Forest Light     Natural History Photography by Alan Watson | Home | Galleries | Stock List | Species Lists | Contact | Links | Search | Tree Species List This is a list of the tree species which are featured on images in the Forest Light Library. See below for lianas and vines. Scientific name Common name Endangered status Abies amabilis Pacific silver fir Abies concolor White fir Abies guatemalensis var. jaliscana VU - Vulnerable Abies lasiocarpa Subalpine fir Abies religiosa Oyamel fir Acacia aneura Mulga Acacia collinsii Acacia dealbata Silver wattle Acacia erioloba Camel thorn acacia Acacia erubescens Blue thorn Acacia farnesiana Aromo Acacia koa Koa Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Acacia mellifera Black thorn Acacia montis-usti Brandberg acacia LR - Lower risk Acacia tetragonphylla Prickly wattle Acacia tortilis Umbrella thorn acacia Acacia xanthophloea Fever tree Acer circinatum Vine maple Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Acmena graveolens Cassowary satinash Acrocomia vinifera A palm Adansonia digitata Baobab Adansonia gregorii Boab Agathis australis Kauri Agathis microstachya Bull kauri LR - Lower risk Alangium sp. Albizia anthelmintica Worm-cure albizia Albizia harveyi Sickle-leaved albizia Albizia procera Aldina latifolia Macucu Allocasuarina decaisneana Desert oak Allocasuarina decussarta Karri oak Allocasuarina stricta She-oak Alnus acuminata Aliso LR - Lower Risk Alnus glutinosa Alder Alnus rubra Red alder Aloe arborescens Krantz aloe Aloe dichotoma Kokerboom or quiver tree Alsophila cuspidata Tree fern Anacardium excelsum Espavel Angophora costata Smooth-barked apple or Sydney red gum Apeiba aspera Peine de mono Apeiba echinata Topa Apodytes dimidiata White pear Apuleia leiocarpa Palo ana Araucaria araucana Monkey puzzle, pehuen VU - Vulnerable Araucaria bidwillii Bunya pine Araucaria cunninghamii Hoop pine Araucaria hunsteinii Klinki pine LR - Lower risk Arbutus xalapensis Madroño LR - Lower Risk Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Bangalow or piccabeen palm Argyrodendron peralatum Red tulip oak Artocarpus teysmanni Cempedak air Asterogynea marthiana Suita palm Astrocaryum aculeatum Tucuma palm Astrocaryum mexicanum A palm Astrocaryum standleyanum Chunga palm Atherospermum moschatum Sassafras Athrotaxis cupressoides Pencil pine LR - Lower risk Athrotaxis selaginoides King Billy pine VU - Vulnerable Attalea butyracea Shapaja - a palm Avicennia germinans Mangrove Avicennia marina Grey mangrove Avicennia marina ssp. resinfera Manawa mangrove Avicennia officinalis Mangrove Baccharis johnwurdackiana Chilca Bactris coloniata Uvito palm VU - Vulnerable Baeckia frutescens Penunduk Baikiaea plurijuga Rhodesian teak Banksia grandis Banksia Banksia marginata Banksia Banksia serrata Saw banksia Barringtonia acutangula Freshwater mangrove Barringtonia acutangula ssp. spicata Putat Barringtonia racemosa Freshwater mangrove Beilschmiedia tawa Tawa Betuka nana Dwarf birch Betula pendula Silver birch Betula pubescens Downy birch Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa Mountain or fell birch Bombacopsis quinata Pochote VU - Vulnerable Bonnetia roraimae Borassus flabillifer Palmyra Boscia albitrunca Shepherd's tree Brachychiton diversifolius Brosimum alicastrum Brosimum guianense Lechero Brosimum utile Lechoso Bruguiera gymnorhiza Large-leafed orange mangrove Bruguiera sexangula Mangrove Buchenavia parviflora Tanimbuca Burkea africana Red seringa Bursera graveolens Palo santo Bursera malacophylla Palo santo VU - Vulnerable Bursera microphylla Elephant tree Bursera simaruba Indio desnudo Byrsonima crassifolia Nancite Caesalpinia spinosa Tara Callitris columellaris White cypress pine Callitris columnaris Southern cypress pine Callitris glaucophylla White