Biology:List of national trees

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This is a list of national trees, most official, but some unofficial.

National trees

Country Common name Scientific name Picture Source
 Afghanistan Mulberry (unofficial) Morus nigra [1]
 Albania Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg [2]
 Antigua and Barbuda Whitewood Bucida buceras Starr 080530-4639 Bucida buceras.jpg [3][4]
 Angola Baobab Adansonia digitata Baobab and elephant, Tanzania.jpg [5][6]
 Argentina Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli Erythrina crista-galli 2-3.jpg
[7][8]
Red quebracho Schinopsis balansae Schinopsis balansae.jpg [7][8]
 Australia Golden wattle Acacia pycnantha Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle.jpg [9]
 Bahamas Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum Guaiacum sanctum.jpg [10][11][12]
 Bangladesh Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) Mangifera indica Mango blossoms.jpg [13]
 Belarus Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial) Quercus, Quercus robur Raunkiaer.jpg [14]
 Belize Honduras mahogany Swietenia macrophylla Leaves I IMG 8668.jpg [15]
 Bhutan Bhutan cypress Cupressus cashmeriana CupressusCashmerianaSochi.JPG [16]
 Brazil Brazilwood Caesalpinia echinata Brazilwood tree in Vitória, ES, Brazil.jpg [17]
 Cambodia Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer Borassus flabellifer fruit on the tree.JPG [18][19]
 Canada Maple Acer Acer saccharum.jpg [20][21]
 Chile Araucaria Araucaria araucana IMG 6492 monkey puzzle.JPG [22][23]
 Colombia Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense Ceroxylon quindiuense 2.png [24][25]
 Costa Rica Guanacaste Enterolobium cyclocarpum Árbol de Guancaste.jpg [26]
 Croatia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Quercus robur.jpg [27]
 Cuba Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia Roystonea regia.jpg [28]
 Cyprus Golden oak Quercus alnifolia Golden oak.JPG [29][30]
 Czech Republic Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata Tilia cordata 60.jpg [31]
 Denmark European beech Fagus sylvatica Grib skov.jpg [32]
Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG [32]
 Dominican Republic West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni Tree in new leaves I IMG 6222.jpg [33]
 Ecuador Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens Starr 020501-0053 Cinchona pubescens.jpg [34]
 El Salvador Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea Roble Sabana (Tabebuia rosea).jpg [35][36]
 England Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 Estonia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 Finland Silver birch Betula pendula B. pendula, Koivu Birch, end of August 2.jpg [37]
 Germany Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Ivenacker Eik.jpg
 Greece Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Guatemala Ceiba Ceiba pentandra Kapok tree Honolulu.jpg
 Haiti Royal palm Roystonea Roystonea regia.jpg [38][39][40]
 Hungary Elm (unofficial) Ulmus Blismes elm 2007.jpg [41]
 India Indian banyan Ficus benghalensis Banyantree.jpg [42]
 Indonesia Teak Tectona Tree in new leaves (Tectona grandis) I IMG 8133.jpg
 Ireland Sessile oak Quercus petraea Quercus petraea 06.jpg [43]
 Iran Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens Cypress of Abarqu.JPG
 Israel Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Italy Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo Arbutus unedo off Bayshore Drive at Coal Harbour.jpg
 Jamaica Blue mahoe Talipariti elatum Blue Mahoe Tree.JPG [44]
 Japan Japanese cherry blossom Prunus serrulata Sakura and Moss Pink - 桜(さくら)と芝桜(しばざくら).jpg
 Laos Frangipani Plumeria Frangipani flowers.jpg
 Latvia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
Linden Tilia cordata Tilia-cordata2.JPG [45]
 Lebanon Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani Libanonzeder.jpg
 Lithuania Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Stelmužė001.JPG [46]
 Macedonia Macedonian pine (unofficial) Pinus peuce Pinus peuce Habitus BotGardBln0906.jpg [47]
 Madagascar Baobab Adansonia KayesBaobab.jpg
 Malaysia Borneo/Malacca teak, Merbau Intsia palembanica Malacca Teak, William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings.jpg [48]
 Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera Cocos nucifera Kratie Cambodia.JPG
 Malta Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata Tetraclinis articulata8.jpg
 Mexico Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum Árbol-del-Tule-Oaxaca-Mexico.jpg [49]
 Moldova Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Raunkiaer.jpg
   Nepal Rhododendron Rhododendron Rhododendron-by-eiffel-public-domain-20040617.jpg [16]
 New Zealand Silver fern Cyathea dealbata Silver-fern.jpg
 Nicaragua Lemonwood Calycophyllum candidissimum Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl.) DC..JPG [50]
 North Korea Pine Pinus Pinus densiflora Kumgangsan.jpg [51]
 Pakistan Deodar Cedrus deodara Pedrengo cedro nel parco Frizzoni.jpg [52]
 Palestine Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Panama Panama tree Sterculia apetala
 Paraguay Lapacho Handroanthus (whole genus)[53] Tabebuia impetiginosa hábito 2.jpeg
 Peru Cinchona officinalis Cinchona Cinchona officinalis (DITSL).JPG [54]
 Philippines Narra Pterocarpus indicus Pterocarpus indicus Blanco1.205.png
 Poland Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Raunkiaer.jpg [55]
 Portugal Cork oak Quercus suber Cork tree.jpg [56]
 Qatar Christ's thorn jujube Ziziphus spina-christi Ziziphus-areva-israel.jpg [57]
 Romania Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Raunkiaer.jpg [58]
 Russia Siberian larch Larix sibirica Larix sibirica Urals.jpg [59][60]
 Saudi Arabia Phoenix palm Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix dactylifera100 4209.JPG
 Scotland Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Glenmuick.jpg [61]
 Senegal Baobab Adansonia digitata KayesBaobab.jpg
 Serbia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Zapis-0454-Kolare-hrast-luznjak-spomenik-prirode 20150828 1335.jpg
Serbian spruce Picea omorika Picea omorika2.jpg
 Slovakia Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata Tilia cordata 60.jpg [31]
 Slovenia Tilia (Linden) Tilia Tilia tomentosa.jpg
 South Africa Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius Podocarpus latifolius - Cape Town - 3.JPG [62]
 South Korea Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora Hibiscus syriacus, "Pinus densiflora" Kumgangsan-11.jpg
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan ironwood Mesua nagassarium MesuaFerrea IronWood.jpg
 Sweden Ornäs birch Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica' Riksträdet i Örebro.jpg
 Tanzania African blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon Dalbergia melanoxylon (tree).jpg
 Thailand Ratchaphruek Cassia fistula Konnamaram.JPG
 Ukraine Viburnum, Willow Viburnum, Salix Salix alba Morton.jpg [63]
 United Arab Emirates Ghaf tree Prosopis cineraria Jhand (Prosopis cineraria) at Hodal W IMG 1191.jpg
 United Kingdom Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 United States Oak Quercus Raunkiaer.jpg [64]
 Uruguay Árbol de Artigas Peltophorum dubium תמונה 1014.jpg
 Venezuela Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha Araguaney.jpg
 Wales Sessile oak Quercus petraea Quercus petraea 06.jpg
 Yemen Dragon blood tree Dracaena cinnabari Dragon's Blood Tree, Socotra Island (11083564084).jpg [31]

See also

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