SPECIES | BOTANICAL NAME | ORIGIN | OTHER NAMES |
Acacia, German | Robinia pseudoacacia | Germany | Robinia |
Afrormosia | Afrormosia elata | W. Africa | Kokrodua |
Afzelia Burl | Afzelia xylocarpa | S.E. Asia | Makamong |
Alder, Red | Alnus rubra | Western USA | Western Alder |
Amboyna Burl | Pterocarpus indicus | S.E. Asia | Amboina |
Angico | Piptadenia rigida | Argentina | Curupay |
Aniegre | Aningeria altissima | W. Africa | Anegre & Landosan |
Apple, English | Malus pumila | England | Wild Apple |
Ash, American | Fraxinus americana | E. USA | White Ash |
Ash, English | Fraxinus excelsior | England | Olive Ash |
Ash, Swamp | Fraxinus profunda | S. USA | Pumpkin Ash |
Avodire | Turraeanthus africana | W. Africa | Apaya or Wansenwa |
Balsa | Ochroma lagopus | Ecuador | Corkwood |
Balsamo | Myroxylon balsamum | Mexico | Oleo Vermelho |
Banksia | Banksia grandis | Australia | Giant Banksia |
Basswood | Tilia americana | N.E. USA | Linden |
Beech, European | Fagus sylvatica | Germany | English, German, etc. Beech |
Beefwood or Bulletwood | Manilkara bidentata | S. America | Massaranduba |
Beli | Paraberlinia bifoliolota | W. Africa | Awoura |
Benge | Guibourtia arnoldia | W. Africa | Mutenye |
Bimblebox Burl | Eucalyptus populifolia | Australia | Poplar-leaved Box |
Birch, Masur | Betula alba | Sweden | Alpine Birch Burl |
Blackbean | Castanospermum australe | E. Austalia | Moreton Bay Bean |
Blackwood, African | Dalbergia melanoxylon | E. Africa | Mpinga |
Blackwood, Australian | Acacia melanoxylon | Australia | Tasmanian Blackwood |
Bloodwood | Brosimum paraense | Brazil | Satine, Cardinalwood |
Bocote | Cordia elaeagnoides | Mexico | Barcino, Cordiawood |
Boxwood, African | Gonioma kamassi | South Africa | Kamassi Boxwood |
Boxwood, Castella | Calycophyllum multiflorum | Brazil | Palo Blanco |
Boxwood, European | Buxus sempervirens | England & Europe | Box |
Boxwood, Zapatero | Gossypiospermum praecox | W. Indies & Venezuela | Maracaibo Boxwood |
Brauna | Melanoxylon brauna | Brazil | Grauna |
Briar, Mediterranean | Erica arborea | Spain | Bruyere, Giant Heath |
Bubinga | Guibourtia tessmannii | W. Africa | African Rosewood |
Buckeye Burl | Aesculus californica | U.S.A. | California Buckeye |
Camphorwood | Cinnamomum camphora | Asia | Camphor Laurel |
Canarywood | Centrolobium paraense | Brazil | Tarara, Putumuju |
Cedar, Alaskan Yellow | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | N.W. USA | Nootka Cedar |
Cedar, Eastern Red | Juniperus virginiana | S. USA | Tennessee Red Cedar |
Cedar, Incense | Libocedrus decurrens | W. USA | Pencil Cedar |
Cedar, Lebanon | Cedrus libani | Europe & Asia | True Cedar |
Cedar, Port Orford | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Oregon | Western White Cedar |
Cedar, Spanish | Cedrela odorata | S. America | Cedro, cigar box Cedar |
Cedar, W. Red | Thuya plicata | W. USA | Giant Arborvitae |
Chakte-kok | Cosmocalyx spectabilis | Mexico/C. America | Redheart |
Chakte-viga | Guilandina platyloba | Mexico/C. America | Fernambuco |
Chechem | Metopium brownie | Mexico/C. America | Black Poisonwood |
Cherry, American | Prunus serotina | E. USA | Black Cherry |
Cherry, European | Prunus avium | Europe & W. Asia | Wild Cherry & Kirsche |
Chestnut, European | Castanea sativa | W. & E. Europe | Sweet or Spanish Chestnut |
Cocobolo | Dalbergia retusa | Mexico & C. America | Nambar |
Cocuswood | Brya ebenus | W. Indies | Green Ebony |
Coolibah Burl | Eucalyptus microtheca | Australia | Coolabah |
Cypress, Australian | Callitris sp. | Austalia | Cypress Pine |
Doussie | Afzelia africana | West Africa | Afzelia & Apa |
Ebony, Brown | Libidibia sclerocarpa | Mexico | Ebano |
Ebony, Ceylon | Diospyros ebenum | India & Sri Lanka | E. Indian Ebony |
Ebony, Gaboon | Diospyros mespiliformis & Diospyros crassiflora | W. Africa | Swamp Ebony |
Ebony, Macassar | Diospyros celebica | Celebes Islands | Calamander |
