Trees of Iran

Trees of Iran

Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 per cent of the country is covered by forests. The list below is a just a start and is yet to be completed:

*Anacardiaceae
**"Pistacia vera"

*Aquifoliaceae
**"Ilex aquifolium"

*Arecaceae
**"Phoenix dactylifera"

*Betulaceae
**"Betula medwediewii"
**"Betula pendula"
**"Alnus glutinosa"
**"Alnus incana"
**"Alnus subcordata"
**"Carpinus betulus"
**"Carpinus orientalis"
**"Corylus colurna"
**"Ostrya carpinifolia"

*Buxaceae
**"Buxus hyrcana"
**"Buxus sempervirens"

*Cannabaceae
**"Celtis caucasica"

*Cupressaceae
**"Cupressus sempervirens"
**"Juniperus communis"
**"Juniperus excelsa"
**"Juniperus foetidissima"
**"Juniperus excelsa"
**"Juniperus oxycedrus"
**"Juniperus sabina"
**"Platycladus orientalis" (introduced by man)

*Ebenaceae
**"Diospyros lotus"

*Fabaceae
**"Albizia julibrissin"
**"Cercis siliquastrum"
**"Gleditsia caspica"

*Fagaceae
**"Castanea sativa"
**"Fagus orientalis"
**"Quercus boissieri"
**"Quercus calliprinos"
**"Quercus castaneifolia"
**"Quercus macranthera"
**"Quercus petraea"
**"Quercus pontica"
**"Quercus robur"

*Hamamelidaceae
**"Parrotia persica"

*Juglandaceae
**"Juglans regia"
**"Pterocarya fraxinifolia"

*Lauraceae
**"Laurus nobilis"

*Malvaceae
**"Tilia platyphyllos" subsp. "caucasica"
**"Tilia tomentosa"

*Moraceae
**"Ficus carica"
**"Morus alba"
**"Morus nigra"

*Oleaceae
**"Fraxinus angustifolia" var. "oxycarpa"
**"Fraxinus excelsior"
**"Fraxinus ornus"
**"Olea europaea"

*Pinaceae
**"Pinus brutia"

*Platanaceae
**"Platanus orientalis"

*Punicaceae
**"Punica granatum"

*Rhamnaceae
**"Paliurus spina-christi"
**"Rhamnus pallasii"

*Rosaceae
**"Crataegus laciniata"
**"Crataegus tanacetifolia"
**"Cydonia vulgaris"
**"Malus domestica"
**"Mespilus germanica"
**"Prunus armeniaca"
**"Prunus cerasifera"
**"Prunus cerasus"
**"Prunus dulcis"
**"Prunus laurocerasus"
**"Prunus persica" (introduced by man)
**"Prunus spinosa"
**"Pyrus communis"
**"Sorbus aucuparia"
**"Sorbus torminalis"

*Rutaceae
**"Citrus aurantium"
**"Citrus decumana"
**"Citrus delicivsus"
**"Citrus limonum"
***"Citrus limonum var. dulcis"
**"Citrus vulgaris"

*Salicaceae
**"Populus alba"
**"Populus euphratica"
**"Populus nigra" var. "afghanica"
**"Salix alba"
**"Salix daphnoides"
**"Salix viminalis"

*Sapindaceae
**"Acer campestre"
**"Acer cappadocicum"
**"Acer hyrcanum"
**"Acer tataricum"
**"Acer trautvetteri"
**"Acer velutinum"

*Taxaceae
**"Taxus baccata"

*Ulmaceae
**"Ulmus carpinifolia"
**"Ulmus glabra"
**"Zelkova carpinifolia"

*Vitaceae
**"Vitis vinifera"


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