti, H.F. [1662] China Populus rotundifolia K004768438 Yes
Manberg, T. [s.n.] China Populus rotundifolia K004768432 Yes
Henry, A. [393] China Populus rotundifolia K004768431 Yes

Sources

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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