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Species Nomenclature

This information provides the scientific, common, and trade names for several different species in the forestry industry. It also includes taxonomic nomenclature and variations within certain species.

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Species Nomenclature

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  1. Species Nomenclature • Scientific Taxonomic, Latin • Common Regular English name • Trade Industry or region specific

  2. Species Nomenclature • Scientific Tsuga heterophylla • Common Western hemlock • Trade Hemlock, Canada Tsuga • Scientific Quercus rubra • Common Red oak • Trade Red oak

  3. Species Nomenclature • Scientific Pseudotsuga menziesii • Common Douglas-fir • Trade Fir, Oregon pine, Columbian pine • Scientific Acer saccharum • Common Sugar maple • Trade Hard maple, Rock maple

  4. Species Nomenclature • sp. or spp. ? • sp. – we know its genus but not its speciese.g., Pinus sp. • spp. – a number of different species make up one groupe.g., Southern yellow pine - Pinus spp. Red lauan - Shorea spp.

  5. Species Groups • SPF Spruce-Pine-Fir White spruce and Englemann spruce / Lodgepole pine / Alpine fir (in British Columbia) Black spruce / Jack pine / Balsam fir (east of Rocky Mountains) • Hem-fir, Pacific Coast Hemlock Western hemlock / Amabilis fir

  6. Douglas-fir vs. True fir • “Fir” Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii) • “Balsam” Alpine fir, Subalpine fir, Balsam fir (Abies sp.)

  7. “Mahogany” • Swietenia macrophylla Honduran mahogany, genuine mahogany • Khaya ivorensis African mahogany, krala, mangona • Shorea spp. Philippine mahogany, lauan, meranti • Eucalyptus resinifera Red mahoganyEucalyptus botryoides Southern mahogany

  8. Eucalyptus • Karri E. diversicolor • Jarrah E. marginata • Tasmanian oak E. regnans or Mountain ash

  9. Family Genus Species Variety Pinaceae Pinus Pinusstrobus Pinusstrobus var. chiapensis Taxonomic nomenclature

  10. Softwood families • Pinaceae Pinus, Picea, Pseuodotsuga, Tsuga, Abies, Larix • Cupressaceae Thuja, Juniperus, Chamaecyparis • Taxodiaceae Taxodium, Sequoia • Taxaceae Taxus

  11. Taxonomic nomenclature(authorities) • Pinusstrobus L. • Populustremuloides Michx. • Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco • Pinusmonticola Dougl. ex Laws

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