
There are 66 trees that start with the letter J, from Jaboticaba to Jussieu’s Bauhinia. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the trees belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the trees lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Jacapucaya
Order: Lecythidales
Habitat: Native to the Amazon basin
Scientific name: Lecythis pisonis
Name: Jacaranda
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, particularly Brazil
Scientific name: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Name: Jacaratia
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Native to tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Jacaratia mexicana
Name: Jacareuba
Order: Malpighiales
Habitat: Native to Central and South America
Scientific name: Calophyllum brasiliense
Name: Jacinto-de-Montanha
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Native to southern Africa
Scientific name: Lachenalia
Name: Jack Pine
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Northeastern North America, poor sandy or rocky soils
Scientific name: Pinus banksiana
Name: Jackfruit
Order: Malpighiales
Habitat: Tropical rainforests of India and Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Name: Jacquemontia
Order: Solanales
Habitat: Native to tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Jacquemontia
Name: Jakfruit
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Native to parts of Asia
Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Name: Japanese Maple
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Native to Japan, Korea, and China, often grown as ornamental
Scientific name: Acer palmatum
Name: Japanese Pagoda Tree
Order: Fabales
Habitat: East Asia, commonly grown as an ornamental and shade tree
Scientific name: Sophora japonica
Name: Japanese Plum
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Native to China, widely cultivated in temperate Asia and elsewhere
Scientific name: Prunus salicina
Name: Japanese Umbrella Pine
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Native to central Japan
Scientific name: Sciadopitys verticillata
Name: Jaragua
Order: Poales
Habitat: Native to Africa and the Americas
Scientific name: Hyparrhenia rufa
Name: Jarrah
Order: Myrtales
Habitat: Native to southwestern Australia
Scientific name: Eucalyptus marginata
Name: Jatoba
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Native to tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Hymenaea courbaril
Name: Javanese Rattan Palm
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Korthalsia junghuhnii
Name: Jelcanga
Order: Myrtales
Habitat: Native to eastern Australia
Scientific name: Syzygium corynanthum
Name: Jelly Palm
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeast Argentina
Scientific name: Butia capitata
Name: Jequitiba-Branco
Order: Myrtales
Habitat: Native to southeastern Brazil
Scientific name: Cariniana estrellensis
Name: Jerusalem Thorn
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Native to the southwestern United States and Mexico
Scientific name: Parkinsonia aculeata
Name: Jerusalema
Order: Gentianales
Habitat: Endemic to southern Africa
Scientific name: Chrysophyllum magalismontanum
Name: Jesionia
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Native to tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Schizolobium parahyba
Name: Jevelwood
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Native to tropical Asia and Australia
Scientific name: Millettia pinnata
Name: Jogjakarta Nutmeg
Order: Magnoliales
Habitat: Native to Indonesia
Scientific name: Myristica fragrans
Name: Jointed Beefwood
Order: Casuarinales
Habitat: Australia
Scientific name: Casuarina cunninghamiana
Name: Jonkheer van Tets
Order: Malpighiales
Habitat: Native to tropical Africa and Asia
Scientific name: Alchornea cordata
Name: Joshua Tree
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Yucca jaegeriana
Name: Judas Ear Fungus
Order: Cantharellales
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Auricularia auricula-judae
Name: Judas Tree
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Native to Southern Europe and Western Asia
Scientific name: Cercis siliquastrum
Name: Jujube
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Native to Asia, commonly cultivated for its edible fruit
Scientific name: Ziziphus jujuba
Name: Jungle Geiger Tree
Order: Boraginales
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Cordia alliodora
Name: Juniper
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, varying habitats
Scientific name: Juniperus spp.
