Carl Linnaeus, inventor of card indexes and writer of Systema Naturae.
Species: an arboricultural card index
This page will teach you in a simple way how to determine which species you have found.
If you would like to go in depth in this, you can read about "Systemic Botanics", which is a specific academic subject that studies the problems and solutions to this knowledge area.
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | đȘđž ES |
| Abutilon grandifolium | Abutilo |
| Abutilon pauciflorum | Malvavisco |
| Acacia aroma | Aromo |
| Acacia baileyana | Acacia de Baile (Mimosa de Baile) |
| Acacia bonariensis | Cari-cari; uña de gato; ñapinday; |
| Acacia caven | Aromo; Espinillo |
| Acacia dealbata | Mimosa (Aromo francés) |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Acacia negra |
| Acacia retinoides | Acacia verde |
| Acacia sp. | Acacia |
| Acacia visco | Visco (Viscote; Arca) |
| Acanthosyris spinescens | Quebrachillo |
| Acca sellowiana | Falso Guayabo (Guayaba del Brasil) |
| Acer buergerianum | Arce tridente |
| Acer campestre | Arce campestre (Arce comĂșn o Arce menor) |
| Acer negundo | Arce negundo |
| Acer palmatum | Arce japones |
| Acer platanoides | Arce real |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Arce blanco |
| Acer saccharinum | Arce plateado (Arce blanco) |
| Acer sp. | Arce |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Castaño de Indias comĂșn |
| Aesculus sp. | Aesculus |
| Agathis alba | Agatis blanco |
| Agathis robusta | Kauri de corteza lisa |
| Agave angustifolia | Agave vivipara |
| Ailanthus altissima | Ărbol del cielo (Ailanto o Ărbol de los dioses) |
| Ailanthus sp. | Ailanthus |
| Albizia julibrissin | Acacia de constantinopla |
| Allophylus edulis | Chal Chal |
| Annona cherimola | Chirimoya |
| Araucaria angustifolia | Pino del ParanĂĄ (Pino de Misiones o Pino de Brasil) |
| Araucaria araucana | Pehuén |
| Araucaria bidwillii | Bunya-bunya (Araucaria de Bidwill) |
| Araucaria columnaris | Araucaria columnar |
| Araucaria heterophylla | Araucaria (Araucaria de pisos) |
| Araucaria sp. | Araucaria |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Palma Bangalow (Palma Rey) |
| Aspidosperma australe | Guatambu amarillo |
| Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco | Quebracho blanco |
| Baccharis salicifolia | Chilca; Chilca blanca |
| Bahuinia variegata | Ărbol de las orquideas |
| Bauhinia forficata | Pata de vaca (Pezuña de vaca) |
| Beaucarnea recurvata | Nolina |
| Betula alba | Abedul blanco |
| Betula pĂ©ndula | Abedul comĂșn (Abedul de Europa o Abedul verrugoso) |
| Betula sp. | Betula |
| Blepharocalyx salicifolius | ArrayĂĄn; Anacahuita |
| Boungavillea sp. | Boungavillea |
| Brachychiton discolor | Brachichito rosa |
| Brachychiton populneus | Brachichiton (Ărbol botella; Brachichito) |
| Brachychiton sp. | Braquiquito |
| Broussonetia papyrifera | Morera de papel (Moral de China) |
| Brunfelsia australis | JazmĂn del Paraguay |
| Butia capitata | Butia |
| Butia yatay | Palmera Yatay |
| Buxus sempervirens | Boj comĂșn |
| Caesalpinia gilliesii | Poinciana (Caesalpinia o Barba de chivo) |
| Caesalpinia sp. | Caesalpinia |
| Calliandra parvifolia | Flor de seda; Plumerillo rosado |
| Calliandra tweedii | Plumerillo rojo |
| Callistemon speciosus | Limpiatubos |
| Camellia japonica | Camelia |
| Camellia sp. | camellia |
| Capparis sp. | Capparis |
| Carpinus betulus | Carpe |
| Carya illinoinensis | PecĂĄn |
| Cassia sp. | Cassia |
| Castanea sativa | Castaño |
