Tree scientific names
Welcome to our scientific name website. Scientificname.net is here to help you learn more about scientific names and how they are used. Every recognized species on earth is given a two-part scientific name and you can use this site to understand more about the scientific names of animals, plants and humans. The scientific name for every organism is comprised of a combination of two terms, the genus name and the species or epithet. Both of these terms are italicized and the genus name is also capitalized.
Scientific names
As an example of a scientific name in action, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. In this example of a scientific name, the genus name is Homo and the species is sapiens. These terms are unique and no other species can have this same name. Scientific names are designed to tell you something about an animal's relationships with other animals.
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- Calocedrus decurrens, Incense ceder; California incense cedar
- Carpinus betulus, European hornbeam; Musclewood; Ironwood
- Carpinus caroliniana, Ironwood; Musclewood; Amwerican hornbeam
- Carpinus cordata, Heartleaf hornbeam
- Carpinus japonica, Japanese hornbeam
- Carpinus orientalis, Oriental hornbeam
- Carya cordiformis, Bitternut hickory
- Carya glabra, Pignut hickory
- Carya illinoinensis, Pecan
- Carya myristicaeformis, Nutmeg hickory
- Carya ovata, Shagbark hickory
- Carya tomentosa, Mocknut hickory; White hickory
- Castanea dentata, American chestnut
- Castanea pumila, Chinquapin
- Castanea sative, Spanish chestnut
- Catalpa bignonioides, Southern catalpa
- Catalpa speciosa, Northern catalpa
- Cedrela sinsensis = Toona sinensis, Chinese toom; Chinese cedrela
- Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’, Blue Atlas cedar
- Cedrus atlantica, Atlas cedar
- Cedrus deodara, Deodar cedar
- Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon
- Celtis laevigata, Hackberry; Sugarberry
- Cercidiphyllum japonicium, Katsura tree
- Cercis californica ssp. californica, Western red bud; California redbud
- Cercis canadensis ssp. mexicana, Mexican redbud
- Cercis canadensis ssp. retisus, Oklahoma redbud
- Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis, Texas redbud
- Cercis canadensis, Eastern redbud
- Cercis chinensis, Chinese redbud
- Cercis chingii, Redbud
- Cercis giganteta, Giant redbud
- Cercis racemosa, Chain flowered redbud
- Cercis siliquastrum, Mediterranean redbud
- Cercis yunnanensis, Yunnan redbud
- Chamaecypari obtusa, Hinoki falsecypress
- Chamaecyparis pisifera, Japanese falsecypress; Sawara falsecypress
- Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic whitecedar
- Chionanthus retusus, Chinese fringetree
- Chionanthus virginicus, Fringe tree; Oldman’s beard
- Cladrastis lutea, Yellowwood
- Clerodendrum trichotomum, Harlequin glorybower
- Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat tree
- Cornus alternifolia, Alternateleaved dogwood; Pagoda dogwood
- Cornus controversa, Giant dogwood
- Cornus florida, Flowering dogwood
- Cornus hybrids, Dogwood, Stellar hybrids
- Cornus kousa, Kousa dogwood
- Cornus mas, Cornelain cherry dogwood
- Cornus officinalis, Japanese cornel dogwood
- Cornus sanguinea, Bloodtwig dogwood
- Corylorsis glabrescens, Fragrant winterhazel
- Corylus avellana, European filbert
- Cotinus coggygria, Smoketree
- Crataegus crusgallii, Cockspur hawthorn
- Crataegus mollis, Downy hawthorn
- Crataegus oxycantha = C. laevigata, English hawthorn
- Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington hawthorn
- Crataegus pinnatifida, Crataegus
- Crataegus x lavalleri, Carriere hawthorn; Lavallei
- Crategus virdis ‘Winter King’, Washington hawthorn
- Cryptomeria japonica, Japanese cryptomeria; Japanese cedar
- Cunninghamia lanceolata, China fir
- Cupressus sempervirens, Italian cypress
- Cydonia sinensis = Pseudocydonia sisensis, Chinese quince
- Cyressus arizonica, Arizona cypress