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The major tree genera are listed below by taxonomic family.
Flowering plants (Magnoliophyta; angiosperms)
For classification of flowering plants, see APG II system.
Eudicots (together with magnoliids they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)
 American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua, Altingiaceae).
About 210 eudicot families include trees.[1][2]
 Cryptocarya glaucescens (Lauraceae) in Royal National Park, Australia.
 European Beeches (Fagaceae) in the Sonian Forest, Belgium.
 Phellodendron japonicum (Rutaceae).
- Crataegus, Hawthorn
- Malus, Apple
- Prunus, Almond, Peach, Apricot, Plums, Cherries etc.
- Pyrus, Pear
- Sorbus, Rowans, Whitebeams etc.
- Rubiaceae (Bedstraw family)
- Rutaceae (Rue family)
- Salicaceae (Willow family)
 Yellow maple (Sapindaceae) in fall.
 Common Teak (Tectona grandis, Verbenaceae) in Kolkata, India.
Monocotyledons (Liliopsida)
 Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree.
About 10 Monocotyledon families include trees.[1][2]
- Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
- Arecaceae (Palmae) (Palm family)
- Poaceae (grass family)
- Bamboos, Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae, around 92 genera
- Note that banana 'trees' are not actually trees; they are not woody nor is the stalk perennial.
Magnoliids (together with eudicots they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)
 Magnolias bloom.
17 magnoliid families include trees.[1][2]
Conifers (Pinophyta; softwood trees)
 In the foreground Arolla Pines, in the background Norway Spruce - European Larch forest. Swiss Alps.
7 families, all of them include trees.[3]
 Podocarpus totara (Podocarpaceae) in New Zealand.
Ginkgos (Ginkgophyta)
Only one species.
- Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo family)
Cycads (Cycadophyta)
2 families include trees.[3]
- Cycadaceae (Cycad family)
- Zamiaceae (Zamia family)
Ferns (Pteridophyta)
Fossil trees
See also
References
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