Trees of the world
Encyclopedia
  • Trees of The Americas
    • Trees of Canada
      Trees of Canada
      This list includes many of the common large shrubs of Canada, as well as the trees. Many of the trees on this list are introduced as ornamentals or for food and are not common in Canada. Also due to the vast area of Canada, a tree that is common in one area, may be completely absent or unable to...

  • Trees of North America
    • Trees of the Caribbean Basin
      Trees of the Caribbean Basin
      Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high....


  • Trees of Australasia
    • List of trees native to New Zealand
    • Trees of Australia

  • Trees of Europe
    • Trees of Britain and Ireland
      Trees of Britain and Ireland
      Many lists of Trees of Britain and Ireland have been written. There are a number of issues surrounding the inclusion of a species in such a list...

    • Trees of Denmark
      Trees of Denmark
      List of Hardy Trees cultivated in Denmark by genera*Firs - see Abies of Denmark*Maples - see Acer of Denmark*Horse-chestnuts*Tree of Heaven*Alders*Snowy Mespils*Birches*Hornbeams*The Hickories*The Chestnuts some plants are hardy.*The Indian Bean...


  • Trees of Asia
    • Trees of Iran
      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...

    • Trees of Pakistan
      Trees of Pakistan
      In Pakistan, more than 430 tree species are distributed over 82 families and 226 genera. Out of these 22 species from 5 families and 11 genera belong to softwood trees of gymnosperms. For all plant families found in Pakistan, see Flora of Pakistan.-Examples:...


Biome
Biome
Biomes are climatically and geographically defined as similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms, and are often referred to as ecosystems. Some parts of the earth have more or less the same kind of abiotic and biotic factors spread over a...

s of the world that are predominantly forest or woodland

  • Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
    Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
    Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests , also known as tropical moist forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome....

  • Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
    Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
    The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons...

  • Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
    Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
    Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests are a forest biome. They are located in regions of semi-humid climate at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Most tropical and subtropical coniferous forest ecoregions are found in the Nearctic and Neotropic ecozones, from Mexico to Nicaragua and on the...

  • Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
    Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
    Mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome. The typical structure of these forests includes four layers. The uppermost layer is the canopy composed of tall mature trees ranging from 33 to 66 m high. Below the canopy is the three-layered, shade-tolerant understory that is roughly 9 to...

  • Temperate coniferous forests
    Temperate coniferous forests
    Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest. In most temperate coniferous forests, evergreen conifers predominate, while some are a mix of conifers and broadleaf evergreen...

  • Taiga
    Taiga
    Taiga , also known as the boreal forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests.Taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. In North America it covers most of inland Canada and Alaska as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States and is known as the Northwoods...

     (Boreal forest)
  • Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
    Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
    Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, defined by the World Wildlife Fund, characterized by dry summers and rainy winters. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near some seas, as near San Francisco, which have a sea of cool waters...

  • Mangrove
    Mangrove
    Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...


See also

  • Tree
    Tree
    A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

    s
  • List of tree genera
  • Fruit trees
  • Woodland management
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK