List of state trees of Venezuela
Appearance
Below is a list of trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country:
National Tree
The National Tree of Venezuela is the Araguaney (Handroanthus chrysanthus).
State trees
State | Local name | Binomial name |
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Amazonas | Caucho | Hevea benthamiana |
Anzoátegui | Cereipo, or Guatamare | Myrospermum frutescens |
Apure | Merecure | Licania pyrifolia |
Aragua | Samán | Albizia saman |
Barinas | Cedro | Cedrela odorata |
Bolívar | Sarrapia | Dipteryx odorata |
Carabobo | Camoruco | Sterculia apetala |
Cojedes | Apamate | Tabebuia rosea |
Delta Amacuro | Mangle rojo | Rhizophora mangle |
Falcón | Cují Yaque | Prosopis juliflora |
Guárico | Palma Llanera | Copernicia tectorum |
Lara | Semeruco | Malpighia glabra |
Mérida | Bucare ceibo | Erythrina poeppigiana |
Miranda | Roso Blanco | Brownea leucantha |
Monagas | Palma de Moriche | Mauritia flexuosa |
Nueva Esparta | Guayacán | Guaiacum officinale |
Portuguesa | Caoba | Swietenia macrophylla |
Sucre | Roble | Platymiscium diadelphum |
Táchira | Pino criollo, or Pino laso | Prumnopitys montana |
Trujillo | Bucare anauco, or Reinoso | Erythrina fusca |
Vargas | Uva de Playa | Coccoloba uvifera |
Yaracuy | Chaguaramo | Roystonea oleracea |
Zulia | Cocotero | Cocos nucifera |
See also
External links
- (in Spanish) Los Árboles Venezolanos