cypress pine Calophyllum sp. Carludovica palmata Murapo or Iraca or Panama hat palm Castanea sativa Chestnut Cavanillesia platanifolia Cuipo LR - Lower risk Cecropia obtusifolia Cecropia LR - Lower risk Cecropia scyadophylla Cecropia tacuna Cedrelinga catenaeformis Tornillo Ceiba pentandra Ceiba or lupuna Celtis philippensis Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Chamaecyparis nootkaensis Alaska cedar Chamaecytisus proliferus Tagasaste Chamaedorea alternans A palm Chamaedorea lanceolata Sinamilla - a palm Chamaedorea tepejilote A palm Chusquea longifolia Quila, or bamboo Chusquea quila Bamboo Cibotium chamissoi Hapu'u tree fern Cibotium glaucum Hapu'u tree fern Citharexyllum dentatum Huayruro Clethra mexicana Marangola Clethra obovata Lucma lucma Clethra rosei Clethra vicentina Clusia sp. Gaque Cochlospermum vitifolium Cocos nucifera Coconut palm Colophospermum mopane Mopane Columellia oblonga ssp. oblonga Tayanka Combretum apiculatum Red bushwillow Combretum collinum Bush willow Combretum imberbe Leadwood Combretum molle Velvet bush willow Commiphora anacardifolia Large-leaved commiphora Commiphora caudata Commiphora glaucescens Commiphora tenuipetiolata Satin-bark commiphora Commiphora wildii Oak-leaved commiphora Conocarpus erecta Mangrove Copaifera officinalis Canime Cordia revolata Laurelillo Cordyline australis Cabbage tree Corylus avellana Hazel Couroupita guianensis Cannonball tree Coussapoa trinervia Tacarachi Crudia teysmanni Tawang Cryosophila guagara Guagara palm LR - Lower risk Curatella americana Caïmbé Curtisia dentata Assegai Cyathea atrox Tree fern Cyathea capensis Tree fern Cyathea caracasana Tree fern Cyathea contaminans Tree fern Cyathea cooperi Scaly tree fern Cyathea cunninghamii Gully tree fern Cyathea dealbata Silver tree fern Cyathea delgadii Tree fern Cyathea leichhardtiana Prickly tree fern Cyathea medullaris Black tree fern Cyathea smithii Katote or soft tree fern Cyathea suprastirgosa Tree fern Dacrycarpus compactus Dacrycarpus dacrydioides Kahikatea Dacrydium cupressinum Rimu Dadoxylon alberi Petrified tree Dalbergia glandulosa Lombi Dicksonia antarctica Soft tree fern Dicksonia fibrosa Tree fern Dicksonia gigantea Tree fern Dicksonia squarrosa Rough tree fern Dillenia sp. Puduk Dipterocarpus sublamellatus Keruing EN - Endangered Diospyros coriacea Kenarin Dipteryx micrantha Shihuahuaco Dipteryx panamensis Choiba Dracaena draco Dragon tree VU - Vulnerable Dracophyllum traversii Mountain neinei Drimys winteri Canelo Dussia mexicana Dysoxylum papuanum Spice mahogany Dysoxylum pettigrewianum Spur mahogany Elaeis oleifera Noli palm Elaeocarpus grandis Blue quandong Endiandra palmerstonii Queensland walnut Enterolobium cyclocarpum Guanacaste Erica arborea Heather tree Erythrina flabelliformis Erythrina fusca Chachafruto Escallonia myrtilloides Ttasta Eucalyptus albens White box Eucalyptus brachyandra Tropical red box Eucalyptus brevifolia Snappy gum Eucalyptus brownii Brown stringybark Eucalyptus calophylla Marri Eucalyptus camaldulensis River red gum Eucalyptus centralis Desert bloodwood Eucalyptus cladocalyx Sugar gum Eucalyptus coccifera Tasmanian snow gum Eucalyptus cypellocarpa Mountain grey gum Eucalyptus dalrympleana Mountain gum Eucalyptus denticulata Errinundra shining gum Eucalyptus deglupta Eucalyptus delegatensis Gum-topped stringbark or alpine ash Eucalyptus diversicolor Karri Eucalyptus dives Broadleaved peppermint Eucalyptus ficifolia Red flowering gum Eucalyptus foelscheana Bloodwood Eucalyptus globulus Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus grandis Swamp gum Eucalyptus gunnii Cider gum Eucalyptus jacksonii Red tingle Eucalyptus marginata Jarrah Eucalyptus miniata Darwin woollybutt Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Eucalyptus oreades