| Casuarina cunninghamiana | Casuarina |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Catalpa |
| Catalpa sp. | Catalpa |
| Cedrela angustifolia | Cedro de TucumĂĄn |
| Cedrela fissilis | Cedro misionero (Cedro colorado o Cedro real) |
| Cedrela sp. | Cedrela |
| Cedrus atlantica | Cedro del Atlas (Cedro plateado o Cedro atlĂĄntico) |
| Cedrus atlantica glauca | Cedro azulado |
| Cedrus deodara | Cedro del Himalaya |
| Cedrus deodara from. Aurea | Cedro del Himalaya variedad aurea |
| Cedrus libani | Cedro del LĂbano (Cedro de SalomĂłn) |
| Cedrus sp. | Cedro |
| Ceiba chodatti | Palo borracho blanco |
| Ceiba sp. | Palo borracho |
| Ceiba speciosa | Palo borracho rosado |
| Celtis australis | Almez (Almecino o Almecina) |
| Celtis ehrembergiana | Celtis tala |
| Celtis iguanea | Tala gateador; Churoque |
| Celtis laevigata | Almez del Mississippi |
| Celtis sinensis | Almez de china |
| Cephalotaxus sp. | Cefalotaxus |
| Ceratonia siliqua | Algarrobo |
| Cercis siliquastrum | Ărbol del amor; Ciclamor; Ărbol de Judas |
| Chaenomeles sp. | Membrillero |
| Chamaecyparis funebris | Ciprés funerario |
| Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Falso ciprés de Lawson |
| Chamaecyparis sp. | Chamaecyparis |
| Chamaerops humilis | Palmito |
| Chrysalidocarpus lutescens | Areca |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Alcanforero |
| Cinnamomum glanduliferum | Falso Alcanforero |
| Cinnamomun sp. | Cinnamomun |
| Citharexylum montevidense | Espina del bañado; Tarumå |
| Citronella mucronata | Naranjillo |
| Citrus Ă sinensis | Naranjo dulce |
| Citrus Ă tangerina | Tangerino |
| Citrus aurantifolia | Lima |
| Citrus aurantium | Naranjo amargo |
| Citrus limon | Limonero |
| Citrus paradisi | Arbol del pomelo |
| Citrus reticulata | Mandarino |
| Citrus sp. | Citricos |
| Cocculus laurifolius | Coculus; CĂłculo |
| Cordia myxa | Ciruelo egipcio |
| Corylus avellana | Avellano comĂșn |
| Cotinus obovatus | Ărbol del humo |
| Cotoneaster franchetti | Cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster glaucophyllus var. Serotinus | Cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster sp. | Cotoneaster |
| Crataegus sp. | Crataegus |
| Cryptomeria japonica | Criptomeria (Cedro del JapĂłn) |
| Cupressocyparis leylandii | Ciprés leylandi |
| Cupressus arizonica | Arizónica (Ciprés de Arizona) |
| Cupressus arizonica for. conica glauca | Ciprés blanco |
| Cupressus funebris | CiprĂ©s fĂșnebre (CiprĂ©s llorĂłn chino) |
| Cupressus lusitanica | Cedro de San Juan |
| Cupressus macrocarpa | Macrocarpa (Ciprés de Monterrey o Ciprés de Lambert) |
| Cupressus sempervirens | Ciprés |
| Cupressus sempervirens for. horizontalis | Ciprés horizontal |
| Cupressus sempervirens var. pyramidalis | Ciprés piramidal |
| Cupressus sp. | Ciprés |
| Cyca revoluta | Cica |
| Cydonia oblonga | Membrillo; Membrillero |
| Daphnopsis racemosa | EnvirĂĄ; IbirĂĄ; Vira vira |
| Diospyros kaki | Caqui |
| Dovyalis caffra | Manzano kei |
| Dracaena indivisa | DrĂĄcena indivisa |
| Dracaena marginata | DrĂĄcena marginata |
| Dracaena sp. | dracaena |
| Duranta erecta | Duranta |
| Duranta repens aurea = Duranta erecta | Duranta variedad aurea |
| Duranta sp. | Duranta |
| Eleagnus pungens | Eleagno |
| Eleagnus sp. | Eleagnus |
| Enterolobium contortisiliquum | TimbĂł; Oreja de negro |
| Enterolobium sp. | Enterolobium |
| Eryobotrya japonica | NĂspero japonĂ©s |
| Erythrina crista-galli | Ceibo |
| Erythrina falcata | Ceibo del monte |
| Erythrina sp. | Ceibo |
| Eucalyptus botryoides | Caoba del sur |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Eucalipto (Eucalipto comĂșn) |
