Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Parent taxon: Salicaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Bennettiodendron, Casearia, Populites, Populocaulis, Populophyllum, Populus, Pseudosalix, Salicinium, Salicinoxylon, Saliciphyllum, Saliciphyllum, Salix
Subtaxa: Populites amplus Populites cyclophylla Populites elegans Populites lancastriensis Populites litigiosus Populites microphyllus Populites phaetonis Populites probalsamifera Populites sternbergii Populites tenuifolius Populites tuscaloosensis Populites winchelli
Type: Populites phaetonis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta, British Columbia)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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