Populus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q25356
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Populus

Summary

Populus is a taxon[1]. Populus ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,318 views/month, #591 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Populus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Populus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Populus belongs to the parent taxon Salicaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Populus is Populus[6].
  • Populus is a type of tree[7].
  • Populus's Commons category is recorded as Populus[8].
  • Populus's said to be the same as is recorded as poplar[9].
  • Populus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Populus[10].
  • Populus's Commons gallery is recorded as Populus[11].
  • Populus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Populus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Populus's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14].
  • Populus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Populus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 20(2)[16].
  • Populus's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[17].
  • Populus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9759[18].
  • Populus's this taxon is source of is recorded as poplar wood[19].
  • Populus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Poplar'}[20].
  • Populus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Populier'}[21].
  • Populus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-ca', 'text': 'cottonwood'}[22].
  • Populus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '杨属'}[23].
  • Populus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杨属'}[24].
  • Populus's different from is recorded as Topola[25].
  • Populus's has fruit type is recorded as capsule[26].

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Classification

Populus's scientific name is Populus[6]. Populus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Populus belongs to the parent taxon Salicaceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Poplar'}[20], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Populier'}[21], {'lang': 'en-ca', 'text': 'cottonwood'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '杨属'}[23], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杨属'}[24].

Identifiers

Populus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47566[27]. Populus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3689[28]. Populus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39565[29]. Populus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3040183[30]. Populus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22444[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Populus include Laothoe populi[32], a taxon[33]; Poplar[34], a business[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1976[37], headquartered in Asakita-ku[38]; and 8647 Populus[39], an asteroid[40].

Why It Matters

Populus ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,318 views/month, #591 of 195,241).[2] Populus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Populus is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Populus include Laothoe populi[32], a taxon[33]; Poplar[34], a business[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1976[37], headquartered in Asakita-ku[38]; and 8647 Populus[39], an asteroid[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 20(2). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of poplar wood
    Said to be the same as poplar
    Subclass of tree
    Subclass of
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38252, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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