- Trees of Iran
Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 per cent 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 "*
Cannabaceae
**"Celtis caucasica "*
Cupressaceae
**"Cupressus sempervirens "
**"Juniperus communis "
**"Juniperus excelsa "
**"Juniperus foetidissima "
**"Juniperus excelsa "
**"Juniperus oxycedrus "
**"Juniperus sabina "
**"Platycladus orientalis " (introduced by man)*
Ebenaceae
**"Diospyros lotus "*
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 "*
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 "*
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 "
***"Citrus limonum var. dulcis "
**"Citrus vulgaris "*
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 "
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