Populus nigra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus
Section: Populus sect. Aigeiros
Species: Populus nigra
Subspecies: P. n. subsp. betulifolia – P. n. subsp. caudina – P. n. subsp. nigra

Forma: P. n. f. italica

Name

Populus nigra L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1034 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Aigiros nigra (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 222 (1914).

Homonyms

Populus nigra Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: 3 (1768), nom. illeg. = Populus alba L.

Hybrids

P. × berolinensis – P. × canadensis – P. × inopina – P. × kashmirica – P. × rasumowskiana – P. × rollandii – P. × steiniana – P. × xiaohei

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, former Yugoslavia.
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
- China
  - Xinjiang.
- Introduced into:
  - Altay, Argentina South, Azores, Bolivia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Free State, Haiti, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Japan, Kentucky, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madeira, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Portugal, Queensland, South Australia, Sweden, Tasmania, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Wisconsin.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1034. Reference page.

Additional references

Komarov, V.L. 1936. Populus. Pp. 171-192 in Komarov, V.L. (ed.), Flora URSS (Flora Unionis Rerumpublicarum Sovieticarum Socialisticarum) V. [Saururaceae – Polygonaceae] [in Russian]. 735 pp, Academia Scientiarum URSS, Mosqua, Leningrad. DJVU. English translation: 587 pp. BHL Reference page.
Fang, C.F., Zhao, S.D. & Skvortsov, B.V. 1999. Populus. Pp. 139 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 4: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-70-3. efloras PDF Reference page.

Links

Harvey-Brown, Y., Barstow, M., Mark, J. & Rivers, M.C. 2017. Populus nigra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Data Deficient . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63530A68106816.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Populus nigra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Populus nigra. Published online. Accessed: December 31 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Populus nigra. Accessed: 31 December 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Populus nigra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 31. Reference page.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Chopo
العربية: حور أسود
авар: Чараналъул гъветӏ
azərbaycanca: Qaraqovaq
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Ясакар
беларуская: Ясакар
български: Черна топола
català: Pollancre ver
corsu: Piopu
čeština: Topol černý
Deutsch: Schwarzpappel
dolnoserbski: Carny topoł
English: Black Poplar
español: Álamo negro
eesti: Must pappel
euskara: Makal beltz
فارسی: شالک
suomi: Mustapoppeli
français: Peuplier noir
hrvatski: Crna topola
hornjoserbsce: Čorny topoł
magyar: Fekete nyárfa
հայերեն: Բարդի սև
íslenska: Svartösp
italiano: Pioppo nero
日本語: セイヨウハコヤナギ
ქართული: ალვის ხე
қазақша: Бәйтерек ағаш
lietuvių: Juodoji tuopa
македонски: Црна топола
Nederlands: Zwarte populier
norsk: Svartpoppel
polski: Topola czarna
Piemontèis: Arbra nèira
português: Álamo-negro
română: Plop negru
русский: Тополь чёрный
svenska: Svartpoppel
Türkçe: Kara kavak
удмурт: Сьӧд тополь
українська: Тополя чорна
中文: 黑杨

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