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• ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata go
  evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil
  
• katsura tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum go
  rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan
  
• laurel go
  any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
  
• magnolia go
  any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia
  
• manglietia, genus Manglietia go
  a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China
  
• tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera go
  tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit
  
• bocconia, tree celandine, Bocconia frutescens go
  small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
  
• sour gourd, cream-of-tartar tree, Adansonia gregorii go
  Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd
  
• baobab, monkey-bread tree, Adansonia digitata go
  African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
  
• kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra go
  massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss
  
• balsa, Ochroma lagopus go
  forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood
  
• sterculia go
  any tree of the genus Sterculia
  
• red beech, brown oak, booyong, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm, Heritiera trifoliolata, Terrietia trifoliolata go
  large tree of Australasia
  
• looking glass tree, Heritiera macrophylla go
  large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath
  
• looking-glass plant, Heritiera littoralis go
  small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath
  
• cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao go
  tropical American tree producing cacao beans
  
• rewa-rewa, New Zealand honeysuckle go
  slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber
  
• titi, sorrel tree, sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum go
  deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
  
• ironwood, ironwood tree, iron tree, iron-tree go
  a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
  
• bush willow, Combretum appiculatum go
  small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
  
• bush willow, Combretum erythrophyllum go
  small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks
  
• Queen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosa go
  native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma
  
• myrtaceous tree go
  trees and shrubs
  
• myrtle go
  any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
  
• mangrove, Rhizophora mangle go
  a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
  
• dillenia go
  any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves
  
• gamboge tree, Garcinia hanburyi, Garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-gutta go
  low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered
  
• Pipturus albidus go
  Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made
  
• paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera go
  shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth
  
• trumpetwood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree, snake wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltata go
  tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
  
• mountain ebony, orchid tree, Bauhinia variegata go
  small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
  
• flame tree, royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia go
  showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar
  
• Judas tree, love tree, Circis siliquastrum go
  small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions
  
• redbud, Cercis canadensis go
  small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers
  
• mock orange, cherry laurel, laurel cherry, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana go
  small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
  
• fruit tree go
  tree bearing edible fruit
  
• mountain ash go
  any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
  
• ailanthus go
  any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
  
• palo santo, Bulnesia sarmienti go
  South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
  
• lignum vitae, Guaiacum officinale go
  small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America
  
• bastard lignum vitae, Guaiacum sanctum go
  small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
  
• poplar, poplar tree go
  any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
  
• titi, buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla go
  tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
  
• maple go
  any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs
  
• holly go
  any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
  
• terebinth, Pistacia terebinthus go
  a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine
  
• horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum go
  tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
  
• damson plum, satinleaf, satin leaf, caimitillo, Chrysophyllum oliviforme go
  tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
  
• silver bell go
  any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers
  
• Spanish elm, Equador laurel, salmwood, cypre, princewood, Cordia alliodora go
  large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
  
• physic nut, Jatropha curcus go
  small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities
  
• Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree, Hevea brasiliensis go
  deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers
  
• candlenut, varnish tree, Aleurites moluccana go
  large tree native to southeastern Asia
  
• tung tree, tung, tung-oil tree, Aleurites fordii go
  Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
  
• dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel go
  a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
  
• nut tree go
  tree bearing edible nuts
  
• spice tree go
  tree bearing aromatic bark or berries