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List of tree genera

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The major tree genera are listed below by taxonomic family.

Flowering plants (Magnoliophyta; angiosperms)

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For classification of flowering plants, see APG II system.

Eudicots (together with magnoliids they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)

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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua, Altingiaceae).

About 210 eudicot families include trees.[1][2]

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Cryptocarya glaucescens (Lauraceae) in Royal National Park, Australia.
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European Beeches (Fagaceae) in the Sonian Forest, Belgium.
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Phellodendron japonicum (Rutaceae).
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Yellow maple (Sapindaceae) in fall.
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Common Teak (Tectona grandis, Verbenaceae) in Kolkata, India.

Monocotyledons (Liliopsida)

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Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree.

About 10 Monocotyledon families include trees.[1][2]

Magnoliids (together with eudicots they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)

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Magnolias bloom.

17 magnoliid families include trees.[1][2]

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Conifers (Pinophyta; softwood trees)

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In the foreground Arolla Pines, in the background Norway Spruce - European Larch forest. Swiss Alps.

7 families, all of them include trees.[3]

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Podocarpus totara (Podocarpaceae) in New Zealand.
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Ginkgos (Ginkgophyta)

Only one species.

  • Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo family)

Cycads (Cycadophyta)

2 families include trees.[3]

Ferns (Pteridophyta)

Fossil trees

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