Blue mountain ash Eucalyptus papuana Ghost gum Eucalyptus pauciflora Cabbage or weeping gum Eucalyptus phoenicia Scarlet gum Eucalyptus pulchella White peppermint Eucalyptus regnans Mountain ash Eucalyptus robusta Swamp nahogany Eucalyptus rossii Scribbly gum Eucalyptus subcrenulata Tasmanian alpine yellow gum Euclea pseuebenus Cape ebony Euclea undulata Common guarri Eucryphia lucida Leatherwood Euodia micrococca Hairy-leafed daughwood Euphorbia antiquorum Euphorbia damarana Euphorbia virosa Euterpe roraimae A palm Euterpe sp. Açai palm Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana Mexican beech Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagraea fragrans Tembesu Faidherbia albida Anaboom Ficus arnottiana Ficus aurea Strangler fig Ficus bengalensis Banyan Ficus bullenei A fig tree Ficus cordata Namaqua fig Ficus goodmanii Ficus hartwegii Strangler fig Ficus ilicina Laurel fig Ficus insipida Ficus insipida Oje - a fig tree Ficus kerkhovenii Strangler fig Ficus lundellii Strangler fig Ficus microcarpa Ficus microchlamys Ficus mollis Ficus obtusifolia Fig Ficus pertusa Ficus ruiziana Fig tree Ficus sycomorus Sycamore fig Ficus tecolutensis Strangler fig Ficus trigona Renaco - a fig tree Ficus tuerckheimi Strangler fig Ficus virens Curtain fig Ficus watkinsiana Strangler fig Ficus zarzalensis Strangler fig Fitzroya cupressoides Alerce EN - Endangered Franciscodendron laurifolium Tulip sterculia Fraxinus excelsior Ash Freycinetia sp. Climbing pandan Gallesia integrifolia Ajo ajo Garuga pinnata Arnellikai Geissois biagiana Brush mahogany Geonoma congesta A palm Geonoma deversa Geonoma weberbaueri Chonta palm Goethalsia meiantha Gluta pubescens Kebacar Gluta renghas Rengas merah Gluta velutina Rengas Griselinea littoralis Broadleaf Guarea glabra Cedro macho Guibourtia coleosperma False mopane Gynoxys infralanata Gyranthera caribensis Cucharon or niño Heliocarpus americanus Hesperomeles lanuginosa Pacra Hevea brasiliensis Rubber tree Hieronyma alchorneoides Pilon Hieronyma oblonga Hieronyma sp. Pantano Heritiera littoralis Dungun or looking-glass mangrove Heritiera simplicifolius Heritiera trifolioliata White booyong Hildegardia populifolia CR - Critically Endangered Hoheria glabrata Mountain ribbonwood Homalium caryophyllaceum Perkeras Hura crepitans Catahua Hymenodictyon orixense Hyphaene petersiana Makalani palm Iriartea deltoidea Pona barrigona or stilt-rooted palm Iriartea exorrhiza Barrigona or stilt-rooted palm Ixerba brevioides Tawari Ixora mentangis Mentangis Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda Jugastrum coriaceum Macacaricuia Juglans regia Walnut Juniperus californica California juniper Juniperus cedrus Canary Island juniper VU - Vulnerable Juniperus communis Juniper Juniperus flaccida Juniperus jaliscana EN - Endangered Juniperus sabinoides Kandelia candel Mangrove Kigelia africana Sausage tree Kingia australis Grass tree Koompassia excelsa LR - Lower risk Kunzea ericoides Kanuka Lacmellea panamensis Lagartillo Larix decidua European larch Larix lyalli Subalpine larch Lepidozamia peroffskyana Pineapple palm - cycad Leptospermum recurvum Tea tree Leptospermum scoparium Manuka or tea tree Licuala ramsayi Australian fan palm Linospadix monostachya Walking stick palm Liquidambar styraciflua Livistona inermis Fan palm Livistona victoriana Fan palm Lonchocarpus capassa Raintree Lonchocarpus macrophyllus Chaperno Lonchocarpus nelsii Kalahari apple-leaf Lophostemon confertus Brush box Lumnitzera littorea Red-flowered black mangrove Maerua schinzii Ringwood Magnolia schiedeana EN - Endangered Mangifera indica Wild mango Manilkara hexandra Wild chico Matisia cordata Sapote Mauritia flexuosa Moriche, buriti or aguaje palm Maximiliana maripa Najá palm Maytenus magellanica Leña dura Melaleuca