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Scientific and Common Names of Biological Organisms
Associated With Populus Biotechnology
Madelyn C. Dillon, Richard C. Carman, and Mee-Sook Kim
Populus Sections
Abaso section Eckenwalder - poplar section containing
Populus mexicana Wesmael, categorized by morphology,
geographical localization, and crossability
Aigeiros section Duby- cottonwood and black poplar sec-
tion, categorized by morphology, geographical localization, and crossability
Leuce section Duby (currently termed Populus section) -
aspen and white poplar section, categorized by morphology, geographical localization, and crossability
Leucoides section Spach- Himalayan poplar, Wilson pop-
lar, and swamp cottonwood section, categorized by morphology, geographical localization, and crossability
Populus section (formerly Leuce section) - aspen and
white poplar section, categorized by morphology, geographical localization, and crossability
Tacamahaca section Spach - balsam poplar section, categorized by morphology, geographical localization, and
crossability
Turanga section Bunge - Euphrates poplar section, categorized by morphology, geographical localization, and
crossability
Populus balsamifera L. (P. tacamahaca) -balsam poplar;
Tacamahaca section
Populus ciliata Wall./Royal - Himalayan poplar;
Tacamahaca section
Populus davidiana (Dode) Schneid. (P. tremula, s.l.) Korean aspen; Populus (formerly Leuce) section
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marshall- Eastern cottonwood;
Aigeiros section
Populus euphratica Oliver- Euphrates poplar; Tzlranga section
Populus fremontii S. Watson - Fremont cottonwood;
Aigeiros section
Populus glandulosa Uyeki. (P. davidiana var. glandulosa)
- Suwon poplar; Populus (formerly Leuce) section
Populus grandidentata Michaux- bigtooth aspen; Populus
(formerly Leuce) section
Populus koreana Rehder (P. suaveolens, s.l.) - Korean
poplar; Tacamahaca section
Populus lasiocarpa Oliver - Leucoides section
Populus laurifolia Ledebour - laurel poplar; Tacamalzaca
section
Populus maximowiczii A. Henry (P. suaveolens, s.l.) Japanese poplar; Tacamahaca section
Populus mexicana Wesmael -Mexican poplar; Abaso sec-
tion
Populus Species and Varieties
Populus nigra L. - black poplar; Aigeiros section
Populus nigra var. betulifolia Torr. - Aigeiros section
Populus adenopoda Maxim. (P. suaveolens, s.l.)- Chinese
aspen; Populus (formerly Leuce) section
Populus nigra var. charkowiensis Schroed. (P. nigra var.
plantierensis Schneid.) - Aigeiros section
Populus alba L. - white poplar; Populus (formerly Leuce)
section
Populus nigra L. var. italica Duroi- Lombardy poplar;
Aigeiros section
Populus angulata Ait. (P. deltoides var. angulata Ait.) Eastern cottonwood, southern form; Aigeiros section
Populus serotina (P. x canadensis Moench) (P. x
euramericana (Dode) Guinier)- Aigeiros section
Populus angustifolia James- narrow-leaf or yellow cottonwood; Tacamahaca section
Populus sieboldii Miquel -Japanese aspen; Populus (formerly Leuce) section
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Populus simonii Carriere- Simon poplar; Tacamahaca section
Populus suaveolens Fisher - Tacamahaca section
Populus szechuanica Schneider- Tacamahaca section
Populus tacamahaca Mill. (P. balsamifera, s.l.)- balsam
poplar, collectively; Tacamahaca section
Populus tomentosa Carr. (P. alba var. tomentosa Carriere)
(P. x tome~ttosa) (P. alba x P. adenopoda) (P. alba x P.