Ebony, Madagascar | Diospyros perrieri | Madagascar | Hazomafana |
Ekki | Lophira alata | West Africa | Azobe & Bangassi |
Elm, English | Ulmus procera | England | Red Elm |
Emeri | Terminalia ivorensis | W. Africa | Black Afara |
Fir, Douglas | Pseudotsuga menziesii | W. USA | Oregon Pine |
Freijo | Cordia goeldiana | Brazil | Jennywood |
Fustic | Chlorophora tinctoria | C. & S. America | Mora |
Goncalo Alves | Astronium fraxinifolium | C. & S. America | Tigerwood |
Gombeira | Swartzia laxiflora | Brazil | Coracao de Negro |
Granadillo | Platymiscium pinnatum | Mexico | Macawood & Hormigo |
Holly, American | Ilex opaca | E. USA | White Holly |
Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus | Europe | Yoke Elm |
Imbuya | Phoebe porosa | Brazil | Brazilian Walnut |
Ipe | Tabebuia serratifolia | Brazil | Pau D?arco |
Iroko | Chlorophora excelsa | Tropical Africa | African Teak |
Ironwood, Desert | Olneya tesota | S.W. USA & Mexico | Palo de hierro |
Jabin | Piscidia piscipula | Mexico & C. America | Fish Poisonwood |
Jarrah Burl | Eucalyptus marginata | Australia | |
Jatoba | Hymenaea courbaril | Brazil | Brazilian Cherry |
Jelutong | Dyera costulata | Malaysia | Jelutong bukit |
Kabukalli | Goupia glabra | Guyana | Goupi |
Katalox | Swartzia cubensis | Mexico | Bastard Rosewood |
Kingwood, Brazilian | Dalbergia cearensis | Brazil | Violete |
Kingwood, Mexican | Dalbergia congestiflora | Mexico | Camatillo |
Koa | Acacia koa | Hawaii | Koa-Ka |
Kokko | Albizzia lebbeck | India | E. Indian Walnut |
Kwila | Intsia bijuga | S.E. Asia | Merbau |
Lacewood | Roupala brasiliensis | Brazil | Louro Faia |
Laurel, E. Indian | Terminalia tomentosa | India & Burma | E. Indian Walnut |
Leadwood | Combretum imberbe | Southern Africa | Hardekool |
Lemonwood | Calycophyllum candidissimum | C. & S. America | Degame |
Lignum Vitae | Guaiacum officinale | Mexico | Guayacan |
Limba | Terminalia superba | W. Africa | Korina |
Limba, Black | Terminalia superba | W. Africa | Frake |
Madrone | Arbutus menziesii | W. USA | Madrona |
Mahogany, African | Khaya ivorensis | W. Africa | Acajou |
Mahogany, Honduras | Swietenia macrophylla | Tropical America | Caoba |
Maidou Burl | Pterocarpus pedatus | S.E. Asia | Mai Pradoo |
Makore | Mimusops heckelii | W. Africa | African Cherry |
Maple, E. Hard | Acer saccharinum | N.E. USA | Sugar Maple |
Maple, E. Soft | Acer rubrum | E. USA | Red Maple |
Maple, W. Soft | Acer macrophyllum | N.W. USA | Big Leaf or Pacific Maple |
Marblewood | Marmoxylon racemosum | Surinam & Brazil | Bois Serpent |
Merbau | Intsia bijuga | Asia | Kwila |
Mesquite | Prosopis nigra | N. & S. America | Algaroba |
Mopane | Colophospermum mopane | S. Africa | Mopanie |
Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | W. USA | Curl-leaf Mahogany |
Movingui | Distemonanthus sp. | West Africa | Ayan or Nigerian Satinwood |
Muhuhu | Brachylaena hutchinsii | East Africa | Muhugwe |
Mulga | Acacia aneura | Australia | Spearwood |
Myrtle, Tasmanian | Nothofagus cunninghamii | Tasmania | Myrtle Beech |
Myrtlewood | Umbellularia californica | Oregon & California | Pepperwood |
Narra | Pterocarpus indicus | S.E. Asia | New Guinea Rosewood |
Nutmeg, California | Tumion californicum | N. California | Stinking Cedar |
Oak, E. White | Quercus alba | USA | Stave Oak |
Oak, English | Quercus robur | England & Europe | English Brown Oak |
Oak, Oregon | Quercus garryana | Pacific Northwest USA | Valley Oak |
Oak, Red | Quercus rubra | USA | Spanish Oak |
Obeche | Triplochiton scleroxylon | West Africa | Ayous or Wawa |
Olivewood | Olea europa | Mediterranean | Spanish Olive |
Osage Orange | Maclura pomifera | USA | Bois d?Arc or Hedge |
Padouk | Pterocarpus soyauxii | W. Africa | Camwood |
Palmwood | Borassus flabelliformis | India | Palmyra |
Panga Panga | Millettia stuhlmannii | Tropical Africa | Mpande |
