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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- Taiwania cryptomerioides, Taiwan cryptomeria
- Tamarix ramosissima, Tamarix
- Taxodium ascends = T. distichum var. nutans, Pond cypress
- Taxodium distichum var. mexicana = T. mucronatum, Mexican swamp cypress
- Taxodium distichum, Bald cypress
- Taxus baccata, English yew
- Thuja occidentalis, Eastern arborvitae; American arborvitae
- Thuja plicata, Giant arborvitae; Western red cedar
- Tilia americana, American linden
- Tilia cordata, Littleleaf linden
- Tilia mongolica, Mongolian linden
- Tilia platyphyllos, Bigleaf linden
- Tilia tomentosa, Silver linden
- Tilia x euchlora, Crimean linden
- Toona sinensis = Cedrela sinsensis, Chinese toom; Chinese cedrela
- Trachycarpus fortunei, Windmill palm
- Trochodendron aralioides, Wheel tree
- Tsuga canadensis, Canadian hemlock
- Tsuga caroliniana, Carolina hemlock
- Tsuga sieboldii, Southern Japanese hemlock