davidiana) - Chinese white poplar; Populus (formerly
Leuce) section
Populus tremula L.- European aspen; Populus (formerly
Leuce) section
Populus tremuloides Michaux- quaking aspen; Populus
(formerly Leuce) section
Populus x generosa Henry (P. x interamericana Brockh.) P. deltoides x P. trichocarpa and reciprocal hybrid,
interamerican poplars
Populus x heimburgeri Boivin- P. alba x P. tremuloides hybrid
Populus x interamericana Brockh. (P. xgenerosa Henry)P. deltoides x P. trichocarpa and reciprocal hybrid,
interamerican poplars
Populus xjackii Sarg.- P. balsamifera x P. deltoides hybrid,
Jackii poplars
Populus x kitakamiensis- P. sieboldii x P. grandidentata hybrid
Populus x parryi Sarg.- P. fremontii x P. trichocarpa hybrid,
Parry cottonwood
Populus x rouleauiana Boivin- P. alba x P. grandidentata
Populus triclzocarpa Torr. & Gary - black cottonwood;
Tacamahaca section
hybrid
Populus tristis Fisch. - Himalayan balsam poplar;
Tacamahaca section
brid
Populus wislizenii Sargent (P. fremontii var. wislizenii
Wats.) (P. deltoides, s.l.) - Rio Grande cottonwood; Aigeiros
hybrid
Populus x sennii Boivin- P. angustifolia x P. tremuloides hyPopulus x smithii Boivin- P. grandidentata x P. tremuloides
section
Populus xiaohei T.S. Hwang ex C. Wang et Tung (P. x
xiaolzei) - Chinese small black poplar
Populus yunnanensis Dode- species in the Tacamahaca sec-
Other Trees and Plants
tion
Abies spp. - genus of fir trees
Abies koreana E.H. Wils. - Korean fir tree
Populus Hybrids
Acer saccharum Marsh. - sugar maple tree
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. - siris tree
Populus x acuminata Rydb. (P. x andrewsii Sarg.) - P.
angustifolia x P. deltoides hybrid, lance leaf cottonwood
Amaranthus spp.- genus of several species characterized
Populus x bernardii Boivin - P. deltoides x P. tremuloides
hybrid, Bernard poplars
Antirrhinum spp. L.- genus of snapdragon
by a lasting red pigment in the stems and leaves
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. - mouse-ear cress
Populus x berolinensis Dippel (P. x rasumowskyana Schr.)
(P. x petrowskyana Schr.) - P. laurifolia x P. nigra hybrid,
Astragalus spp.- genus of milk vetch (herbs)
Berlin or Russian poplars
Bambusa spp. - genus of bamboo
Populus x canade1zsis Moench (P. x euramericana (Dode)
Guinier)- P. deltoides x P. nigra hybrid
Betula papyrifera Marsh.- paper birch tree, white birch
Populus x canescens Sm.- P. alba x P. tremula hybrid, gray
Betula platyphylla Sukachev - birch tree
poplars
Betula verrucosa Ehrh. - European white birch tree
Populus x dutillyi Lepage- P. balsamifera x P. deltoides hybrid
Popzdus x euramericana (Dode) Guinier (P. x canadensis
Moench)- P. deltoides x P. nigra hybrid, Euramerican poplars
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Biota orienta lis (L.) Endl.- oriental arborvitae
Brassica spp. - genus of coles and mustards
Brassica napus L. - rapeseed
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Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin - California incense cedar tree
Camellia japonica L. - common camellia
Carica spp. - genus of papaya
Castanea spp. - genus of chestnut trees
Castanea crenata Sieb. & Zucc. -Japanese chestnut tree
Castanea mollissima 81. - Chinese chestnut tree
Ginkgo biloba L. - ginkgo tree, maidenhair tree
Glycine max (L.) Merr. - sojabean, soybean
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. - Indian sorrel
Isatis tinctoria L. - dyers woad
Juglans spp. - genus of walnut
Larix decidua Mill. - European larch tree
Castanea sativa Mill. - European chestnut tree
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch -eastern larch tree, tamarack tree
Cedrus atlantica Manetti - Atlas cedar tree
Larix leptolepis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Gord.- Japanese larch tree
Cercis siliquastrum L.- redbud tree
Larix occidentalis Nutt.- western larch tree
Chamaecyparis lawson ian a (A. Murr.) Pari.- Port-Orfordcedar tree
Liquidambar styraciflua L. - sweetgum tree
Chrysanthemum spp. - genus of chrysanthemum
Citrus spp. -genus of citrus, including grapefruit, lemon,
and orange
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbec - sweet orange tree
Coffea arabica L. - arabic coffee, common coffee
Cupressaceae - Cypress family
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.- oil palm tree, American oil palm
tree
Eranthis hyemalis (L.) Salish. - winter aconite (for
Eranthis)
Eucalyptus spp.- genus of severalAustralian tall trees with
wood valued as timber and having aromatic leaves that
yield oils used in medicine
Eucalyptus globulus Labill. - bluegum eucalyptus tree
Liriodendron tulipifera L. - yellow poplar tree
Litchi chinensis Sonn. - lychee
Lycopersicon spp. - genus of tomatoes
Lycopersicon chilense Dun. - wild tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum Miller - goldapple, loveapple,
tomato
Macrozamia communis L.A.S. Johnson- palmlike plant
of Australia
Malus spp. - genus of apples
Malus domestica Borkh. - common apple tree
Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehd. - tea crabapple tree
Medicago spp. - genus of alfalfa or lucern