cuticularis Saltwater paperbark Melaleuca leucadendra Weeping teatree Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Swamp paperbark Melaleuca viridiflora Paperbark Meriania cuzcoana Mesua sp. Mensiak Metrosideros excelsa Pohutukawa Metrosideros polymorpha Ohia Metrosideros robusta Northern rata Metrosideros umbellata Southern rata Miconia salicifolia Miconia tepicana Mora megistosperma Nato mangrove Mora oleifera Mora mangrove Moringa ovalifolia Moringa Myrcianthes oreophila Unca Myrsine pseudocrenata Chalanque Nectandra sp. Nestegis montana Oro-oro, or narrow-leaved maire Nothofagus antarctica Ñire Nothofagus betuloides Guindo or coigue Nothofagus cunninghamii Myrtle beech Nothofagus dombeyi Coihue Nothofagus fusca Red beech Nothofagus menziesii Silver beech Nothofagus moorei Antarctic beech Nothofagus pumilio Lenga Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides Mountain beech Nothofagus truncata Hard beech Nuytsia floribunda Christmas tree Nypa fruticans Nipah palm Ochna pulchra Lekkerbreek or peeling bark ochna Ochroma pyramidale Balsa Ocotea bullata Stinkwood Ocotea foetens Tilo LR - Lower risk Oenocarpus bacaba Abacaba palm Oenocarpus mapora Maquenque palm Oenocarpus panamanus Maquenque palm Olearia lacunosa Rough-leaved tree daisy Opuntia echios Prickly pear VU - Vulnerable Opuntia echios var. barringtonensis Prickly pear VU - Vulnerable Opuntia echios var. gigantea Prickly pear EN - Endangered Otoba novogranatensis Fruta dorada Ozoroa crassinervia Namibian resin tree Pachira aquatica Palaquium galactoxylum Pencil cedar Palaquium sp. Pencil cedar Pandanus odoratissimus Hala tree Pandanus spiralis Pandanus Pandanus tectorius Beach pandan or wynnum Parkia sp. Guaranga Parkinsonia aculeata Palo verde Pelliciera rhizophorae Piñuela or piñuelo mangrove Peltophorum africanum Weeping wattle Pentaclethra macroloba Persea mexicana Wild avocado Phoenix loureirii Phyllocladus asplenifolius Celery pine Phyllocladus asplenifolius var. alpinus Mountain celery pine Phyllocladus glaucus Toatoa Phytelephas macrocarpa Yarina - a palm Picea abies Norway spruce Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinus ayacahuite Pinus canariensis Canary pine Pinus cembroides Pinyon pine Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine, shore pine Pinus culminicola Decumbent pine EN - Endangered Pinus douglasiana Pinus edulis Pinyon pine Pinus hartwegii Pinus herrerae Pinus jaliscana LR - Lower Risk Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine Pinus lumholtzii Pinus maximinoi Pinus montezumae Pinus nelsonii VU - Vulnerable Pinus oocarpa Pinus patula Pinus pinceana LR - Lower risk Pinus strobiformis Pinus sylvestris Scots pine Pinus teocote Ocote pine Pisonia floribunda Pega pega Pithecellobium saman Platanus racemosa California sycamore Platipodium elengas Carcuela Pleiomeris canariensis Delfino VU - Vulnerable Podocarpus cunninghamii Hall's totara Podocarpus falcatus Outeniqua yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius Yellowwood Podocarpus reichei Podocarpus totara Totara Polylepis incana Queuña VU - Vulnerable Polylepis lanuginosa Quino colorado VU - Vulnerable Polylepis microphylla VU - Vulnerable Polylepis pauta VU - Vulnerable Polylepis pepei Quewiña VU - Vulnerable Polylepis sericea Pometia sp. Taun Pongamia pinnata Indian beech Populus tremula Aspen Poulcenia armata Prestoea acuminata A palm Prioria copaifera Cativo Prumnopitys taxifolia Matai Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro Prunus padus Bird cherry Pseudolmedia laevigata Capinurí Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Psydrax obovata Quar Pterocarpus angolensis Kiaat LR - Lower risk Pygeum turneriana Quararibea asterolepis Guayabillo Quercus copeyensis Quercus corrugata Quercus crassifolia