- Populus ilicifolia
Taxobox
name = "Populus ilicifolia"
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Salicaceae
genus = "Populus "
species = "P. ilicifolia"
binomial = "Populus ilicifolia"
binomial_authority = (Engl.) Rouleau"Populus ilicifolia" (Tana River Poplar) is a species of
poplar in the familySalicaceae . It is found inKenya andTanzania from 1°N to 3°S latitude, 37°E to 41°E latitude, at altitudes of 10–1,200 m; it is the southernmost member of its genus in the world. It is threatened byhabitat loss . [World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32882/all "Populus ilicifolia"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] . Downloaded on23 August 2007 .] Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: [http://www.globalplanofaction.org/cds_static/en/genetic_diversity_regeneration_studies_populus_ilicifolia_en_1072_pgrfa447S_114_5ken.html Genetic Diversity and regeneration Studies of Populus ilicifolia] ]It is an
evergreen tree growing to 30 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter.References
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