Trees

Scientific name

Common name

Family

Origin

Acrocomia aculeata

Gru Gru Palm

Arecaceae/Palmae        

C. & S. America

Adansonia digitata

Baobab

Bombacaceae

W. Africa

Albizia lebbek

Albizia, Woman's Tongue

Mimosaceae

Trop. America

Albizia niopoides

Caribbean Albizia

Mimosaceae

Trop. America

Araucaria heterophylla

Norfolk Island Pine

Araucariaceae

Norfolk Island

Artocarpus altilis

Breadfruit

Moraceae

Southeast Asia

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jackfruit, Jacktree

Moraceae

SW India

Averrhoa carambola

Carambola, Star Fruit

Oxalidaceae

Indonesia

Azadirachta indica

Neem

Meliaceae

India

Bambusa spinosa

Spiny Bamboo

Poaceae

S.E. Asia

Bauhinia variegata

Orchid Tree

Legum. Caesalp.

S.E. Asia

Brya ebenus 

Ebony tree, Jamaican rain tree 

Fabaceae

Cuba, Jamaica 

Calliandra surinamensis

Pink Calliandra, Pink Powderpuff

Mimosaceae

Trop. S. America

Cananga odorata

Ylang Ylang

Annonaceae

Tropical Asia

Cassia fistular

Golden Shower

Legum. Caesalp.

Tropical Asia

Cinnamomum verum

Cinnamon, Canelle

Lauraceae

Sri Lanka and S. India

Coripha umbraculifera

Talipot Palm/Century Palm

Arecaceae/Palmae

Ceylon, Malaba

Couroupita guianensis

Canon Ball Tree

Lecythidaceae

Trop. America

Cycas spp

Sago Palm

Cycadaceae

Trop.Africa, Asia

Delonix regia

Flamboyant

Legum. Caesalp.

Madagascar

Dillenia indica

Elephant Apple, Simpoh

Dilleniaceae

Indo-Malaysia

Dypsis lutescens

Areca or Golden Cane Palm

Arecaceae

Madagascar

Elaeis guineensis

African Oil Palm, Oil Palm

Arecaceae/Palmae

Trop. West Africa

Ficus benghalensis

Banyan Tree, Red Ficus

Moraceae

India

Gmelina phillipensis

Gmelina, Shrimp Plant, Parrot's Beak

Verbenaceae

India, Philippines

Haematoxylon campechianum

Campeche, Logwood

Legum. Caesalp.

Central America

Hylocereus polyrhizus

Dragon fruit, Pitaya

Cactaceae Central America 

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Bottle Palm

Arecaceae/Palmae

Mascarene Islands

Kigelia africana

Sausage Tree

Bignoniaceae

W. Africa

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Queens Flower Tree

Lythraceae

India & S.E. Asia

Livistona chinensis

Chinese Fan Palm

Arecaceae

Sth Japan, Taiwan,

Sth China Sea Islands

 Majidea zanguebarica 

 Black pearl   Sapindaceae  East Africa 

Mangifera indica

Mango, Mangue

Anacardiaceae

Trop. Asia

Melaleuca linearifolia

Paper Bark

Myrtaceae

Trop. Asia

Morinda citrifolia

Noni, Pangkila

Rubiaceae

SE Asia

Pandanus sp

Screwpine

Pandanaceae

Trop. Asia

Persia americana

Avocado, Alligator Pear, Pear, Zaboca

Lauraceae

Southern Mexico

Plumeria rubra

Frangipani

Apocynaceae

Trop-America

Ravenala madagascariensis

Traveler's Palm, Traveler's Tree

Strelitziaceae

Madagascar

Rhapis excelsa

Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm

Arecaceae

S. China

Roystonea oleracea

West Indian Royal Palm, Royal Palm

Arecaceae

Caribbean

Spathodea campanulata

African Tulip

Bignoniaceae

W. Africa

Swietenia macrophylla

Large-leaf Mahogany

Meliaceae

Trop. America

Tabebuia rosea

Pink Poui, Poirier

Bignoniaceae

Mexico to Ecuador

Tectona grandis

Teak

Verbenaceae

S.E. Asia

Terminalia catappa

W. Indian Almond

Combretaceae         

Pan Tropical

Veitchia merrillii

Manila Palm, Christmas Palm

Arecaceae

Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

 

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