Species Nomenclature Scientific Taxonomic Latin written in italics

Species Nomenclature • Scientific Taxonomic, Latin (written in italics or underlined) • Common Regular English name (or other local language) • Trade Industry or region specific (often varies by location)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Taxonomic nomenclature • • Family Genus Species Variety • • Pinaceae Pinus strobus var. chiapensis

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

Taxonomic nomenclature (authorities) • Pinus strobus L. • Populus tremuloides Michx. • Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb. ) Franco • Pinus monticola Dougl. ex Laws