Trees Database

Our goal is to plant 250 tree species and catalog 250 more in the wild by 2015. You can search, sort, or filter this database using the fields below. Information is updated constantly, so please check back soon. Please enter a search term or sort the list by common name (English or Spanish), family, the order first planted, or the primary use according to the following codes:

  • A = used in alcoholic beverage
  • C = crafts materials
  • F = fruit/nut
  • M = medicinal
  • O = ornamental
  • S = soil improvement
  • T = timber
  • X = other

Note: not all species in the trees database have been planted. An asterisk (*) indicates a tree we hope to plant. A "w" indicates a tree in protection that is abundant in the wild.

Common Namesort icon Scientific name Nombre común Family Order Use
Açaí Euterpe oleracea Asaí / Huasaí brasileiro Arecaceae 53 C, F, O, X
Acerola Malpighia glabra Acerola Malpighiaceae * F
African oil palm Elaeis guineensis Palma aceitera Arecaceae * F, X
Agati Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae 78
Aguaje Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje / Moroche / Burití (Portuguese) Arecaceae 30 F
Alder Alnus acuminata Aliso Betulaceae *
Allspice Pimenta dioica Pimienta de jamaica Myrtaceae * X
Ambarella / Golden apple Spondias dulcis Casharana / Taperibá Anacardiaceae 11 A, F
American oil palm Elaeis oleifera Palma aceitera americana Arecaceae *
Andean walnut Juglans neotropica Nogal Juglandaceae 56
Andean willow Salix humboldtiana Sauce Salicaceae 75
Annatto Bixa orellana Achiote Bixaceae *
Arazá Eugenia stipitata Arazá / Guayaba brasileira Myrtaceae 2 A, F
Arcosacha Hamelia axillaris Arcosacha / Yutubanco / Guayabo Negro / Balsamillo Rubiaceae 185 M
Atemoya Annona squamosa X cherimola Atemoya Annonaceae 132
Avocado Persea americana Palta Lauraceae 6
Bael fruit Aegle marmelos Bael Rutaceae *
Balsawood Ochroma pyramidale Topa Bombacaceae w C, S, T, X
Barbados pride / Paradise bird Caesalpinia pulcherrima Llamarada Fabaceae 117 M, O
Bay laurel Laurus nobilis Laurel Lauraceae *
Bilimbi Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi Oxalidaceae *
Black sapote Diospyros digna Zapote negro Ebenaceae 41
Bo tree / Bodhi tree Ficus religiosa Bo Moraceae *
Bobinsana Calliandra angustifolia Bobinsana Fabaceae 171w M, O
Borojó Borojoa claviflora Borojó Rubiaceae 14 F