Name: Jurassic Durrela
Order: Coniferales
Habitat: Namibia and Angola
Scientific name: Welwitschia mirabilis
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Jaboticaba | Myrtales | Native to southern Brazil | Plinia cauliflora |
Jaca | Fagales | Native to parts of Asia | Artocarpus heterophyllus |
Jacapucaya | Lecythidales | Native to the Amazon basin | Lecythis pisonis |
Jacaranda | Lamiales | Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, particularly Brazil | Jacaranda mimosifolia |
Jacaratia | Brassicales | Native to tropical regions of the Americas | Jacaratia mexicana |
Jacareuba | Malpighiales | Native to Central and South America | Calophyllum brasiliense |
Jachyra | Fagales | Native to southeast Asia | Castanopsis jachyra |
Jacinto-de-Montanha | Asparagales | Native to southern Africa | Lachenalia |
Jack Pine | Pinales | Northeastern North America, poor sandy or rocky soils | Pinus banksiana |
Jackfruit | Malpighiales | Tropical rainforests of India and Southeast Asia | Artocarpus heterophyllus |
Jacquemontia | Solanales | Native to tropical regions of the Americas | Jacquemontia |
Jadin | Ericales | Native to Madagascar | Diospyros jadin |
Jaea | Fagales | Native to southeast Asia | Castanopsis jaea |
Jaid | Ericales | Native to Madagascar | Diospyros jaid |
Jaka | Rosales | Native to Southeast Asia | Artocarpus champeden |
Jakfruit | Rosales | Native to parts of Asia | Artocarpus heterophyllus |
Jancaea | Lamiales | Endemic to Greece | Jancaea heldreichii |
Japanese Maple | Sapindales | Native to Japan, Korea, and China, often grown as ornamental | Acer palmatum |
Japanese Pagoda Tree | Fabales | East Asia, commonly grown as an ornamental and shade tree | Sophora japonica |
Japanese Plum | Rosales | Native to China, widely cultivated in temperate Asia and elsewhere | Prunus salicina |
Japanese Umbrella Pine | Pinales | Native to central Japan | Sciadopitys verticillata |
Jaragua | Poales | Native to Africa and the Americas | Hyparrhenia rufa |
Jarrah | Myrtales | Native to southwestern Australia | Eucalyptus marginata |
Jatoba | Fabales | Native to tropical regions of the Americas | Hymenaea courbaril |
Javan Nutmeg | Magnoliales | Indonesia | Myristica fragrans |
Javanese Rattan Palm | Arecales | Southeast Asia | Korthalsia junghuhnii |
Jejuit Pine | Pinales | Mexico | Pinus jejua |
Jelcanga | Myrtales | Native to eastern Australia | Syzygium corynanthum |
Jellecio | Fagales | Endemic to Indonesia | Quercus jelleciana |
Jelly Palm | Arecales | Native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeast Argentina | Butia capitata |
Jequitiba | Myrtales | Brazil | Cariniana micrantha |
Jequitiba-Branco | Myrtales | Native to southeastern Brazil | Cariniana estrellensis |
Jerusalem Thorn | Fabales | Native to the southwestern United States and Mexico | Parkinsonia aculeata |
Jerusalema | Gentianales | Endemic to southern Africa | Chrysophyllum magalismontanum |
Jervis Bay Pine | Pinales | Australia | Callitris oblonga |
Jesionia | Fabales | Native to tropical regions of the Americas | Schizolobium parahyba |
Jevelwood | Fabales | Native to tropical Asia and Australia | Millettia pinnata |
Jewel Orchid Tree | Fabales | South Africa | Bauhinia galpinii |
Jicama | Fabales | Mexico | Pachyrhizus erosus |
Jimbu | Pinales | China | Juniperus pingii |
Joan Miro's Fig | Rosales | Australia | Ficus macrophylla |
Joannesia | Malpighiales | Brazil | Joannesia princeps |
Joannesia Tree | Malpighiales | Brazil | Joannesia princeps |
Joe-Pye Weed | Asterales | North America | Eutrochium |
Jogjakarta Nutmeg | Magnoliales | Native to Indonesia | Myristica fragrans |
Jointed Beefwood | Casuarinales | Australia | Casuarina cunninghamiana |
Jombo Tree | Fabales | Africa | Cathormion umbellatum |
Jonkheer van Tets | Malpighiales | Native to tropical Africa and Asia | Alchornea cordata |
Joshua Pennyroyal | Lamiales | United States | Trichostema lanatum |
Joshua Tree | Asparagales | Southwestern United States | Yucca jaegeriana |
Jossinia Tree | Myrtales | Southeast Asia | Syzygium jambos |
Jozo Pine | Pinales | China | Pinus armandii |
Judas Ear Fungus | Cantharellales | Worldwide | Auricularia auricula-judae |
Judas Tree | Fabales | Native to Southern Europe and Western Asia | Cercis siliquastrum |
Judean Date Palm | Arecales | Middle East | Phoenix reclinata |
Judean Datestone Palm | Arecales | Africa | Phoenix reclinata |
Jujube | Rosales | Native to Asia, commonly cultivated for its edible fruit | Ziziphus jujuba |
Juneberry | Rosales | Eastern North America | Amelanchier laevis |
Jungle Geiger Tree | Boraginales | Central and South America | Cordia alliodora |
Juniper | Pinales | Widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, varying habitats | Juniperus spp. |
Junk Weed | Lamiales | Asia | Ligustrum sinense |
Junung | Pinales | Indonesia | Dacrydium junghuhnii |
Jurassic Durrela | Coniferales | Namibia and Angola | Welwitschia mirabilis |
Juruparana | Myrtales | Brazil | Eugenia brasiliensis |
Jurutong | Sapindales | Southeast Asia | Dracontomelon dao |
Jussieu's Bauhinia | Fabales | Brazil | Bauhinia jussieui |