Explore trees and palms by scientific name, common name, family, form, description, and practical uses.
Japanese acacia, Australian wattle, Coast wattle, Darwin black wattle, Earleaf acacia, Earpod black wattle, Earpod…
An evergreen tree growing to 25 m (82ft) by 5 m (16ft). BARK: rough hard bark grayish green in color and it is vertically…
Gum Arabic, Sudan gum Arabic, gum acacia, three-thorned acacia Ateso K: Ekodokodwo Ateso T: Ekonoit
Gum Arabic is a deciduous shrub growing to 15 m tall and usually branched from the ground. Branches fork repeatedly and in mature trees…
Bael Tree, Golden Apple, Bengal Quince
A mid-sized & spinous, deciduous, aromatic, armed, gum-bearing tree that grows up to 18 meters tall and bears long thorns. BARK: pale brown or…
Peacock flower, Smooth-bark flat crown
A large deciduous tree, branches ascending to a flat top, about 15 m high, trunk up to 75 cm in diameter. BARK: grey and…
West African albizia
A deciduous tree, usually 20 m (9-30 m) with a spreading crown of layered foliage, the trunk often crooked. BARK: smooth when young, mature…
Candle-nut tree, candleberry, Indian walnut tree
A medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 20 m tall, with a diameter at breast height of up to 90cm. It has a large, spreading crown,…
Cashew, Cashew nut
A tree to about 10 m with a dense crown, but usually smaller. BARK: rough dark brown. LEAVES: simple, alternate, leathery dark green, oval,…
Soursop,
A slender evergreen tree 5-7 m in height, usually less, with a bole which may be 30 cm in diameter, the branches very low…
Currant Tree, Bignay, Bignay China Laurel, Currantwood, Cherry, Herbert River, Cherry, Chinese Laurel, Herbert River…
Antidesma bunius may be shrubby, 3-8 m high, or may reach up to 15-30 m. It has wide-spreading branches forming a dense crown. BARK:…
Monkey puzzle, Chile pine
An evergreen, pyramid-shaped tree, that grows up to 50 m high with a trunk circumference of up to 2.5 m. The tree's most distinguishing…
NorfolkIsland pine, Star Pine, Cook pine, New Caledonian pine
Norfolk Island pine is an evergreen tree with a narrow, elongate, pyramidal crown comprised of regular tiers of short, horizontal, spreading branches; it can…
Betelnut palm, Areca nut, Areca quid, Betel palm, Betel-nut, Supari palm, Pinang palm
Betel palm is an evergreen single-stemmed palm tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall but is more commonly around 15 meters. The…
