Below is a list of trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country:
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National Tree
The National Tree of Venezuela is the Araguaney (Handroanthus chrysanthus).
State trees
| State | Local name | Binomial name |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | Caucho | Hevea benthamiana |
| Anzoátegui | Cereipo, or Guatamare | Myrospermum frutescens |
| Apure | Merecure | Moquilea pyrifolia |
| Aragua | Samán | Albizia saman |
| Barinas | Cedro | Cedrela odorata |
| Bolívar | Sarrapia | Dipteryx odorata |
| Carabobo | Camoruco | Sterculia apetala |
| Cojedes | Apamate | Tabebuia rosea |
| Delta Amacuro | Mangle rojo | Rhizophora mangle |
| Falcón | Cují Yaque | Prosopis juliflora |
| Guárico | Palma Llanera | Copernicia tectorum |
| Lara | Semeruco | Malpighia glabra |
| Mérida | Bucare ceibo | Erythrina poeppigiana |
| Miranda | Roso Blanco | Brownea leucantha |
| Monagas | Palma de Moriche | Mauritia flexuosa |
| Nueva Esparta | Guayacán | Guaiacum officinale |
| Portuguesa | Caoba | Swietenia macrophylla |
| Sucre | Roble | Platymiscium diadelphum |
| Táchira | Pino criollo, or Pino laso | Prumnopitys montana |
| Trujillo | Bucare anauco, or Reinoso | Erythrina fusca |
| Vargas | Uva de Playa | Coccoloba uvifera |
| Yaracuy | Chaguaramo | Roystonea oleracea |
| Zulia | Cocotero | Cocos nucifera |
See also
External links
- (in Spanish) Los Árboles Venezolanos
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