List of tree genera

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The major tree genera are listed below by taxonomic family.

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Flowering plants (Magnoliophyta; angiosperms)

For classification of flowering plants, see APG II system.

Eudicots (together with magnoliids they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)

American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua, Altingiaceae). Sweetgum2.jpg
American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua, Altingiaceae).

About 210 eudicot families include trees. [1] [2]

Cryptocarya glaucescens (Lauraceae) in Royal National Park, Australia. Cryptocarya glaucescens - Walkers Garden.JPG
Cryptocarya glaucescens (Lauraceae) in Royal National Park, Australia.
European Beeches (Fagaceae) in the Sonian Forest, Belgium. Brussels Zonienwoud.jpg
European Beeches (Fagaceae) in the Sonian Forest, Belgium.
Phellodendron japonicum (Rutaceae). Phellodendron japonicum.jpg
Phellodendron japonicum (Rutaceae).
Yellow maple (Sapindaceae) in fall. Yellowmaple.jpg
Yellow maple (Sapindaceae) in fall.
Common Teak (Tectona grandis, Verbenaceae) in Kolkata, India. Tree in new leaves (Tectona grandis) I IMG 8133.jpg
Common Teak (Tectona grandis, Verbenaceae) in Kolkata, India.

Monocotyledons (Liliopsida)

Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree. 1859-Martinique.web.jpg
Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree.

About 10 Monocotyledon families include trees. [1] [2]

Magnoliids (together with eudicots they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)

Magnolias bloom. MagnoliaJP.jpg
Magnolias bloom.

17 magnoliid families include trees. [1] [2]

Conifers (Pinophyta; softwood trees)

In the foreground Arolla Pines, in the background Norway Spruce - European Larch forest. Swiss Alps. Swiss National Park 127.JPG
In the foreground Arolla Pines, in the background Norway Spruce - European Larch forest. Swiss Alps.

7 families, all of them include trees. [3]

Podocarpus totara (Podocarpaceae) in New Zealand. PodocarpusTotara2.jpg
Podocarpus totara (Podocarpaceae) in New Zealand.

Ginkgos (Ginkgophyta)

Only one species.

Cycads (Cycadophyta)

2 families include trees. [3]

Ferns (Pteridophyta)

Fossil trees

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Missouri Botanical Garden.
  2. 1 2 3 Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. 1 2 "The Gymnosperm Database".
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