List of national trees

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

National trees

Country Name of tree Scientific name Picture Ref.
 Albania Olive Olea europaea [1]
 Antigua and Barbuda Whitewood Bucida buceras [2][3]
 Argentina Ceibo and Red Quebracho Erythrina crista-galli, Schinopsis balansae
[4][5]
 Australia Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha [6]
 Bahamas Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum [7][8][9]
 Bangladesh Mango tree Mangifera indica [10]
 Belize Honduras Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla [11]
 Bhutan Bhutan Cypress Cupressus cashmeriana [12]
 Brazil Brazilwood Caesalpinia echinata [13]
 Cambodia Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer [14][15]
 Canada Maple Aceraceae [16][17]
 Chile Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana [18][19]
 Colombia Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense [20][21]
 Costa Rica Guanacaste Enterolobium cyclocarpum [22]
 Croatia Pedunculate oak Quercus robur [23]
 Cuba Palma Real Roystonea regia [24]
 Cyprus Golden oak Quercus alnifolia [25][26]
 Czech Republic Small-leaved Lime/Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata [27]
 Denmark European beech Fagus sylvatica [28]
Pedunculate oak Quercus robur [28]
 Dominican Republic West Indian Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni [29]
 Ecuador Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens [30]
 El Salvador Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea[31][32]
 England Royal Oak Quercus robur
 Estonia Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
 Finland Birch, Silver Birch Betula, Betula pendula
 Germany Oak Quercus
 Greece Olive Olea europaea
 Guatemala Kapok Ceiba pentandra
 Haiti Royal palm Roystonea [33][34][35]
 India Banyan Tree Ficus benghalensis [36]
 Indonesia Teak Tectona
 Ireland Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
 Iran Cedrus Cupressus sempervirens
 Israel Olive Olea europaea
 Italy Olive, Oak Olea europaea, Quercus
 Jamaica Blue Mahoe Talipariti elatum [37]
 Japan Cherry blossom Prunus serrulata
 Laos Frangipani Plumeria
 Latvia Oak Quercus robur
 Lebanon Lebanon Cedar Cedrus libani
 Lithuania Oak Quercus robur [38]
 Macedonia Macedonian Pine Pinus peuce
 Madagascar Baobab Adansonia
 Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
 Malta Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata
 Mexico Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum [39]
 Moldova Oak Quercus robur
   Nepal Rhododendron Rhododendron [12]
 New Zealand Silver fern Cyathea dealbata
 North Korea Pine Pinus [40]
 Pakistan Deodar Cedrus deodara [41]
 Palestine Olive Olea europaea
 Panama Panama tree Sterculia apetala
 Paraguay Lapacho Handroanthus impetiginosus
 Peru Cinchona, Kiwicha Cinchona, Amaranthus caudatus [42]
 Philippines Narra Pterocarpus indicus
 Poland Oak Quercus robur [43]
 Portugal Cork oak Quercus suber [44]
 Romania Oak Quercus robur
 Russia Siberian fir Abies sibirica
 Saudi Arabia Phoenix palm Phoenix
 Scotland Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
 Senegal Baobab Adansonia digitata
 Serbia Oak, Serbian Spruce Quercus, Picea omorika
 Slovakia Small-leaved Lime/Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata [27]
 Slovenia Tilia (Linden) Tilia
 South Africa Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius [45]
 South Korea Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora Hibiscus syriacus, "Pinus densiflora"
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan ironwood Mesua ferrea
 Sweden Ornäs Birch Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
 Tanzania African Blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon
 Thailand Rachapruek Cassia fistula
 Ukraine Pine, Willow Pinus, Salix
 United Kingdom Royal Oak Quercus robur
 United States Oak Quercus robur [46]
 Uruguay Árbol de Artigas Peltophorum dubium
 Venezuela Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha
 Vietnam Bamboo, Rice Bambuseae, Oryza sativa
 Wales Sessile Oak Quercus petraea [27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Minahan, James (2009-12-23). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 302. ISBN 9780313344978.
  2. ↑ "Our National Symbols". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Kras, Sara Louise (2008-01-01). Antigua and Barbuda. Marshall Cavendish. p. 14. ISBN 9780761425700.
  4. ↑ "Datos generales de Argentina". Folkloredelnorte.com.ar. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  5. ↑ "Declárase "Arbol Forestal Nacional" al (Schinopsis Balansea Engl) "Quebracho colorado chaqueño"" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación. 1956-08-21. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  6. ↑ "Floral emblems of Australia, Golden Wattle". anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  7. ↑ "National Symbols of the Bahamas". Bahamas Facts and Figures. TheBahamasGuide. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  8. ↑ Baker, Christopher P. (2001-01-01). Bahamas, Turks & Caicos. Lonely Planet. p. 34. ISBN 9781864501995.
  9. ↑ "The Lignum Vitae - National Tree of The Bahamas - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  10. ↑ "Mango tree, national tree". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  11. ↑ Sluder, Lan; Inc, Fodor's Travel Publications (2012-01-01). Fodor's Belize. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 32. ISBN 9780307928337.
  12. 1 2 Bawa, Kamal; Kadur, Sandesh (2012-09-28). Himalaya: Mountains of Life. ATREE. p. 46. ISBN 9781615845125.
  13. ↑ Palo, Matti; Mery, G. (2012-12-06). Sustainable Forestry Challenges for Developing Countries. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 232. ISBN 9789400915886.
  14. ↑ "Royal Decree on Designation of Animals and Plants as National Symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia" (PDF). Forestry Administration of Cambodia. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  15. ↑ Minahan, James (2009-12-23). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 29. ISBN 9780313344978.
  16. ↑ "Try One of These 13 Pretty Maple Trees in Your Garden". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  17. ↑ Weeks, Sally S.; Weeks, Harmon Patrick; Parker, George R. (2010-01-01). Native Trees of the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use. Purdue University Press. p. 56. ISBN 9781557535726.
  18. ↑ "The Monkey Puzzle Tree - An Unusual and Endangered Plant". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  19. ↑ Jani, Janak (2009-01-01). Chile Footprint Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 333. ISBN 9781906098780.
  20. ↑ "10 surprising facts about palm trees". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  21. ↑ Multi-Institutional Distance Learning Course on the Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources. CIAT. 2007-01-01. p. 30. ISBN 9789586940948.
  22. ↑ "National Symbols". Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, DC. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  23. ↑ "Croatian National Symbols". www.kwintessential.co.uk/. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  24. ↑ "Cuban Royal Palm (Roystonea regia), national tree of Cuba". Cuba Naturaleza. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  25. ↑ "Quercus alnifolia - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  26. ↑ Goetz, Rolf (2015-12-18). Cyprus South & North: The finest coastal and mountain walks. 50 walks. With GPS tracks. Bergverlag Rother GmbH. p. 16. ISBN 9783763348145.
  27. 1 2 3 Aberystwyth University campus walks tree directory (PDF). Aberystwyth University sports centre. p. 9. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  28. 1 2 "Nationalsymboler fra den danske plante- og dyreverden (Danish Ministry of the Environment)". naturstyrelsen.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  29. ↑ "History of the Dominican Republic". Real Estate Las Terrenas. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  30. ↑ "ARCOIRIS RESERVE SAN FRANCISCO CLOUD FOREST Podocarpus National Park". Arcoiris Ecologic Foundation. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  31. ↑ Travel, Avalon (2016-02-02). Moon Central America. Avalon Travel. ISBN 9781631214165.
  32. ↑ "National tree of El Salvador - El Salvador Tips". 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  33. ↑ Embassy of the Republic of Haiti: National Symbols
  34. ↑ Laurent, Ganyelar, ed. (26 June 2012). "Combating deforestation in Haiti". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  35. ↑ World Atlas: Haiti symbols
  36. ↑ "National Tree". Govt. of India Official website.
  37. ↑ "National Symbols of Jamaica". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  38. ↑ "Symbols of Lithuania". True Lithuania.
  39. ↑ Rodd, Tony; Jennifer Stackhouse (2008). Trees: A Visual Guide. University of California Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-520-25650-7.
  40. ↑ "North Korea Newsletter 360 (April 30, 2015)". Yonhap News Agency. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  41. ↑ "Information of Pakistan". infopak.gov.pk. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  42. ↑ Deborah Kopka (12 Jan 2011). Central & South America. Milliken Pub. Co. p. 130. ISBN 978-1429122511. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  43. ↑ Lech, Czech, and Rus#Oaks of Rogalin
  44. ↑ Sobreiro já é a Árvore Nacional, Público, 22 December 2011.
  45. ↑ "National tree". Government of South Africa. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  46. ↑ In 2004 the United States Congress passed legislation designating a National Tree for the United States. The oak tree was chosen after a four-month voting process hosted by the Arbor Day Foundation. No specific oak species is selected, thus the genus Quercus must serve as the National Tree. http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/statetrees.html
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