Populus Linnaeus 1753 (poplar)
Magnoliopsida - Eudicot - Salicaceae
PaleoDB taxon number: 55955
Parent taxon: Salicaceae according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Populites, Populocaulis, Populophyllum, Pseudosalix, Salicinium, Salicinoxylon, Saliciphyllum, Saliciphyllum, Salix
Subtaxa: Populus alexanderi, Populus douglasae, Populus hyperborea, Populus kansaseana, Populus lesquereuxi, Populus pliotremuloides, Populus prefremontii, Populus sonorensis, Populus tidwellii