Alphabetical Listing of Trees and Palms

(Both on This Homepage and on Others)


Below are a bunch of links (some internal) to pictures of trees (mostly tropical and sub-tropical), including palms. Some smaller plants are also included. I tried to get good-quality pictures whenever possible, and the pictures are generally of the full tree (versus just a few leaves).

I tried to get as many of the common trees (especially palms) in at least the sub-tropical areas as possible (and of course, I threw in some exceedingly rare trees too!). If you know of any good clear pictures on the web of trees that are missed below, send me an e-mail at bmaxwell@san.rr.com

Here they are (This list will grow (maybe even as fast as some tropical trees), by the way)...

Acacia albida (Winter Thorn)(B) Semi-Tropical
Acacia xanthophloea (Fever Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Acalypha hispida (Chenille Plant) (UH) Tropical
Acalypha wilkesiana (Copper Leaf) (B) Tropical
Adansonia digitata (Baobab Tree) (UCB) Tropical
Agapanthus orientalis (Lily of the Nile) (B) Sub-Tropical
Agave deserti (Desert Agave) (UCB) Sub-Tropical Desert
Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Aleurites moluccana (Candlenut Tree) (B) Tropical
Alluaudia procera (Alluaudia) (B) Semi-Tropical
Alnus acuminata (Mexican Alder) (B-C) Sub-Tropical
Aloe arborescense (Tree Aloe) (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Aloe bainesii (Large Tree Aloe) (B) Sub-Tropical
Aloe dawei (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Aloe excelsia (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Aloe kedongensis (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Aloe lineata (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Aloe plicatilis (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Amorphophallus titanum (Corpse Flower) (B) Very Tropical
Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine) (AB) Semi-Tropical
Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone) (B--Port Townsend, Washington) Warm Temperate
Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) (SDZ) Warm Temperate
Archontophoenix alexandrae (Alexander Palm) (SWE) Semi-Tropical
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (King Palm) (B) Semi-Tropical
Areca catechu (Betel Nut Palm) (TAM) Tropical
Arenga pinnata (Sugar Palm) (TS) Tropical
Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit) (UH) Very Tropical
Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit) (UH) Tropical
Astrocaryum alatum (Black Palm) (B-C) Very Tropical
Attalea butyracea (a Palm) (B-C) Very Tropical
Aucuba japonica (Japanese Aucuba) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' (Gold-Dust Plant) (OSU) Warm Temperate Close-Up
Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree) (B) Sub-Tropical
Beaucarnea recurvata (Bottle Palm, Elephant-Foot Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Bismarckia nobilis (Bismarck Palm) (B) Semi-Tropical
Bombax ceiba (Red Silk Cotton Tree) (UH) Tropical
Borassus flabellifer (Palmyra Palm) (PCA) Tropical
Bougainvillea sp. (Bougainvillea) (B) Semi-Tropical
Brahea armata (Blue Hesper Palm) (SWE) Sub-Tropical
Brahea edulis (Guadalupe Palm) (B) Sub-Tropical
Butia capitata (Pindo Palm) (FD) Sub-Tropical
Butia eriospatha (Palm) (B) Sub-Tropical
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Dwarf Poinciana) (B) Sub-Tropical
Callistemon (sp.): Shrub in full bloom Tree in bloom (B) Sub-Tropical
Callistemon citrinus (Lemon Bottlebrush) (FD) Sub-Tropical
Camellia japonica (Japanese Camellia) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Camellia sasanqua (Sasanqua Camellia) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Cananga odorata (Ylang-ylang Tree) (TAM) Semi-Tropical
Canna indica (Canna) (UH) Variable
Carica papaya (Papaya) (COR) Tropical
Carica pentagona (Babaco) (B) Mild-Summer Semi-Tropical
Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum) (B) Semi-Tropical
Carpentaria acuminata (Carpentaria Palm) (DA) Tropical
