Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Liriodendron tulipifera , commonly known as the tulip tree , American tulip tree , tuliptree , tulip poplar or yellow poplar , is the Western Hemisphere representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron , and the tallest eastern hardwood .
Simplified: American tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) , also called tulip poplar or yellow poplar is a type of tree . It is one of the two species in the genus Liriodendron .