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & Cheng - dawn redwood tree
Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden. - rosegum eucalyptus tree
Musa spp. - genus of bananas
Eucalyptus lansdowneana F.J. Muell. & J.E. Br.- crimson
mallee box eucalyptus tree
Olea spp.- genus of olive trees
Eucalyptus nitens Maiden. - shining eucalyptus tree
Eucalyptus occidentalis Endl. - flat-topped yate eucalyptus tree
Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell. - mountain-ash eucalyptus
tree
Eucalyptus urophylla S. T. Blake - ampupu
Nicotiana spp. - genus of tobacco
Olea europaea L. - common olive trees
Oryza sativa L. - rice
Paulownia spp.- genus of several Chinese deciduous trees
having large, heart shaped, opposite leaves and pyramidal panicles of purplish or white flowers with a spotted
interior
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siev. & Zucc. - foxglove
tree
Euglena spp.- genus of single-celled, freshwater organisms characterized by the presence of chlorophyll, a reddish eyespot, and a single anterior flagellum
Petunia x hybrida Hort. Vilm. -Andr. - common garden
petunia
Fabaceae - beech family
Phaseolus vulgaris L.- kidney bean, French bean, snap bean
Ginkgoaceae - ginkgo family
Picea spp. - genus of spruce trees
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Picea abies (L.) Karst- Norway spruce tree
Salix babylonica L. - weeping willow tree
Picea engelmanii Parry ex Engelm.- Engelmann spruce tree
Salix caprea L. - European willow tree, goat willow tree
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss - white spruce tree
Salix Iucida Muhl.- shining willow tree
Pinaceae - pine family
Salix x smithiana Willd. - hybrid of 5. caprea and basket
willow tree
Pinus spp. - genus of pine trees
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.- sugar pine tree
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don- western white pine
tree
Pinus palustris Mill. - longleaf pine tree
Pinus pinaster Ait. - maritime pine tree
Pinus radiata A.D. Don- Monterey pine tree
Pinus rigida Mill.- pitch pine tree
Pinus strobus L. - eastern white pine tree
Pinus sylvestris L.- Scots' pine tree
Pinus taeda L. - loblolly pine tree
Pisum sativm L. - garden, common, English, and green pea
Salix viminalis L. - basket willow tree
Sambucus nigra L. - European elder tree
Santalum album L. - sandal wood tree
Solanum spp. - genus of cosmopolitan herbs and shrubs,
including potato, eggplant, and nightshade
Sophora japonica L.- Japanese pagoda-tree
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & L.M. Perry- clove tree
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich - bald cypress tree
Ulmus spp. - genus of elm trees
Vitis vinifra L.- European grape, wine grape
Zinnia spp. - genus of zinnia
Prunus spp. - genus of cherry, peach, and plum trees
Prunus cerasus L. - pie cherry, sour cherry
Prunus japonica Thunb. -peach tree
Microorganisms and Insects
Prunus persica Batsch - peach tree
Prunus serotina Ehrh.- black cherry tree
Pseudotsuga spp. - genus of Douglas-fir trees
Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco. - Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir tree, coast Douglas-fir tree
Pyn1s spp. - genus of pear trees
Pyrus nivalis Jacq.- snow pear tree
Quercus accutissima Carruthers- sawtooth oak tree
Quercus ilex L. - holly oak tree, Holm oak tree
Quercus petraea (Mattushka) Lieblein.- durmast oak tree,
sessile oak tree
Quercus robur L. - English oak tree
Raphanus sativus L. - radish plant
Ribes nign1m L. - black currant
Ricinus communis L. - castor bean
Robinia pseudoaca~ia L.- black locust tree
Rubus spp. - genus of raspberry and blackberry
Salicaceae - willow family
Salix spp. - genus of willow trees
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Agrobacterium rhizogenes Conn -bacterial pathogen;
cause of hairy root disease
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn bacterial pathogen; cause of crown gall disease
Alcaligenes eutrophus Davis in Davis, Doudoroff, Stanier
and Mandel - Gram-negative eubacteria
Aspergillus spp. P. Mich. ex Link: Fr.- genus of fungi that
causes black mold of cotton bolls, fruits, vegetables
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens a (sic) Fukumato -soil bacterium that breaks down proteins into polypeptides and resembles trypsin in its action
Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner - pathogenic bacteria for
insects; produces a crystalline product that is toxic tolarvae of Lepidoptera
Ceratocystis fimbriata Ellis & Haist. - fungal pathogen;
cause of aspen canker
Chondrostereum purpureum (Pets.: Fr.) Pouzar - fungal
pathogen; cause of silver-leaf disease of fruit trees
Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens) - spruce budworm
Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman- western spruce budworm
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Choristoneura pinus Freeman -jack pine bud worm
Melampsora spp. - genus of rust fungus
Chrysomela populi L. - poplar leaf beetle
Melampsora larici-populina Kleb. - rust fungus; cause of
rust disease on Populus spp. and Larix spp.