Caryota cumingii (a Fishtail Palm) (DA) Semi-Tropical
Caryota rumphiana (a Fishtail Palm) (DA) Semi-Tropical
Caryota urens (Fishtail Wine Palm) (SWE) Semi-Tropical
Casimiroa edulis (White Sapote) (B) Sub-Tropical
Cassia javanica (Pink and White Shower Tree) (UH) Tropical
Casuarina cristata (Belah, Black Oak Casuarina) (AB) Sub-Tropical
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Blue Blossom) (OSU) Warm Temperate (Marine)
Cecropia sp. (High Altitude) (B-P) Mild-Summer Tropical
Cecropia sp. (Low Altitude) (B-E) Tropical
Ceiba pentandra (Kapok, Silk Cotton Tree) (B-C) Tropical
Cerbera sp. (Cerbera) (UH) Tropical
Ceroxylon parvifrons (Andean Wax Palm) (PAP) Sub-Tropical (Mild Summer)
Ceroxylon quindiuense (Andean/Colombian Wax Palm) (IPS) Sub-Tropical (Mild Summer)
Ceroxylon ventricosum (Andean Wax Palm) (B-E) Sub-Tropical (Mild Summer)
Chamaedorea linearis (a Palm) (B-E) Tropical
Chamaedora tuerckheimi (Potato Chip Palm) (PW) Semi-Tropical
Chamaerops humilis (Mediterranean Fan Palm) (SWE) Sub-Tropical
Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa) (TAM) Warm Temperate Desert
Chitalpa tashkentensis (Chitalpa, also Catalpa x Chilopsis) (B) Warm Temperate
Chorisia speciosa (Floss Silk Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Chrysophyllum pruniferum (Orleans Plum) (UH) Tropical
Clerodendrum quadriloculare (Bronze-Leafed Clerodendrum) (UH) Tropical
Clusia rosea (Autograph Tree) (B) Tropical
Clusia stenophylla (Costa Rican Autograph Tree) (B-C) Cool-summer Tropical
Cocos nucifera (Coconut Palm) (TAM) Tropical
Coffea arabica (Coffee Tree) (B-C) Semi-Tropical
Copernicia rigida (Rigid Cuban Wax Palm) (PW) Tropical
Cordyline terminalis (Ti Plant) (TAM) Semi-Tropical
Corymbia ficifolia (Red-Flowering Gum) (B) Sub-Tropical--formerly Eucalpytus ficifolia
Corypha taliera (Close Relative of Talipot Palm) (IPS) Tropical
Corypha umbraculifera (Talipot Palm) (PAP) Tropical
Crassula ovata (Jade Plant) (B) Sub-Tropical
Crescentia cujete (Calabash) (B) Tropical
Cycas revoluta (Sago "Palm" Cycad) (SDZ) Sub-Tropical
Cyphostemma juttae (B) Semi-Tropical
Cyrlostachys renda (Sealing Wax Palm) (B-Singapore) Very Tropical
Cyperus papyrus (Papyrus) (UH) Sub-Tropical
Cyphophoen ix nucele (a Palm) (DA) Tropical
Cy phosperma balansae (a Palm) (DA) Tropical
Delonix adansoniodes (B) Tropical
Delonix regia (Royal Poinciana) (UH) Tropical
Dicksonia antarctica (Hardy Tree Fern) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Dictyosperma album (Princess/Hurricane Palm) (PAP) Tropical
Dioon spinulosum (Giant Dioon Cycad) (PC) Semi-Tropical
Dracaena draco (Dragon Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Durio zibethinus (Durian) (TAM) Very Tropical
Dypsis baronii (a Palm) (DA) Tropical
Dypsis decipiensis (a Palm) (B-C) Semi-Tropical
Dypsis leptocheilos (Teddy Bear Palm) (IPS) Tropical
Dypsis madagascariensis var. lucubensis (Single-Trunked Dypsis Palm) (DA) Tropical
Elaeis guineensis (African Oil Palm) (B-E) Very Tropical
Erythrina caffra (Kaffirboom Coral Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Eucalyptus coccifera (Mount Wellington Peppermint Gum) (HE) Mild Temperate (Winter and Summer)
Eucalyptus consideniana (Yertchuk Gum) (HE) Sub-Tropical (Mild Summer)
Eucalyptus deglupta (Mindanao Gum) (B) Semi-Tropical
Eucalyptus (NOW Corymbia) ficifolia (Red-Flowering Gum) (B) Sub-Tropical
Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian Blue Gum) (UCB) Sub-Tropical
Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna Gum) (UCB) Sub-Tropical
Euphorbia cotinifolia (Caribbean Copper Plant) (B-E) Semi-Tropical
Euphorbia ingens (Candelabra Tree) (SDZ) Semi-Tropical
Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus auriculata (Roxburg Fig) (B-C) Tropical
Ficus benghalensis (Banyan Tree) (B) Tropical
Ficus benjamina (Weeping Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus benjamina variegata (Variegated Weeping Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus dammaropsis (Dinner-Plate Fig) (B) Tropical
