List of trees of Iran

Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 percent 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
• Celtidaceae
  • Celtis caucasica
  • Celtis australis
• Cupressaceae
  • Cupressus sempervirens
  • Juniperus communis
  • Juniperus excelsa
  • Juniperus foetidissima
  • Juniperus excelsa
  • Juniperus oxycedrus
  • Juniperus sabina
  • Platycladus orientalis (introduced by man)
• Ebenaceae
  • Diospyros lotus
• Elaeagnaceae
  • Elaeagnus angustifolia
• 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
• Lythraceae
  • Punica granatum
• 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
  • "Picea orientalis"
• 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 (lime)
    • Citrus limonum var. dulcis
• 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

4000 years old Cypress of Abarqu is the oldest tree in Iran and the second oldest tree in the world.

See also

• Flora of Iran
• Flora of the Indian epic period
• Trees of Western Asia

External links

• Irantreeshrub.com: Trees and Shrubs of Iran website