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Encyclopedia > List of emblematic trees of Venezuela
The aragüaney is the Venezuelan national tree.

Below is a list of trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country: Image File history File links Extracted from www. ... Image File history File links Extracted from www. ... Species About 100 species; see text Tabebuia is a Neotropical genus of about 100 species of large shrubs and trees in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ...


See also: National Symbols of Venezuela, List of trees. The following is a partial list of famous trees. ...


National Tree

The National Tree of Venezuela is the Araguaney (Tabebuia crysantha). Species About 100 species; see text Tabebuia is a Neotropical genus of about 100 species of large shrubs and trees in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. ...


State trees

State Local name Binomial name
Amazonas Caucho Hevea benthamiana
Anzoátegui Cereipo, or Guatamare Myrospermum fructescens
Apure Merecure Pyrifolia grisebch
Aragua Samán Pithecellobium saman
Barinas Cedro Cedrela odorata
Bolívar Sarrapia Diphysa punctata
Carabobo Camoruco Sterculia apelata
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 Guaicum 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 none
Yaracuy Chaguaramo Roystonea venezuelana
Zulia Cocotero Cocos nucifera

This article is about the Venezuelan state. ... Anzoátegui State Anthem State motto: Tumba de sus tiranos (English: Tomb of their tyrants) Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1909 State capital Puerto Piritu Area 43,300 km² Population (2001 est. ... Apure State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1901 State capital San Fernando de Apure Area 76,500 km² Population (2001 est. ... Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. ... Barinas State Anthem State motto: Dios y Federación (English: God and Federation). ... Species See text Cedrela is a genus of seven species in the mahogany family Meliaceae. ... In Spanish: Estado Bolívar, is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Carabobo is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Sterculia (tropical chestnuts) Sterculia africana mopopaja tree Sterculia alata buddha coconut Sterculia alexandrii cape sterculia Sterculia apetala panama tree Sterculia balanghas Sterculia carthaginensis Sterculia chicha maranhao nut Sterculia diversifolia bottle tree Sterculia foetida sterculia nut, java olive Sterculia guerichii Sterculia guttata Sterculia ipomoeifolia Sterculia monosperma china chestnut, (pheng phok) Sterculia... Estado Cojedes is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Delta Amacuro is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Rhizophoraceae Categories: Stub | Plant families ... Estado Falcón is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Species many, see text Mesquite trees (genus Prosopis) are found in the United States from north-central Texas and Oklahoma up to southwestern Kansas and west to southeastern California, and from southwestern Utah to the southern limits of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts in Mexico. ... Estado Guárico is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Lara is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Mérida State Anthem Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1864 State capital Mérida Area 11,300 km² Population (2001 est. ... Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Monagas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Nueva Esparta is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela. ... Estado Portuguesa is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Species See text Swietenia is a genus of trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae. ... Estado Sucre is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Táchira is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Trujillo State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1899 State capital Trujillo Area 7,400 km² Population (2001 est. ... Vargas State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1997¹ State capital La Güaira Area 1,496 km² Population (2001 est. ... Estado Yaracuy is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Zulia is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ...

External links

  • Link to a Spanish language website Los Árboles Venezolanos
Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

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in the moist forest of Guatopo, Venezuela, 12 specimens/km
Peccary hunting can be a major occupation in some forest areas: the figures from Peru are emblematic - the kill figures averaged 118 per hunter per year, with a record of 600 for one hunter (295).
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