Tana river poplar

It is an evergreen tree growing to 30 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter.

Salicaceae Tana River poplar Distribution Kenya, Tanzania Habitat A species of lowland, submontane, moist, closed forest, found in riparian habitat on alluvial sandy and grey-brown, sandy mud soils up to 1200m. Population status and trends Restricted to the Tana, Athi and Uaso-Nyiro river systems in Kenya and the Ruvu river system of Tanzania, this species is one of the dominant components of riparian forest. The habitat is greatly reduced and the species is notably scarcer. More

Tana River Poplar (Populus ilicifolia) of East Africa. Mexico Poplar (Populus mexicana) of Mexico. More