Partridgewood | Andira inermis | Brazil | Pheasantwood |
Paulownia | Paulownia tomentosa | Asia | Kiri |
Pau Marfim | Balfourodendron riedelianum | S. America | Ivorywood & Guatambu |
Pau Rosa | Swartzia madagascariensis | S. Africa | Snake Bean |
Pearwood, European | Pyrus communis | Germany & Austria | Wild Pear & Choke Pear |
Pequia Amarello | Aspidosperma tomentosum | Brazil | Palo Amarilla |
Pernambuco | Guilandina echinata | Brazil | Brazilwood |
Peroba Rosa | Aspidosperma peroba | Brazil | Palo Rosa |
Pine, Ponderosa | Pinus ponderosa | W. USA | Western Yellow Pine |
Pine, Sugar | Pinus lambertiana | W. USA | Big Pine |
Pink Ivory | Berchemia zeyheri | S. Africa | Red Ivorywood |
Plum, European | Prunus domestica | N. Europe | Bois de prunier |
Prima Vera | Tabebuia donnell-smithii | C. & S. America | Blond Mahogany |
Purpleheart | Peltogyne paniculata | C. & S. America | Amaranth |
Raspberry Jamwood | Acacia acuminata | Australia | Violetwood |
Rauli | Nothofagus procera | Chile | Chilean Beech |
Redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | California & Oregon | Vavona |
Rosewood Amazon | Dalbergia spruceana | Brazil | Jacaranda do Para |
Rosewood, Brazilian | Dalbergia nigra | Brazil | Rio or Bahia Rosewood |
Rosewood, Burmese | Dalbergia cultrata | Myanmar | Yindaik or Burma Blackwood |
Rosewood, Burmese | Dalbergia oliveri | Myanmar | Tamalan or Burma Tulipwood |
Rosewood, E. Indian | Dalbergia latifolia | India | Bombay Blackwood |
Rosewood, Guatemalan | Dalbergia cubilquitzensis | Guatemala & Honduras | Rosul |
Rosewood, Honduras | Dalbergia stevensonii | C. America | Nagaed |
Rosewood, Madagascar | Dalbergia baroni | Madagascar | Palisander or Voamboana |
Rosewood, Madagascar | Dalbergia maritima | Madagascar | Bois de Rose |
Rosewood, Madagascar | Dalbergia trichocarpa | Madagascar | Manipika |
Rosewood, Mexican | Dalbergia Granadillo | W. Mexico | Granadillo |
Rosewood, Santos | Machaerium scleroxylon | S. America | Morado |
Rosewood, Sissoo | Dalbergia sissoo | India | Shisham |
Rosewood, Thai | Dalbergia cochinchinensis | S.E. Asia | Tracwood |
Sandalwood | Santalum album | India & Australia | Bois de santal citrin |
Sapele | Entandrophragma sp. | W. Africa | Aboudikrou |
Satinwood, Brazilian | Euxylophora paraensis | Brazil | Yellowheart |
Satinwood, Ceylon | Chloroxylon swietenia | Sri Lanka | E. Indian Satinwood |
Shedua | Guibourtia ehie | W. Africa | Amazakoue |
Snakewood | Piratinera guianensis | Guyana & Suriname | Letterwood |
Spruce, Engelmann | Picea engelmannii | Western USA | White Spruce |
Spruce, Sitka | Picea sitchensis | NW USA | Western & Tideland Spruce |
Sucupira | Bowdichia nitida | Brazil | Brownheart and Amoteak |
Tambootie | Spirostachys africanus | E. & S. Africa | African Sandalwood |
Tatabu | Diplotropis guianensis | Guyana | Zwarte Kabbes |
Teak | Tectona grandis | Myanmar | Rangoon Teak |
Thuya Burl | Tetraclinis articulata | N. Africa | Thyine Wood or Citron Burl |
Tulipwood | Dalbergia decipularis | Brazil | Bois de Rose |
Tzalam | Lysiloma bahamensis | Mexico & C. America | Sabicu |
Verawood | Bulnesia sarmienti | South America | Palo Santo |
Walnut, Claro | Juglans hindsii | California & S. Oregon | Hinds Walnut |
Walnut, E. Black | Juglans nigra | Midwest & E. USA | American Walnut |
Walnut, European | Juglans regia | England & Europe | English, Circassian, etc. |
Walnut, Tropical | Juglans neotropica | C. & S. America | Nogal |
Wenge | Millettia laurentii | Central Africa | Pallissandre & Dikela |
Yaka | Dacrydium nidulum | Fiji Islands | Tagitagi |
Yew | Taxus baccata | England | European Yew |
Yew, Pacific | Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Northwest | Western Yew |
Zapatero | Gossypiospermum praecox | Venezuela | Maracaibo Boxwood |
Zebrawood | Microberlinia sp. | Tropical Africa | Zebrano |
Ziricote | Cordia dodecandra | Mexico | Siricote |