| Eucalyptus cinerea | Eucalipto cinerea |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalipto |
| Eucalyptus populnea | Boj ĂĄlamo; Boj bimble |
| Eucalyptus robusta | Robusta |
| Eucalyptus saligna | Eucalipto saligna |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Eucalipto sideroxylon |
| Eucalyptus sp. | Eucalipto |
| Eucalyptus tereticornis | Eucalipto tereticornis |
| Eugenia involucrata | Cerella |
| Eugenia pungens | GuabiyĂș |
| Eugenia uniflora | ĂangapirĂ; Grosella; Pitanga; Cereza de Cayena |
| Euphorbia pulcherrima | Estrella federal |
| Euphorbia sp. | Euphorbia |
| Euphorbia trigona var. rubra | Euforbia |
| Ficus aspera | Ficus |
| Ficus benghalensis | Ficus bengalés |
| Ficus benjamina | Ficus |
| Ficus benjamina variegata | Ficus variegado |
| Ficus binnendijkii | Ficus ali |
| Ficus carica | Higuera |
| Ficus elastica | Gomero |
| Ficus luschnathiana | Higueron |
| Ficus lyrata | Ficus lirĂĄ (Ărbol lirĂĄ) |
| Ficus macrophylla | Higuera de BahĂa |
| Ficus religiosa | Ărbol Bodhi |
| Ficus retusa | Laurel de indias |
| Ficus rubiginosa | Ficus herrumbroso (Ficus oxidado o Higuera herrumbrosa) |
| Ficus sp. | Ficus |
| Firmiana platanifolia | Parasol de la china |
| Firmiana sp. | Firmiana |
| Fortunella margarita | Quinoto |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Fresno (Fresno comĂșn) |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Fresno americano |
| Fraxinus sp. | Fresno |
| Gardenia sp. | JazmĂn |
| Geoffroea decorticans | Chañar |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
| Gleditsia amorphoides | Espina corona |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Acacia negra; Acacia de tres espinas |
| Grevillea robusta | Roble sedoso (Grevillea) |
| Grevillea sp. | Grevillea |
| Handroanthus albus | Lapacho amarillo |
| Handroanthus heptaphyllus | Lapacho negro |
| Handroanthus impetiginosus | Lapacho rosado |
| Helietta apiculata | Canela de venado |
| Hexachlamys edulis | Ubajay |
| Hibiscus mutabilis | Rosa de mayo |
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Rosa de China (Hibisco) |
| Hibiscus sp. | Hibiscus |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Rosa de Siria |
| Hovenia dulcis | Ărbol de las pasas |
| Ilex | Ilex |
| Inga uraguensis | Inga |
| JacarandĂĄ mimosifolia | JacarandĂĄ |
| Jodina rhombifolia | Sombra de toro |
| Juglans australis | Nogal criollo |
| Juglans nigra | Nogal americano |
| Juglans regia | Nogal europeo (Nogal comĂșn) |
| Juglans sp. | Juglans |
| Juniperus Communis | Enebro comun |
| Juniperus salicicola | Juniperus |
| Juniperus sp. | Juniperus |
| Juniperus virginiana | Enebro de Virginia |
| Lagerstroemia indica | CrespĂłn (Ărbol de JĂșpiter) |
| Lagunaria patersonii | Lagunaria (Ărbol pica-pica) |
| Laurus nobilis | Laurel |
| Laurus sp. | Laurus |
| Leucaena leucocephala | Peladera (Liliaque; huaje o guaje) |
| Libocedrus decurrens | Libocedro (Calocedro) |
| Libocedrus decurrens for.aureo-variegata | Cedro blanco de California |
| Libocedrus sp. | Libocedrus |
| Ligustrum lucidum | Ligustro |
| Ligustrum lucidum for. aureo-variegatum | Ligustro disciplinado (Ligustro variegado) |
| Ligustrum ovalifolium | Ligustrina de California |
| Ligustrum sinense | Ligustrina |
| Ligustrum sp. | Ligustrum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Liquidambar |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulipanero |
| Lithraea molleoides | Aruera |
| Livistona chinensis | Livistona de China (Palmera china de abanico) |
