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Botanical Names and Common Names ordered by Common Names:

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COMMON NAME
BOTANICAL NAME
African blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon
African mahogany Khaya spp.
African olive Olea capensis
African paduak Pterocarpus soyauxii
Alaska cedar Chameacyparis nootkatensis
American Holly Ilex opaca
American basswood Tilia americana
American beech Fagus grandifolia
American chestnut Castanea dentata
American elm Ulmus americana
American hornbeam Carpunus caroliniana
American mountain ash Sorbus americana
American smoketree Continus obovatus
Andaman paduak Pterocarpus dalbergioides
Arkansas oak Quercus arkansana
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides
Australian blackwood Acacia melanoxylon
Australian red cedar Toona ciliata
Brazil nut Bertholletia excelsa
Brazilian rosewood Dalbergia nigra
Burma paduak Pterocarpus macrocarpus
Caribbean pine Pinus carbaea
Carolina silverbell Halesia carolina
Casuarina Casuarina spp.
Ceylon satinwood Chloroxylon swietenia
Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
East Indian rosewood Dalbergia latifolia
English oak Quercus robur
European ash Faxinus excelsior
European bird cherry Prunus padus
Florida fishpoision tree Piscidia piscipula
Gabon ebony Diospyros dendo
Gregg acacia Acacia greggii
Honduras rosewood Dalbergia stevensonii
Huon pine Lagarostrobus franklinii
Indian canarium Canarium euphyllum
Indian laurel Terminalia elliptica
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
Macassar ebony Diospyros celebica
Maria Calophyllum brasiliense
Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii
Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia
Port-Oxford-cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Queensland maple Flindersia brayleana
Queensland walnut Endiandra palmerstonii
Rhodesian teak Baikiaea plurijuga
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis
Spanish cedar Cedrela odorata
Table mountain pine Pinus pungens
Texas sophora Styphnolobium affine
W Australia Christmas tree Nuytsia floribunda
West Indian satinwood Zanthoxylum flavum
afrormosia Pericopsis elata
agba Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum
ailanthus Ailanthus altissima
andiroba Carapa guianensis
angelique Dicorynia guianensis
angico Parapiptandenia rigida
antiaris Antiaris toxicaria
apple Malus sylvestris
ash juniper Juniperus ashei
avacado Persea americana
avodire Turreanthus africanus
ayan Distemonanthus benthamianus
baldcypress Taxodium distichum
balsa Ochroma pyramidale
balsam fir Abies balsamea
balsam poplar Populus balsamifera
balsamo Myroxylon balsamum
beng Guibourtia arnoldiana
bigleaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla
bishopwood Bischofia javanica
black ash Fraxinus nigra
black cherry Prunus serotina
black gum Nyssa sulvatica
black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
black spruce Picea mariana
black walnut Juglans nigra
black willow Salix nigra
blackbean Castanospermum australe
blue mahoe Hibiscus elatus
bolly silkwood Cryptocarya oblata
box elder Acer negundo
boxwood Buxus sempervirens
bristlecone pine Pinus aristata
brushbox Lophostemon confertus
bubinga Guibourtia tessmannii
bulletwood Manilkara bidentata
butternut Juglans cinerea
cabbage palmetto Sabal pametto
cajeput tree Melaleuca quinquenervia
camphor-tree Cinnamomum camphora
canalete Cordia gerascanthus
canary wood Centrolobium spp.
caragana Caragana arborescens
cativo Prioria copaifera
cedar - Lebanon Cedrus libani
cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia
ceiba Ceiba pentandra
chanfuta Afzelia quanzensis
chechem Metopium brownei
chica Sterculia apelata
chickrassy Chukrasia tabularis
chinaberry Melia azedarach
coachwood Ceratopetalum apetalum
cockspur coralbean Erythrina crista-galti
cocobolo Dalbergia retusa
coconut Cocus nucifera
cocuswood Brya ebenus
coigue Nothofagus dombeyi
common persimmon Diospyros virginiana
courbaril Hymenaea courbaril
cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata
dahoma Piptadeniastrum africanum
dahoma Piptadeniastrum africanum
danta Nesogordonia papaverifera
degame Calycophyllum candidissimum
desert ironwood Olneya tesota
ear pod wattle Acacia auriculiformis
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides
eastern hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana
eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
eastern white pine Pinus strobus
ebao Ziziphus thyrsiflora
ebony blackbead Ebenopsis ebano
ekki Lophira alata
espave Anacardium excelsum
flamewood Dalbergia cochinshinensis
flowering dogwood Cornus florida
freijo Cordia goeldiana
giant chinkapin Chrysolepis chrysophylla
giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum
ginko Ginkgo biloba
gmelina Gmelina arborea
gommier Dacryodes excelsa
goncalo alves Astronium fraxinifolium
greenheart Chlorocardium rodiei
guanacaste Enterolobium cyclcarpum
guarea Guarea cedrata
gumbo-limbo Bursera simaruba
hackberry Celtis occidentalis
honey locust Gledistsia tricanthos
honey mesquite Prosopus glandulosa
hoptree Ptelea trifoliata
imbuya Ocotea porosa
incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens
indigbo Terminalia ivorensis
intermountain bristlecone pine Pinus longaeva
ipe Tabebuia spp.
