{{Short description|none}} The '''major tree genera''' are listed below by taxonomic family.
== Flowering plants == For classification of flowering plants, see APG II system.
=== Eudicots === [[File:Sweetgum2.jpg|right|thumb|American sweetgum (''Liquidambar styraciflua'', Altingiaceae)]] About 210 eudicot families include trees.<ref name=APW>{{cite web | url = http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/APweb/ | title = Angiosperm Phylogeny Website| publisher = Missouri Botanical Garden}}</ref><ref name=Heywood>Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</ref> * Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) ** ''Sambucus'', Elderberry ** ''Viburnum'', Viburnum * Altingiaceae (sweetgum family) ** ''Liquidambar'', sweetgum * Anacardiaceae (Cashew family) ** ''Anacardium'', Cashew etc. ** ''Mangifera'', Mango ** ''Pistacia'', Pistachio etc. ** ''Rhus'', Sumac ** ''Toxicodendron'', Lacquer tree etc. * Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) ** ''Pachypodium'' * Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) ** ''Ilex'', Holly * Araliaceae (Ivy family) ** ''Harmsiopanax'' ** ''Kalopanax septemlobus'', Kalopanax [[File:birchandmaple.jpg|thumb|Birch tree (foreground) and maple tree (background) in fall]] ** ''Schefflera'', Schefflera * Betulaceae (Birch family) ** ''Alnus'', Alder ** ''Betula'', Birch ** ''Carpinus'', Hornbeam ** ''Corylus'', Hazel *Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper family) ** ''Catalpa'', Catalpa ** ''Jacaranda'' ** ''Tabebuia'' * Cactaceae (Cactus family) ** ''Carnegiea gigantea'', Saguaro * Cannabaceae (Cannabis family) ** ''Celtis'', Hackberry * Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) ** ''Apodostigma'' ** ''Arnicratea'' ** ''Bequaertia'' ** ''Brexiella'' ** ''Cassine'' ** ''Catha'', Khat ** ''Cheiloclinium'' ** ''Crossopetalum'', Maiden berries ** ''Denhamia'' ** ''Elachyptera'' ** ''Elaeodendron'', Olivewoods ** ''Euonymus'', Spindle trees ** ''Glyptopetalum'' ** ''Gyminda'' ** ''Gymnosporia'' ** ''Hartogiopsis'' ** ''Haydenoxylon'' * Cornaceae (Dogwood family) ** ''Cornus'', Dogwood * Family Dipterocarpaceae ** ''Dipterocarpus'', Garjan ** ''Shorea'', Sal etc. [[File:Cryptocarya glaucescens - Walkers Garden.JPG|right|thumb|''Cryptocarya glaucescens'' (Lauraceae) in Royal National Park, Australia]] * Ebenaceae (Persimmon family) ** ''Diospyros'', Persimmon * Ericaceae (Heath family) ** ''Arbutus'', Arbutus * Eucommiaceae (Eucommia family) ** ''Eucommia ulmoides'', Eucommia * Fabaceae (Pea family) ** ''Acacia'', Acacia ** ''Bauhinia'' Orchid tree etc. ** ''Caesalpinia'', Brazilwood etc. ** ''Gleditsia'', Honey locust etc. ** ''Laburnum'', Laburnum ** ''Robinia'', Black locust etc. * Fagaceae (Beech family) ** ''Castanea'', Chestnut ** ''Fagus'', Beech ** ''Lithocarpus'', Tanoak etc. ** ''Quercus'', Oak [[File:Brussels Zonienwoud.jpg|right|thumb|European Beeches (Fagaceae) in the Sonian Forest, Belgium]] * Fouquieriaceae (Boojum family) ** ''Fouquieria'', Boojum etc. * Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) ** ''Parrotia persica'', Persian Ironwood * Juglandaceae (Walnut family) ** ''Carya'', Hickory ** ''Juglans'', Walnut ** ''Pterocarya'', Wingnut * Lecythidaceae (Paradise nut family) ** ''Bertholletia excelsa'', Brazil Nut * Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) ** ''Lagerstroemia'', Crape-myrtle * Malvaceae (Mallow family; including