Below is a list of trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country:
The National Tree of Venezuela is the Araguaney (Handroanthus chrysanthus).
State | Local name | Binomial name |
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Caucho | Hevea benthamiana | |
Cereipo, or Guatamare | Myrospermum frutescens | |
Merecure | Moquilea pyrifolia | |
Samán | Albizia saman | |
Cedro | Cedrela odorata | |
Sarrapia | Dipteryx odorata | |
Camoruco | Sterculia apetala | |
Apamate | Tabebuia rosea | |
Mangle rojo | Rhizophora mangle | |
Cují Yaque | Prosopis juliflora | |
Palma Llanera | Copernicia tectorum | |
Semeruco | Malpighia glabra | |
Bucare ceibo | Erythrina poeppigiana | |
Roso Blanco | Brownea leucantha | |
Palma de Moriche | Mauritia flexuosa | |
Guayacán | Guaiacum officinale | |
Caoba | Swietenia macrophylla | |
Roble | Platymiscium diadelphum | |
Pino criollo, or Pino laso | Prumnopitys montana | |
Bucare anauco, or Reinoso | Erythrina fusca | |
Uva de Playa | Coccoloba uvifera | |
Chaguaramo | Roystonea oleracea | |
Cocotero | Cocos nucifera | |