Quercus dumosa turbinella Turbinella oak Quercus hintonii CR - Critically endangered Quercus humboltii Roble Quercus insignis Quercus laurina Quercus magnolifolia Quercus oleoides Roble encino Quercus optusata Quercus petraea Sessile oak Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Quercus x munziii Hybrid oak Rapanea myricoides Chilcuabil Rhizophora apiculata Tall stilted mangrove Rhizophora mangle Red mangrove Rhizophora mucronata Stilt-rooted mangrove Rhizophora stylosa Stilt-rooted mangrove Rhizophora x lamarckii Rhopalostylis sapida Nikau palm LR - Lower risk Ricinodendron rautanenii Manketti Robinsonella mirandae Rollinia jimenezii Anonillo Sabal allenii Guagara palm Salix aurita Eared willow Salix bonplandiana Salix caprea Goat willow Santeria sp. Sapium marmieri Leche leche Scalesia microcephala Lechoso EN- Endangered Schefflera actinophylla Umbrella tree Schizolobium parahyba Pashaco Schizolobium parahybum Tinecú Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra Marula Sequoia sempervirens Redwood LR - Lower risk Sequoiadendron giganteum VU - Vulnerable Shorea balangeran Kawi CR - Critically endangered Shorea gibbosa Meranti kuning Shorea parvistipulata ssp. albifolia Meranti merah Shorea sp. Benuah Sloanea australis Maidens Blush Sloanea laevigata Sloanea sp. Urucurana Sloanea woollsii Yellow carabeen Socratea durissima Jira or stilt-rooted palm Socratea exorrhiza Paxiubinha or Pona lisa palm Sonneratia alba Mangrove Sonneratia caseolaris Mangrove Sorbus aucuparia Rowan or mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis Sitka mountain ash Spirostachys africana Tamboti Steganotaenia arialacea Carrot tree Sterculia africana African star chestnut Styloceras laurifolium Huamanquero Swartzia polyphylla Paracutaca Symplocos cochinchinensis var. laurina Tekuluk Syzygium cumini Naava Syzyygium sayeri Pink satinash Syzygium sp. Samak Syzygium sp. Tengelam Tabebuia chrysantha Araguaney Tabebuia mexicana Primavera Tabebuia ochracea Yellow cortez Taxus baccata Yew Terminalia arjuna Terminalia brachystemma Terminalia prunioides Purple pod terminalia Terminalia sericea Silver terminalia Terminalia seriocarpa Damson Thuja plicata Western red cedar Toona australis Red cedar Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Tsuga mertensiana Mountain hemlock Tristania sp. Pelawan Tristaniopsis obovata Melaban Ulmus glabra Wych elm Ulmus mexicana Mexican elm Unonopsis pittieri Yaya Vaccinium leucanthum Vallea stipularis Cheillor Vatica menungau Menungau Virola koschnyi Vitex leucoxylon Vochysia allenii Mayo Washingtonia filifera California fan palm LR - Lower risk Weinmannia aff. microphylla Weinmannia bifida Weinmannia racemosa Kamahi Welfia regia Palm tree Xanthophyllum flavescens Tengkurung jelawat Xanthorrhea australis Austral grass tree Xanthorrhorea johnsonii Grass tree Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata Grass tree Xanthorrhoea preissii Grass tree Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana Yacca or Tate's grass tree Xylocarpus granatum Cedar or cannonball mangrove Xylopia sp. Yungkan Yucca brevifolia Joshua tree Yucca carnerosana Yucca Yucca filifera Yucca Lianas & Vines Scientific name Common name Endangered status Avuta panamensis Bauhinia guianensis Monkey ladder Calamus australis Wait-a-while - a rattan Calamus moti Wait-a-while - a rattan Foresteronia viridescens Machaerium floribundum Mucuna pruriens Chocho liana Paragona pyramidata Pisonia aculiata Ripogonum scandens Supplejack Salacia megistophylla Stisophilum riparium Tetracera volubilis Thinouia myriantha Vitis tilifolia See also the Endangered Species List | Home | Galleries | Stock List | Species Lists | Contact | Links | Search | All photographs on this site are copyright © Alan Watson/Forest Light