Ficus elastica (Rubber Plant) (B) Semi-Tropical Close-Up
Ficus lutea (Zulu/Nekbudu Fig) (B) Tropical
Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus microcarpa (Indian Laurel Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus petiolaris (Petiolate Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus religiosa (Bo-Tree, Religious Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ficus sycomorus (Sycamore Fig) (B) Semi-Tropical
Firmiana simplex (Parasol Tree) (B) Sub-Tropical
Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo) (UCB) Sub-Tropical Desert
Fraxinus velutina (Arizona Velvet Ash) (UCB) Warm Temperate
Gliricidia sepium (Nicaraguan Coffee Shade) (COR) Tropical During Dry Season
Gmelina arborea (Gray Teak) (B-C) Tropical
Grevillea robusta (Silk-Oak) (AB) Sub-Tropical
Gunnera sp. (mid-elevation Costa Rican Gunnera) (B-C) Mild-Summer Semi-Tropical
Gunnera sp. (high-elevation Costa Rican Gunnera) (B-C) Cool-Summer Semi-Tropical
Hedyscepe canterburyana (Canterbury Palm) (PW) Sub-Tropical
Howea forsteriana (Kentia Palm) (SWE) Semi-Tropical
Hylocereus undatus (Night Blooming Cereus) (B) Semi-Tropical
Hymenosporum flavum (Sweetshade) (B) Sub-Tropical
Hy ophorbe lagenicaulis (Bottle Palm) (DA) Tropical
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii (Spindle Palm) (B-C) Tropical
Hyphaene sp. (Doum Palm) (PW) Dry Semi-Tropical
Iriartea deltoidea (a Palm) (B-E) Tropical
Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda) (B) Semi-Tropical
Jubaea chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm) (B) Sub-Tropical
Jubaeaopsis caffra (a Palm) (B) Semi-Tropical
Kalanchoe beharensis (Felt Plant) (B) Semi-Tropical
Kerriodoxa elegans (a Palm) (PW) Tropical
Kigelia pinnata (Sausage Tree) (B) Tropical Close-Up of Flowers
Lagerstroemia indica (Crape Myrtle) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Lagerstroemia speciosa (Queen's Crape Myrtle) (UH) Tropical
Lantana sp. (Lantana) (B) Sub-Tropical
Latania loddigesii (Blue Latan Palm) (PAP) Tropical
Latania lontaroides (Red Latan Palm) (SWE) Tropical
Latania verschaffeltii (Yellow Latan Palm) (PW) Tropical
Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum) (B) Temperate--Can Grow in Some Tropical Areas
Livistona decipiens (a Fan Palm) (DA) Semi-Tropical
Livistona fulva (a Fan Palm) (DA) Semi-Tropical
Livistona mariae (Interior Australian Fan Palm) (AB) Sub-Tropical
Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Mangifera indica (Mango) (COR) Tropical
Mauritia flexuosa (a Palm) (B-E) Very Tropical
Michelia figo (Banana Shrub) (FD) Sub-Tropical
Moringa oleifera (Horseradish Tree) (B) Tropical
Musa sp. (Banana) (COR) Semi-Tropical
Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Nannorhops ritcheana (Mazari Palm) (IPS) Sub-Tropical
Neodypsis decaryi (Triangle Palm) (B) Semi-Tropical
Nerium oleander (Oleander) (B) Sub-Tropical
Normanbya normanbya (Australian Black Palm) (IPS) Tropical
Nypa fruticans (Mangrove Palm) (PW) Tropical
Oenocarpus mapora (a Palm) (B-C) Very Tropical
Oncosperma tigillarium (Thorn Palm) (TS) Very Tropical
Pachypodium lamerei (Madagascar "Palm") (B) Tropical
Pandanus utilis (Screw Pine) (B) Tropical
Parajubaea cocoides (Palm) (B-E) Mild-Summer Sub-Tropical
Petrea volubilis (B-C) Tropical
Phillodendron (Phillodendron) (B) Semi-Tropical
Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm) (TS) Sub-Tropical
Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm) (B) Sub-Tropical
Phoenix reclinata (Senegal Date Palm) (B) Semi-Tropical
Phoenix roebellini (Pygmy Date Palm) (IPS) Semi-Tropical
Phoenix rupicola (Cliff Date Palm) (TS) Semi-Tropical
Phoenix sylvestris (Silver Date Palm) (TS) Sub-Tropical
Phytolacca dioica x weberbaueri (B) Sub-Tropical
Pigafetta elata (Pigafetta palms) (B-C) Tropical
Pinus torreyana (Torrey Pine) (UCB) Sub-Tropical
Platanus racemosa (California sycamore) (B) Warm Temperate
Plumeria (B) Semi-Tropical
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Yew Pine) (TAM) Warm Temperate
