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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- Parrotia persica, Persian parrotia
- Paulownia tomentosa, Empress tree; Princess tree
- Persea borbonia, Redbay
- Phellodendron amurense, Amur corktree
- Phellodendron chinese, Chinese corktree
- Phellodendron sachalinense, Sakhalin corktree
- Photinia serrulata, Chinese photonia
- Picea abies cranstonii, Cranston spruce
- Picea abies, Norway spruce
- Picea asperata, Dragon spruce
- Picea glauca, White spruce
- Picea likiangensis, Likiang spruce
- Picea mariana, Black spruce
- Picea omorika, Serbian spruce
- Picea orientalis, Oriental spruce
- Picea pungens, Colorado blue spruce
- Picea rubens, Red spruce
- Picea smithiana, Himalayan spruce; Morinda spruce
- Picrasma ailanthoides, Indian quassiawood
- Pinckneya braceata, Fever tree, Poinsettia tree
- Pinus aristata, Bristlecone pine
- Pinus armandii, David’s pine
- Pinus banksiana, Jack pine
- Pinus bungeana, Lacebark pine
- Pinus cembra, Arolla pine; Swiss stone pine
- Pinus densiflora ‘Oculusdraconis’, Dragon’s-eye pine
- Pinus densifolia, Japanese red pine
- Pinus echinata, Shortleaf pine
- Pinus edulis, Pinyon pine
- Pinus elliotii, Slash pine
- Pinus flexilis, Limber pine
- Pinus glabra, Walter’s pine; Spruce pine
- Pinus heldreichii, Bosnian pine
- Pinus korariensis ‘Compact Glaucua’, Compact bosian pine
- Pinus korariensis, Korean pine
- Pinus monticola, Western white pine
- Pinus mugo, Mugo pine; Swiss mountain pine
- Pinus nigra, Austrian pine
- Pinus palustris, Longleaf pine
- Pinus parviflora, Japanese white pine
- Pinus peucea, Balen pine; Macedonian pine
- Pinus piaster, Cluster pine; Maritime pine
- Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Ponderosa pine
- Pinus ponderosa, Ponderosa pine; Western yellow pine
- Pinus rigida, Pitch pine
- Pinus serotina, Pond pine
- Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’, Weeping white pine
- Pinus strobus, Eastern white pine
- Pinus sylvestris, Scotch pine
- Pinus taeda ‘Dixie’, ‘Nana’, Dwarf loblolly pine
- Pinus taeda, Loblolly pine
- Pinus thunbergiana, Japanese black pine
- Pinus virginiana, Virginia pine
- Pinus wallichiana, Himalayan pine; Butan pine
- Pinus yunnanensis, Yunnan pine
- Pistacia chinensis, Chinese pistache
- Platanus occidentalis, Sycamore
- Platanus orientalis var. digitata, Oriental planetree
- Platanus x acerifolia, London plane tree
- Poliothyrsis sinensis, Poliothyrsi
- Populus deltoides, Eastern cottonwood; Eastern poplar
- Populus nigra, Lombardy poplar
- Prunus americana, American plum; Wild plum
- Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw plum
- Prunus caroliniana, Carolina cherry laurel
- Prunus cerasifera, Purple leaf plum
- Prunus lusitonica, Portugal laurel; Portuguese cherrylaurel
- Prunus mume, Flowering apricot
- Prunus pennsylvanica, Fire cherry; Pin cherry
- Prunus persica var. nucipersica ‘White Glory’, ‘White Glory’ weeping nectarine
- Prunus persica, Corinthian hybrids
- Prunus ‘Okame’, Okame cherry
- Prunus persica, Peach
- Prunus sargentii, Sargent cherry
- Prunus serotina, Wild Cherry; Black cherry
- Prunus serrula, Papperbark cherry
- Prunus serrulata ‘Ukon’, Ukon cherry
- Prunus serrulata, Japanese cherry
- Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’, Autumnblooming cherry
- Prunus subhirtella, Higan cherry
- Prunus virginia, Common chokecherry
- Prunus x ‘Whitecomb’, Whitecomb cherry
- Prunus x bilireana, Blireiana plum
- Prunus x cistena, Purple-leaf sand cherry
- Prunus x yedoensis, Yoshino cherry
- Pseudocydonia sinensis, Chinese quince
- Pseudolaria kaempferx, Golden larch
- Pseudolarix amabilis, Goldenlarch
- Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas-fir
- Ptelea trifoliata, Hoptree
- Pterocarya stenoptera, Chinese wingnut
- Pteroceltis tartarinowii, Tara wingceltis
- Pterostyrax corymbosa, Little epaulettetree
- Pterostyrax hispidus, Epaulettetree
- Pyrus calleryana, Callery pear
- Pyrus pyrifolia, Chinese sand pear