Goo's Tree Encyclopedia

 Scientific Names of Trees


  The scientific name of a tree is consisted of a generic name + a specific epithet + an auther's name originating from Latin words.

 You can see large pictures and explanations of trees found in Japan by clicking thumbnails.

1  GYMNOSPERMAE

CycadaceaeGinkgoaceaeTaxaceaePodocarpaceaeCephalotaxaceaePinaceaeSciadopityaceaeTaxodiaceaeCupressaceae

2  ANGIOSPERMAE (T)

PiperaceaeSalicaceaeMyricaceaeJuglandaceaeBetulaceaeFagaceaeUlmaceaeMoraceaeTrochodendrceae
EupteleaceaeCercidiphyllaceaeLardizabalaceaeBerberidaceaeMagnoliaceaeLauraceae

3  ANGIOSPERMAE(U)

SaxifragaceaePittosporaceaeHamamelidaceaePlatanaceaeRosaceaeLeguminosaeRutaceaeMeliaceae

4  ANGIOSPERMAE(V)

EuphorbiaceaeBuxaceaeAnacardiaceaeAquifoliaceaeCelastraceaeAceraceaeHippocastanaceaeSabiaceae
RhamnaceaeVitaceaeTiliaceaeMalvaceaeActinidiaceaeTheaceaeFlacourtiaceaeStachyuraceae
Thymelaeaceae,ElaeagnaceaeLythraceaePunicaceaeAraliaceaeCornaceaeClethraceae

5  ANGIOSPERMAE(W)

EricaceaeMyrsinaceaeEbenaceaeSymplocaceaeStyracaceaeOleaceaeApocynaceaeVebenaceae
SolanaceaeScrophulariaceaeBignoniaceaeRubiaceaeCaprifoliaceae

6  INDEX (JAPANESE NAME)

7  INDEX (SCIENTIFIC NAME)

8  LINK TO TREE HOMEPAGE

9  LINK TO FOREST HOMEPAGE


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