Prunus laurocerasus (English Laurel) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Prunus lusitanica (Portuguese Cherry Laurel) (OSU) Warm Temperate
Pseudophoenix vinifera (Palm) (PW) Tropical
Pterospermum acerifolium (Bayur) (UH) Tropical
Pyrus kawakamii (Evergreen Pear) (B) Sub-Tropical
Quercus agrifolia (California Coast Live Oak) (UCB) Warm Temperate
Quercus chrysolepsis (Canyon Live Oak) (UCB) Warm Temperate
Quercus rubra (Red Oak) (B) Temperate
Quercus wislizenii (Interior Live Oak) (UCB) Warm Temperate
Quisqualis indica (Rangoon Creeper) (UH) Tropical
Ravanea rivularis (Majesty Palm) (B) Semi-Tropical
Ravenala madagascarensis (Traveler's Tree) (UH) Tropical
Rhaphiolepis 'Majestic Beauty' (Majestic Beauty India Hawthorn) (OSU) Sub-Tropical
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Yeddo India Hawthorn) (OSU) Sub-Tropical
Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Needle Palm) (DC) Warm Temperate
Rhopalostylis baueri (Norfolk Island Palm) (PAP) Semi-Tropical
Rhopalostylis sapida (Nikau Palm) (PW) Sub-Tropical
Ricinus communis (Castor-Bean Plant) (B) Most Climates--but Semi- Tropical as a Tree
Roystonea elata (Florida Royal Palm) (PAP) Tropical
Roystonea oleracea (West Indian Royal Palm) (TS) Tropical
Roystonea regia (Cuban Royal Palm) (B) Tropical
Sabal domingensis (Palm) (PW) Semi-Tropical
Sabal mauritiiformis (Palm) (B-C) Tropical
Sabal minor (PC) Warm Temperate
Sabal palmetto (Palmetto) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Sabal uresana (Sonoran Palmetto) (B) Sub-Tropical
Samanea saman (Rain Tree, Monkey Pod) (UH) Very Tropical
Saraca thaipingensis (Gapis, Golak) (TAM) Tropical Close-up (When in Bloom)
Schefflera actinophylla (Queensland Umbrella Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Schefflera digitata (New Zealand Schefflera) (B) Sub-Tropical
Schefflera rodrigueziana (Costa Rican Schefflera) (B-C) Mild-Summer Semi-Tropical
Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Socratea exorrhiza (Stilt Palm) (B-C) Tropical
Sparmannia africana (African Hemp) (B) Semi-Tropical
Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Stemmadenia littoralis (Lecheso) (UH) Tropical
Sterculia acerifolia (Australian Flame Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Strelitzia nicolai (Giant Bird of Paradise) (UH) Semi-Tropical
Syragus romanzoffianum (Queen Palm) (TS) Sub-Tropical
Syragus sancona (Queen-Palm Relative) (PW) Semi-Tropical
Tabebuia donnell-smithii (Gold Tree) (UH) Tropical
Tecoma stans (Yellow Bells) (B) Semi-Tropical
Tectona grandis (Teak) (B-C) Tropical
Telopea mongaensis (Australian Waratah) (AB) Sub-Tropical
Terminalia arjuna (Kahua) (B) Tropical
Tibouchina urvilleana (Princess Flower) (B) Semi-Tropical
Tipuana tipu (Tipu Tree) (B) Semi-Tropical
Tristania conferta (Brisbane Box) (B) Semi-Tropical
Trachycarpus fortunei (Chusan Palm/Chinese Fan-Palm) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Trachycarpus latisectus (Windamere Palm) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Trachycarpus martianus (Khasia Palm) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Trachycarpus takil (Kumaon Palm) (PC) Warm Temperate
Trachycarpus wagnerianus (PC) Sub-Tropical
Tristania conferta (Brisbane Box) (B) Semi-Tropical
Trithrinax brasiliensis (Brazilian Needle Palm) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Trithrinax campestris (Campestre Palm) (PC) Sub-Tropical
Washingtonia filifera (PW) Sub-Tropical
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) (PA) Sub-Tropical
Wodyetia bifurcata (Foxtail Palm) (B) Tropical
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (Grass Tree) (TAM) Sub-Tropical
Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree) (B) Dry Warm Temperate
Yucca carnerosana (Yucca) (TAM) Dry Sub-Tropical
Yucca elata (Soaptree Yucca) (TAM) Dry Sub-Tropical
Yucca elephantipes (Giant Spineless Yucca) (TAM) Semi-Tropical
Yucca louisianensis (Yucca) (TAM) Warm Temperate
Yucca rostrata (Yucca) (TAM) Dry Sub-Tropical