| Lonchocarpus nitidus | Bugre; Yerba de bugre; Lapachillo |
| Luehea divaricata | Sota Caballo |
| Lycium cestroides | Talilla; Hediondilla morada |
| Lycium glomeratum | Lycium |
| Maclura pomifera | Naranjo de Luisana |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Magnolia |
| Magnolia sp. | Magnolia |
| Malus domestica | Manzano |
| Malus sp. | Malus |
| Mangifera sp. | Mango |
| Manihot grahamii | Falso cafeto |
| Melia azedarach var. umbraculifera | ParaĂso umbraculifera |
| Melia azeradach | ParaĂso |
| Metasequoia sp. | Metasequoia |
| Morus alba | Morera blanca |
| Morus alba var. pendula | Morera péndula |
| Morus nigra | Morera negra |
| Morus sp. | Morus |
| Murraya paniculata | JazmĂn naranja |
| Musa Ă paradisiaca | Banano o bananero |
| Myoporum laetum | Siempreverde |
| Myrceugenia glaucescens | Murta |
| Myrsine laetevirens | CanelĂłn |
| Myrtus communis | Mirto |
| Nectandra angustifolia | Laurel del rĂo |
| Nerium oleander | Laurel de jardin (Laurel de flor) |
| Nerium sp. | Nerium |
| Nicotiana glauca | Tabaco ornamental; palĂĄn palĂĄn |
| No determinable | No determinable |
| No determinado | No determinado |
| Ocotea acutifolia | Laurel blanco; Laurel criollo |
| Olea europaea | Olivo |
| Olea sp. | Olea |
| Osmanthus fragrans | Olivo oloroso |
| Parapiptadenia excelsa | Horco cebil |
| Parapiptadenia rigida | Anchicho; Guarucaia; Kurupa'y |
| Parkinsonia aculeata | Cina cina |
| Patagonula americana | Guayaibi |
| Paulownia tomentosa | Paulonia (Ărbol de la emperatriz) |
| Peltophorum dubium | IbirĂĄ pitĂĄ |
| Peltophorum sp. | Peltophorum |
| Pereskia bahiensis | Pereskia |
| Persea americana | Palto |
| Phoenix canariensis | Fenix |
| Phoenix paludosa | FĂ©nix paludosa |
| Phoenix reclinata | Palmera del senegal |
| Phoenix roebelenii | Palmera enana |
| Phoenix sp. | Fenix |
| Photinia serrulata | Fotinia |
| Photinia sp. | Fotinia |
| Photinia x fraseri | Fotinia |
| Phyllanthus sp. | Phyllanthus |
| Phytolacca dioica | OmbĂș |
| Phytolacca tetramera | Ombusillo |
| Picea pungens | PĂcea de Colorado; PĂcea azul |
| Picea sp. | Picea |
| Pinus canariensis | Pino de las canarias |
| Pinus elliottii | Pino |
| Pinus halepensis | Pino carrasco (Pino de Jerusalén) |
| Pinus patula | Pino |
| Pinus pinea | Pino piñonero |
| Pinus pineaster | Pino rodeno |
| Pinus roxburghii | Pino de Siberia |
| Pinus sp. | Pino |
| Pittosporum sp. | Pitosporum |
| Pittosporum tobira | Azarero |
| Platanus orientalis | PlĂĄtano de Oriente (PlĂĄtano oriental) |
| Platanus x acerifolia | PlĂĄtano |
| Podocarpus falcatus | Afrocarpus |
| Podocarpus macrophylla | Tejo chino |
| Podocarpus sp. | Podocarpus |
| Poecilanthe parviflora | Lapachillo |
| Populus Ă canadensis | Ălamo negro del Canada |
| Populus Ă canescens | Ălamo cano |
| Populus alba | Ălamo plateado |
| Populus alba bolleana | Ălamo blanco piramidal |
| Populus deltoides | Ălamo carolina |
| Populus nigra | Ălamo negro |
| Populus nigra cv. italica | Ălamo de Italia |
| Populus sp. | Ălamo |
| Pouteria salicifolia | Mataojos |
| Prosopis alba | Algarrobo Blanco |
| Prosopis chilensis | Algarrobo |
| Prosopis sp. | Prosopis |
| Prunus armeniaca | Damasco |
| Prunus avium | Cerezo |
| Prunus cerasifera | Ciruelo de jardĂn |
| Prunus cerasifera for. atropurpurea | Ciruelo rojo |
| Prunus cerasus | Guindo |
| Prunus domestica | Ciruelo |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Laurel cerezo |
| Prunus persica | Durazno |
| Prunus sp. | Prunus |
| Psidium cattleianum | ArazĂĄ rojo |
| Psidium guajava | Guayabo |
