List of state trees of Venezuela

The araguaney (Handroanthus chrysanthus), Venezuela's national tree.

Below is a list of trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country:

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

  • National Symbols of Venezuela
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