Tiliaceae, Sterculiaceae and Bombacaceae) [[File:Baobab Kruger 2003.jpg|right|thumb|African baobab (''Adansonia digitata'', Malvaceae) in South Africa]] ** ''Adansonia'', Baobab ** ''Bombax'', Silk-cotton tree ** ''Brachychiton'', Bottletrees ** ''Ceiba'', Kapok etc. ** ''Durio'', Durian ** ''Ochroma pyramidale'', Balsa ** ''Theobroma'', Cacao etc. ** ''Tilia'', Linden (Basswood, Lime) * Meliaceae (Mahogany family) ** ''Azadirachta'', Neem etc. ** ''Melia'', Bead tree etc. ** ''Swietenia'', Mahogany * Moraceae (Mulberry family) [[File:Applebox.JPG|thumb|right|''Eucalyptus bridgesiana'' (Myrtaceae) on Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory]] ** ''Ficus'', Fig ** ''Morus'', Mulberry * Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) ** ''Eucalyptus'', Eucalypt ** ''Eugenia'', Stopper etc. ** ''Myrtus'', Myrtle ** ''Psidium'', Guava * Nothofagaceaed (Southern Beech family) ** ''Nothofagus'', Southern beech * Nyssaceae (Tupelo family; sometimes included in Cornaceae) ** ''Davidia involucrata'', Dove tree ** ''Nyssa'', Tupelo * Oleaceae (Olive family) [[File:Davidia1.jpg|thumb|right|Dove tree (Nyssaceae)]] ** ''Fraxinus'', Ash ** ''Olea'', Olive etc. * Paulowniaceae (Paulownia family) **''Paulownia'', Foxglove Tree * Platanaceae (Plane family) ** ''Platanus'', Plane * Rhizophoraceae (Mangrove family) ** ''Rhizophora'', Red mangrove etc. * Rosaceae (Rose family) thumb|right|''Phellodendron amurense'' (Rutaceae) ** ''Crataegus'', Hawthorn ** ''Malus'', Apple ** ''Prunus'', Almond, Peach, Apricot, Plums, Cherries etc. ** ''Pyrus'', Pear ** ''Sorbus'', Rowans, Whitebeams etc. * Rubiaceae (Bedstraw family) ** ''Coffea'', Coffee * Rutaceae (Rue family) ** ''Citrus'', Citrus ** ''Phellodendron'', Cork-tree ** ''Tetradium'', Euodia * Salicaceae (Willow family) ** ''Populus'', Poplars and Aspens ** ''Salix'', Willow [[File:yellowmaple.jpg|thumb|Yellow maple (Sapindaceae) in fall]] * Sapindaceae (including Aceraceae, Hippocastanaceae) (Soapberry family) ** ''Acer'', Maple ** ''Aesculus'', Buckeye, Horse-chestnut ** ''Koelreuteria'', Golden rain tree ** ''Litchi chinensis'', Lychee ** ''Ungnadia speciosa'', Mexican Buckeye * Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) ** ''Argania spinosa'', Argan ** ''Palaquium'', Gutta-percha ** ''Sideroxylon'', Tambalacoque ("dodo tree") etc. [[File:Tree in new leaves (Tectona grandis) I IMG 8133.jpg|thumb|Common Teak (''Tectona grandis'', Verbenaceae) in Kolkata, India]] * Family Simaroubaceae ** ''Ailanthus'', Tree of heaven * Theaceae (Camellia family) ** ''Gordonia'', Gordonia ** ''Stewartia'', Stewartia * Thymelaeaceae (Thymelaea family) ** ''Gonystylus'', Ramin * Ulmaceae (Elm family) ** ''Ulmus'', Elm ** ''Zelkova'', Zelkova
=== Monocotyledons === [[File:1859-Martinique.web.jpg|right|thumb|Coconut palm tree]] About 10 Monocotyledon families include trees.<ref name=APW/><ref name=Heywood/> * Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) ** ''Cordyline'', Cabbage tree etc. ** ''Dracaena'', Dragon tree ** ''Yucca'', Joshua tree etc. * Arecaceae (Palmae) (Palm family) ** ''Areca'', Areca ** ''Cocos nucifera'', Coconut ** ''Phoenix'', Date Palm etc. ** ''Trachycarpus'', Chusan Palm etc. * Poaceae (grass family) ** Bamboos, Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae, around 92 genera * Note that banana 'trees' are not actually trees; they are not woody nor is the stalk perennial.
