Taxon: Populus nigra L.

• the 17 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Populus nigra var. betulifolia (no accessions)

Common names:

• black poplar   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• Lombardy poplar   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• hei yang   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese
  
• peuplier noir   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – French
  
• Schwarz-Pappel   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – German
  
• osokor   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – Transliterated Russian
  
• topol' černyj   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – Transliterated Russian
  
• björkpoppel   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish   [Populus nigra var. betulifolia]
  
• svartpoppel   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Zander ed14; Dict Gard)
  
• Materials: wood   (timber fide Ency WTimber)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2)
  

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View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Northern Africa: Algeria [n.]; Morocco; Tunisia
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Iran [n.]; Turkey
  Caucasus: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Russian Federation - Ciscaucasia, Dagestan
  Siberia: Russian Federation - Eastern Siberia [w.], Western Siberia
  Middle Asia: Kazakhstan; Tajikistan
  China: China - Xinjiang
• EUROPE
  Middle Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland; Switzerland
  East Europe: Belarus; Russian Federation - European part; Ukraine [incl. Krym]
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]; Romania
  Southwestern Europe: France [incl. Corsica]; Spain [n.e.]

• widely naturalized

• widely cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature.
• Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage.
• Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. [cultivated].
• Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
• Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972–. Atlas florae europaeae.
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. [cultivated].
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
• Meikle, R. D. 1977–1985. Flora of Cyprus.
• Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979–1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
• Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962–1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
• Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963–. Flora iranica.
• Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. [cultivated].
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, second edition.
• Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Populus nigra.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Populus nigra.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Populus nigra.

Synonyms:

• Populus betulifolia Pursh [≡ Populus nigra var. betulifolia]
  
• (=) Populus croatica Waldst. & Kit. ex Besser
  
• (=) Populus italica (Münchh.) Moench
  
• (=) Populus nigra var. italica Münchh.
  (previously associated with 5 accessions)
• (=) Populus nigra var. pyramidalis (Rozier) Spach
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• (=) Populus nigra var. sinensis Carrière
  
• (=) Populus nigra var. thevestina (Dode) Bean
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• (=) Populus pannonica Kit. ex Besser
  
• (=) Populus pyramidalis Rozier
  
• (=) Populus sinensis (Carrière) Dode
  
• (=) Populus thevestina Dode
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)

Check other web resources for Populus nigra L.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Populus nigra cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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