Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall

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Populus deltoides

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Populus deltoides

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Populus deltoides

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Populus deltoides

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

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Synonyms:
Common names: Cottonwood (English) Match poplar (English)
Frequency:
Status: Introduced
Description:
Large tree. Leaves: petiole flattened; lamina 7.5-12.5 × 7.5-12.5 cm, triangular to ovate-triangular, glabrous but with 2 or 3 glands at the base of the lamina near the apex of the petiole; margin crenate-serrate; base truncate; apex acuminate. Catkins 7-10 cm long, elongating in fruit.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: deltoides: shaped like a triangle (referring to the leaves)
Habitat: In swampy area at edge of riverine forest
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: North America
Zimbabwe distribution: C
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Images last updated: Saturday 6 June 2009
Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 75. In error under Salix


Other sources of information about Populus deltoides:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Populus deltoides

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Populus deltoides
African Plant Database: Populus deltoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Populus deltoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Populus deltoides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Populus deltoides
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iNaturalist: Populus deltoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Populus deltoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Populus deltoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Populus deltoides
Plants of the World Online: Populus deltoides
Tropicos: Populus deltoides
Wikipedia: Populus deltoides


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Populus deltoides.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=119990, retrieved 28 March 2024

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