"Genus Populus" yana nufin rarrabuwar ka'idojin haraji na jinsin bishiyoyin da aka fi sani da "poplars." Kalmar “genus” kalma ce ta ilimin halitta da ake amfani da ita don rarraba rayayyun halittu zuwa ƙungiyoyin da ke da alaƙa iri ɗaya, yayin da “Populus” shine sunan Latin don jinsin bishiyoyi wanda ya haɗa da nau'ikan nau'ikan irin su bishiyar aspen, auduga, da balsam poplar.
