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Populus douglasae

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae

Taxonomy
Populus douglasae was named by Buechler et al. (2007) [Description.—Leaves lanceolate to very narrow elliptic; 2.8-8.5 cm long and 0.6-1.4 cm wide; apex acute to attenuate, base acute (normal), the lower part decurrent into petiole; midrib stout; petiole about 10% of leaf blade; venation camptodromous, with about 10 secondaries on each side of midvein, diverging at close to 0°, then bending outward and continuing irregularly at angles between 10-30°, branching occasionally and connecting to higher and lower secondaries; tertiary mesh irregularly polygonal, not well preserved; margin entire; texture chartaceous, but leaf blade usually well stained.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is UM 73720, a leaf.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Populus douglasae Buechler et al. p. 321 figs. 3D, H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familySalicaceae
genusPopulus
speciesdouglasae

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Populus douglasae Buechler et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
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