| Pterogyne nitens | Palo coca |
| Punica granatum | Granado |
| Pyracantha coccinea | Crataegus |
| Pyracantha crenulata | Espino de fuego |
| Pyracantha sp. | Espino de fuego |
| Pyrus communis | Peral comĂșn |
| Quercus ilex | Encina |
| Quercus imbricaria | Roble |
| Quercus palustris | Roble palustre |
| Quercus robur | Roble comĂșn |
| Quercus rubra | Roble americano |
| Quercus sp. | Roble |
| Quercus suber | Alcornoque |
| Rhapis excelsa | Rafis (Palmerita china) |
| Rhus succedanea | Rus |
| Rhus typhina | Zumaque de Virginia (Rus o Rustifina) |
| Robina pseudoacacia var.aurea | Acacia blanca |
| Robinia hispida | Acacia rosada |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Acacia blanca |
| Robinia pseudoacacia aurea Frisia | Acacia frisia |
| Robinia pseudoacacia umbraculifera | Acacia bola |
| Robinia sp. | Robinia |
| Ruprechtia laxiflora | VirarĂł (VirarĂł crespo) |
| Ruprechtia sp. | Ruprechtia |
| Salix alba | Sauce blanco |
| Salix alba var. tristis | Sauce blanco variedad tristis |
| Salix babylonica | Sauce llorĂłn |
| Salix fragilis | Mimbrera; Mimbrera frĂĄgil |
| Salix humboldtiana | Sauce criollo |
| Salix sp. | Sauce |
| Salix x erythroflexuosa | Sauce eléctrico |
| Sambucus australis | Sauco austral |
| Sambucus sp. | Sambucus |
| Sapium haematospermum | CurupĂ |
| Schefflera actinophylla | Cheflera |
| Schefflera digitata | Aralia variegada |
| Schefflera elegantissima | Aralia elegantisima |
| Schefflera sp. | Aralia |
| Schinopsis balansae | Quebracho colorado |
| Schinus areira | Aguaribay |
| Schinus longifolia | Molle; Molle-incienso |
| Schinus sp. | Schinus |
| Schotia latifolia | Ărbol fuccia |
| Scutia buxifolia | Coronillo |
| Sebastiania commersoniana | Blanquillo |
| Senna corymbosa | Sen del campo; Casia; Rama negra |
| Senna spectabilis | Carnaval; Vainillo |
| Sequoia sempervirens | Secuoya |
| Sesbania punicea | Acacia mansa; Ceibillo |
| Sesbania virgata | Acacia café; Rama negra |
| Solanum granuloso-leprosum | Tabaquillo; Fumo bravo |
| Sterculia coccinea | Esterculea |
| Styphnolobium japonicum | SĂłfora japĂłnica |
| Styphnolobium japonicum var. pendula | Sófora péndula |
| Syagrus romanzoffiana | PindĂł |
| Tabebuia chrysotricha | Lapacho amarillo |
| Tabebuia sp. | Lapacho |
| Taxodium distichum | Ciprés calvo |
| Taxodium mucronatum | Ahuehuete |
| Taxodium sp. | Taxodium |
| Taxus sp. | Taxus |
| Tecoma stans | GuarĂĄn amarillo |
| Terminalia australis | Palo amarillo; Amarillo del rĂo |
| Terminalia catappa | Almendro |
| Tessaria integrifolia | Aliso de rĂo |
| Tetraclinis articulata | Falso alerce |
| Thevetia peruviana | Adelfa amarilla |
| Thevetia sp. | Thevetia |
| Thuja occidentalis | Tuya |
| Thuja orientalis | Tuya oriental |
| Thuja sp. | Tuja |
| Tilia sp. | Tilo |
| Tilia viridis subsp. x moltkei | Tilo |
| Tipuana Tipu | Tipa blanca |
| Trachycarpus fortunei | Palmera china |
| Trachycarpus sp. | Trachycarpus |
| Trichilia glabra | Trichilia |
| Tristania conferta | Boj cepillo |
| Trithrinax campestris | Caranday |
| Ulmus montana | Olmo de montaña |
| Ulmus procera | Olmo europeo |
| Ulmus pumila | Olmo |
| Ulmus sp. | Olmo |
| Viburnum henryi | Palo amarillo |
| Viburnum odoratissimum | Viburnum dulce |
| Viburnum opulus | Bola de nieve |
| Viburnum sp. | Viburnum |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Sauzgatillo |
| Washingtonia filifera | Washingtonia (Palmera washingtonia) |
| Washingtonia robusta | Washingtonia |
| Washingtonia sp. | washingtonia |
| Yucca sp. | Yuca |
| Zanthoxylum rhoifolium | TembetarĂ |