The categories of "Very Tropical", "Tropical", "Semi-Tropical", "Sub-Tropical" and "Warm Temperate" are somewhat subjective, but go in that order from hot to cold. As a rough guideline, "Semi-Tropical" means a tree will do fine in coastal southern California, but not much further north. Tolerance to cold was the most important factor in determining the category, but need for heat and the origin of the plant were also factors.

Listed below are where the pictures came from (listed by code).

AB: Australian National Botanic Gardens
B: These pictures were taken by Brandt in San Diego or elsewhere in Southern California, unless a location was listed.
B-C: These pictures were taken by Brandt in Costa Rica. B-E: These pictures were taken by Brandt in Ecuador. B-P: These pictures were taken by Brandt in Peru. COR: Cornell Horticulture
DA: Daryl's Palm Page
DC: Hardy Palm Trees and Ferns around DC
FD: Floridata
HE: Hardy Eucalpytus Page
IPS: International Palm Society
OSU: Oregon State University Horticulture- Landscape Plant Materials
PA: Plantadviser
PAP: Plantapalm (Virtual Palm Encyclopedia)
PC: The Palm Centre
PCA: Palm and Cycad Society of Australia
PW: Palms of the World
SDZ: San Diego Zoo
SWE: Palms and Gardens in the south-west of Europe
TAM: Texas A&M Bioinformatics
TS: Tropicalseeds
UCB: UC-Berkeley Cal-Photos-Plants
UH: University of Hawaii Botany Department's Manoa Campus Plants


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