Populus simaroa

Populus simaroa
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Populus
Species:	P. simaroa
Binomial name
Populus simaroa Rzed.

Populus simaroa, the Balsas poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to central and southwestern Mexico. ^[2] Unusually, it drops its leaves in the wet season and grows them out in the dry season. ^[3] It may be conspecific with Populus guzmanantlensis . ^[3]

References

1. Machuca Machuca, K.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2021). "Populus simaroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T126620203A126621073. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T126620203A126621073.en . Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. "Populus simaroa Rzed". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 July 2023.
3. Dickmann, D. I.; Kuzovkina, J. (2014). "Poplars and willows of the world, with emphasis on silviculturally important species". Poplars and willows: Trees for society and the environment. pp. 8–91. doi:10.1079/9781780641089.0008. ISBN   978-1-78064-108-9.