List of national trees

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A tree emblem is a tree or plant that is chosen by a country as a symbol or emblem for that country.

Examples[change | change source]

Country Name of tree Scientific name Picture Reference
 Albania Olive tree Olea europaea
 Bangladesh Banyan Ficus benghalensis [1]
Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) ("Cultural") Mangifera indica [2]
 Bhutan Bhutan Cypress Cupressus cashmeriana
 China Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
 Costa Rica Guanacaste Enterolobium cyclocarpum [3]
East Turkestan Common Mulberry Morus alba
 India Banyan Ficus benghalensis
 Iran Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens
Caucasus Emirate Caucasian fir Abies nordmanniana
Kashmir Chinar tree Platanus orientalis
 Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
   Nepal Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
 Pakistan Cedrus deodara Himalayan deodar [4]
 Palestine Olive tree Olea europaea
Sikkim Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum
 Sri Lanka Ceylon Ironwood Mesua ferrea

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ficus benghalensis L." Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. "Mango tree, national tree". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. "National Symbols". Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, DC. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.