=== Magnoliids === [[File:MagnoliaJP.jpg|right|thumb|Flowering magnolias]] 17 magnoliid families include trees.<ref name=APW/><ref name=Heywood/> *Annonaceae (Custard apple family) ** ''Annona'', Cherimoya, Custard apple, Soursop etc. ** ''Asimina'', American Pawpaw * Lauraceae (Laurel family) ** ''Cinnamomum'', Cinnamon etc. ** ''Laurus'', Bay Laurel etc. ** ''Persea'', Avocado etc. ** ''Sassafras'', Sassafras * Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) ** ''Liriodendron'', tulip tree ** ''Magnolia'', Magnolia * Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) ** ''Myristica'', Nutmeg
==Conifers== [[File:Swiss National Park 127.JPG|thumb|right|In the foreground Arolla Pines, in the background Norway Spruce]] 7 families, all of which include trees.<ref name=Gymnosperm>{{cite web | url = http://www.conifers.org/ | title = The Gymnosperm Database}}</ref> * Araucariaceae (Araucaria family) ** ''Agathis'', Kauri ** ''Araucaria'', Araucaria ** ''Wollemia nobilis'', Wollemia * Cupressaceae (Cypress family) ** ''Actinostrobus'', Sandplain Cypress ** ''Athrotaxis'', Tasmanian Cedar ** ''Austrocedrus chilensis'', Cordilleran Cypress ** ''Callitris'', Cypress-Pine ** ''Callitropsis nootkatensis'', Nootka Cypress ** ''Calocedrus'', Incense-Cedar ** ''Chamaecyparis'', False Cypress ** ''Cryptomeria japonica'', Sugi ** ''Cupressus'', Old World Cypress ** ''Fitzroya cupressoides'', Alerce or Patagonian cypress ** ''Fokienia hodginsii'', Fujian Cypress ** ''Glyptostrobus pensilis'', Chinese Swamp Cypress ** ''Hesperocyparis'', New World Cypress ** ''Juniperus'', Juniper ** ''Libocedrus'', New Zealand Cedars, etc. ** ''Metasequoia glyptostroboides'', Dawn Redwood ** ''Papuacedrus papuana'' ** ''Pilgerodendron uviferum'', Guaitecas Cypress ** ''Platycladus orientalis'', Chinese Arborvitae ** ''Sequoia sempervirens'', Coast Redwood ** ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'', Giant Sequoia ** ''Taiwania cryptomerioides'' ** ''Taxodium'', Bald Cypress ** ''Tetraclinis articulata'', Sandarac ** ''Thuja'' ** ''Thujopsis dolabrata'', Hiba ** ''Xanthocyparis vietnamensis'', Vietnamese Golden Cypress ** ''Widdringtonia'', African Cypress * Pinaceae (Pine family) ** ''Abies'', Fir ** ''Cathaya argyrophylla'', Cathay Silver Fir ** ''Cedrus'', Cedar ** ''Keteleeria'' ** ''Larix'', Larch ** ''Nothotsuga longibracteata'', Bristlecone Hemlock ** ''Picea'', Spruce ** ''Pinus'', Pine ** ''Pseudolarix amabilis'', Golden Larch ** ''Pseudotsuga'', Douglas-fir ** ''Tsuga'', Hemlock [[File:PodocarpusTotara2.jpg|thumb|right|''Podocarpus totara'' (Podocarpaceae) in New Zealand]] * Podocarpaceae (Yellowwood family) ** ''Acmopyle'' ** ''Afrocarpus'', African Yellowwood etc. ** ''Dacrycarpus'', Kahikatea etc. ** ''Dacrydium'', Rimu etc. ** ''Falcatifolium'' ** ''Halocarpus'' ** ''Lagarostrobos franklinii'', Huon Pine ** ''Lepidothamnus'' ** ''Manoao colensoi'', Manoao ** ''Nageia'', Asian Bayberry etc. ** ''Pectinopitys'', Miro etc. ** ''Phyllocladus'', Celery Pine ** ''Podocarpus'', Totara etc. ** ''Prumnopitys'', Mataī etc. ** ''Retrophyllum'' ** ''Saxegothaea conspicua'', Mañío Hembra ** ''Sundacarpus amarus'' * Family Sciadopityaceae ** ''Sciadopitys verticillata'', Kusamaki * Taxaceae (Yew family) ** ''Amentotaxus'', Catkin-Yew ** ''Austrotaxus spicata'', New Caledonia Yew ** ''Cephalotaxus'', Plum Yew ** ''Pseudotaxus chienii'', Whiteberry Yew ** ''Taxus'', Yew ** ''Torreya'', Nutmeg Yew
==Ginkgos== Only one species. * Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo family) ** ''Ginkgo biloba''
==Cycads== Both families of cycads include trees.<ref name=Gymnosperm/> * Cycadaceae (Cycad family) ** ''Cycas'', Ngathu cycad etc. * Zamiaceae (Zamia family) ** ''Lepidozamia'', Wunu cycad etc.
==Ferns==
Tree ferns are not true trees - their "trunks" are not composed of true secondary growth, but instead of roots and rhizomes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/ferns/tree-ferns |website=RHS Gardening |access-date=19 December 2025 |title=Tree ferns}}</ref>.
* Cyatheaceae ** ''Cyathea'' * Dicksoniaceae ** ''Dicksonia''
==See also== {{Portal|Trees}} *List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family *List of Clusiaceae genera *''Wattieza''
==References== {{reflist}}
Genera Trees Trees, genera .