iroko Milicia excelsa
izombe Testulea gabonensis
jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
jarrah Eucalyptus marginata
jelutong Dyera costulata
jobo Spondias mombin
jucaro Bucida buceras
kapur Dryobalanops sumatrensis
kauri Agathis austalis
kauvula Endospermum macrophyllum
kempas Koompassia malaccensis
kingwood Dalbergia cearensis
koa Acacia koa
kukui Aleurites moluccana
lacewood Cardwllia sublimis
lancewood Oxandra lanceolata
leadwood Krugiodendron ferreum
lebbek Albizia lebbeck
lignum vitae Guaiacum officinale
lilac Syringa vulgaris
limba Terminalia superba
live oak Quercus virginiana
loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus
lodgepole pine Pinus contorta
logwood Haematoxylon campechianum
luan Shorea spp.
makore Tieghemella heckelii
mango Mangifera indica
mangrove Rhiziphora mangle
marupa Simarouba amara
masonia Mansonia altissima
mecrusse Androstachys johnsonii
mengkulang Heritiera simplicifolia
merbau Intsia spp.
moabi Baillonealla toxisperma
monkey pod Samanea saman
mopane Hardwickia mopane
moso bamboo Phyllostachus edulis
mountain ash Eucalyptus regnans
mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
mountain-mahoganies Cercocarpus spp.
muhuhu Brachulaena hutchinsii
mukarati Burkea africana
mulga Acacia aneura
musine Croton magalocarpus
needlewood Hakea leucoptera
niangon Heritiera utilis
northern red oak Quercus rubra
northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis
nutmeg hickory Carya myristiciformis
obeche Triplochiton scleroxylon
oboto Mammea africana
ogea Daniella ogea
ohia Metrosideros collina
olive Olea europaea
opepe Nauclea diderrichii
osage-orange Maclura pomifera
oysterwood Gymmanthes lucidas
paldao Dracontomelon doa
paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera
parana pine Araucaria angustifolia
partridge wood Andira inermis
partridge wood (brown ebony) Caesalpinia granadillo
pau amarello Euxylphora paraensis
pau marfim Balfourodendron riedelianum
pau rosa Aniba rosaeodora
pawpaw Asimina triloba
pearwood Pyrus communis
pecan Carya illinoensis
pernambuco Caesalpinia echinata
pilon Hyeronima alchorneoides
pink ivory Berchemia zeyheri
pink peroba Aspidosperma polyneuron
podo Afrocarpus falcata
portiatree Thespesia populnea
primavera Tabeuia donnell-smithii
purpleheart Peltogyne paniculata
quebracho Schinopsis quebracho-colorado
ramin Gonystylus bancanus
red alder Alnus rubra
red maple Acer rubrum
red mulberry Morus rubra
red river gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
red spruce Picea rubens
redbay Persea borbonia
redwood Sequoia sempervirens
royal paulownia Paulownia tomentosa
rubbertree Hevea brasiliensis
sajo Campnosperma panamense
sandalwood Santalum album
sandbox tree Hura crepitans
sapele Entandrophragma cylindricum
sapodilla Manilkara zapota
sassafras Sassafras albidum
satine Brosimum rubescens
sen Kalopanax pictus
sericote Cordia dodecandra
shagbark hickory Carya ovata
silktree Albizia julibrissin
silky oak Grevillea robusta
sissoo Dalbergia sissoo
slippery elm Ulmus rubra
snakewood Brosimum guianense
sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
southern sassafras Atherosperma moschatum
staghorn sumac Phus typhina
stinkwood Ocotea bullata
sugar maple Acer saccharum
sugar pine Pinus lambertiana
swamp cyrilla Cyrilla racemiflora
sweet birch Betula lenta
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
sycamore Platanus occidentals
sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus
tamarind Tamarindus indicus
tamboti Exocecaria africana
tamo Fraxinus sieboldiana
tanoak Lithocarpus densiflorus
tawa Beilschmiedia tawa
tea tree Leptospermum scoparium
teak Tectona grandis
thuya Tetraclinis articulata
tigerwood Lovoa trichilioides
torchwood Amyris elemifera
totara Podocarpus totara
trembling aspen Populus tremuloides
trumpet-tree Cecropia peltata
tulipwood Dalbergia decipularis
tulipwood Harpullia pendula
turpentine Syncarpia glomulifera
ulmo Eucryphia cordifolia
urunday Astronium balansae
verawood Bulnesia arborea
vinhatico Plathymenia reticulata
virola Dialyanthera spp.
wenge Millettia laurentii
western larch Larix occidentalis
western red cedar Thuja plicata
western soapberry Sapindus saponaria
white ash Fraxinus americana
white birch Betula papyifera
white cheesewood Alstonia scholaris
white cypress pine Callitris glaucophylla
white leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida
white oak Quercus alba
yagrumo macho Schefflera morototoni
yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis
yellow poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
yellowwood Cladrastis lutea
ylang-ylang Canaga odorata
zebrawood Microberlinia brazzavillensis