Chrysomela scripta Fabr.- cottonwood leaf beetle
Chrysomela tremulae E - poplar leaf beetle
Colletotrichum spp. Corda - genus of broad-host-range,
fungal pathogens; cause of anthracnose, root rot, and seedling blight; also used as a biocontrol agent
Melampsora medusae Thuem. - fungal pathogen; cause
of cottonwood leaf rust
Melampsora occidentalis H. Jacks. - fungal pathogen;
cause of poplar rust
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. in
Penz. - conidal state of Glomerella cingulata; fungal pathogen causing anthracnose of citrus, banana, and other plants
Mycosphaerella populorum G.E. Thompson- (anamorph:
Septoria musiva)- fungal pathogen; cause of poplar leaf spot
and canker
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. & Magnus)
Scribb.- fungal pathogen causing anthracnose of bean and
other plants
Ophiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Nann f. (formerly
Ceratocystis ulmi Busim. C. Moreau) - fungal pathogen;
cause of elm wilt disease
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Kruse) Lehmann and
Neumann- bacterial pathogen; gram-positive, rod-shaped
cause of diphtheria
Paxillus involutus (Fr.) Fr. - ectomycorrhizal colonizer
Cotesia melanoscela Ratzeburg - gypsy moth parasitoid
Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr - fungal pathogen; cause of chestnut blight
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. - bacterial
pathogen; cause of fire blight disease on cottoneaster, pear,
and apple
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Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.: Fr. f. sp. lycopersici
(Sacc.) W.C. Snyder & H.N. Hans- fungal pathogen; cause
of tomato and mimosa wilt
Fusarium solani (Mart.) App. et Wr. emend. Snyd. et
Hans. - broad host range, fungal pathogen causing root
and stem rot, damping off, and vascular wilt
Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spauld. & H. Schrenk
- broad-host-range, fungal pathogen; cause of blight, leaf
spot, rot, cankers, and dieback
Heliothis virescens (Fabricius)- tobacco budworm
Heliothis zea (Broddie) - bollworm
Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus) - cecropia moth
Hypoxylon mamma tum (Wahl.) Miller- fungal pathogen;
cause of hypoxylon canker of aspen
Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.: Fr.) Pat. - fungal pathogen;
cause of conifer butt rot
Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting) - imported willow
leaf beetle
Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) - Indianmeal moth
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) - diamondback moth
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schroeter) Migula - bacterial
pathogen of animals and plants
Pseudomonas fluorescens (Trevisan) Migula -bacteria existing in soil and water that is the cause of soft rot disease
Pseudomonas solanacearum Smith- bacterial wilt pathogen
Pseudomonas syringae van Hall- bacterial spot and blight
pathogen
Salmonella spp. - genus of bacterial pathogen; various rodshaped bacteria, causes diseases in humans and animals,
some are infectious
Septaria musiva Peck (teleomorph: Mycosphaerella
populorum) - fungal pathogen; cause of poplar leaf spot
and canker
Laccaria bicolor (Maire) Orton. - Ectomycorrhizal
basidiomyceteous fungus
Septaria populicola Peck (teleomorph: Mycosphaerella
populicola G.E. Thompson) -fungal pathogen; causes leaf
spot of poplar (e.g., Tacamahaca section)
Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) - gypsy moth
Spodoptera exiqua (Hubner) -beet armyworm
Malacosoma disstria (Hubner) - forest tent caterpillar
Manduca sexta (Linnaeus) - tobacco homworm
Tobacco Mosaic Virus- positive sense, single strand RNA
virus with a broad host range
Marssonina brunnea (Ell. & Ev.) Sacc. - fungal pathogen;
cause of poplar and cottonwood leaf spot
Xanthomonas populi (Ride) Ride & Ride- bacterial pathogen; cause of bacterial canker and dieback of Populus spp.
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