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Wood Properties (Techsheets) - Tropical Hardwoods
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Abachi | Triplochiton scleroxylon | View |
Abale | Combretodenodron africanum | View |
Abel | Canarium schweinfurthii | View |
Aboudikro | Entandrophragma cylindricum | View |
Abura | Mitragyna ciliata | View |
Acajou Blanc | Simarouba amara | View |
Acapu | Vouacapoua americana | View |
Aceituno | Vitex spp. | View |
Adjouaba | Dacryodes spp. | View |
Adoung | Monopetalanthu heitzii | View |
Afara | Terminalia superba | View |
Afina | Strombosia glaucescens | View |
African Blackwood | Dalbergia melanoxylon | View |
African Canarium | Canarium schweinfurthii | View |
African Celtis | Celtis spp. | View |
African Corkwood | Musanga cecropioides | View |
African Crabwood | Carapa procera and C. grandiflora | View |
African Ebony | Diospyros spp. | View |
African Ebony | Diospyros spp. | View |
African Homalium | Homalium spp. | View |
African Mahogany | Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis | View |
African Mahogany | Khaya ivorensis and K. anthotheca | View |
African Padauk | Pterocarpus soyauxii | View |
African Pencil Cedar | Juniperus procera | View |
African-Walnut | Lovoa trichilioides | View |
Afrormosia | Pericopsis elata, syn. Afrormosia elata | View |
Afzelia | Afzelia spp. | View |
Agba | Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum | View |
Agboin | Piptadeniastrum africanum | View |
Aiele | Canarium schweinfurthii | View |
Aji | Clarisia racemosa | View |
Ako | Antiaris spp. | View |
Akom | Terminalia superba | View |
Akomu | Pycnanthus angolensi | View |
Alan | Shorea spp. (Dark red meranti-red lauan group) | View |
Albarco | Cariniana spp. and C. pyriformis | View |
Albizzia | Albizia spp. | View |
Alerce | Fitzroya cupressoides | View |
Algarrobo | Hymenaea courbaril | View |
Aligna | Afzelia spp. | View |
Almacigo | Bursera simaruba | View |
Almon | Shorea spp. (Light red meranti-light red lauan group) | View |
Alone | Bombax spp. | View |
Alstonia | Alstonia congensis and A. boonei | View |
Amaranth | Peltogyne spp. | View |
Amazakoue | Guibourtia ehie | View |
Amazoue | Guibourtia ehie | View |
Amboyna Burl | Pterocarpus indicus | View |
Amburana | Amburana cearensis | View |
Amendoim | Pterogyne nitens | View |
American Muskwood | Guarea spp. | View |
Amoora | Amoora spp. | View |
Anan | Fagraea spp. | View |
Anaura | Licania spp. | View |
Andaman Padauk | Pterocarpus dalbergioides | View |
Andiroba | Carapa guianensis | View |
Andoung | Monopetalanthus heitzii | View |
Anegre | Aningeria spp. | View |
Angelica Tree | Dendropanax aboreus | View |
Angelin | Andira inermis | View |
Angelique | Dicorynia guianensis | View |
Angueuk | Ongokea gore | View |
Aningeria. | Aningeria spp. | View |
Antiaris | Antiaris spp. | View |
Apa | Afzelia spp. | View |
Apitong | Dipterocarpus spp. | View |
Aprono | Mansonia altissima | View |
Araracanea | Aspidosperma spp. (Araracanga group) | View |
Arariba | Centrolobium spp. | View |
Arariba | Sickingia spp. | View |
Arere | Triplochiton scleroxylon | View |
Aromata | Clathrotropis spp. | View |
Australian Red-Cedar | Cedrela spp. (mainly C.toona) | View |
Australian-Maple | Flindersia spp. | View |
Avodire | Turreanthus africanus | View |
Ayan | Distemonanthus benthamianus | View |
Ayous | Triplochiton scleroxylon | View |
Azobe | Lophira alata | View |
Baboen | Virola spp. | View |
Badi | Nauclea diderrichii | View |
Bagasse | Bagassa guianensis | View |
Bagtikan | Parashorea spp. | View |
Bahia | Mitragyna ciliata | View |
Baku | Tieghemella heckelii and T. africana | View |
Balata | Manilkara bidentata | View |
Balau | Shorea spp. (Balau group) | View |
Balsa | Ochroma pyramidale, syn. O. lagopus | View |
Balsamo | Myroxylon balsamum | View |
Banak | Virola spp. | View |
Bannia | Swartzia spp. | View |
Banuyo | Wallaceodendron celebicum | View |
Baracara | Ormosia spp. | View |
Baromalli | Catostemma spp. | View |
Basralocus | Dicorynia guianensis | View |
Batai | Albizia falcataria, syn. A. falcata | View |
Beefwood | Manilkara bidentata | View |
Belian | Eusideroxylon zwageri | View |
Benge | Guibourtia arnoldiana | View |
Benguet Pine | Pinus insularis, syn. P. kesiya and P. khasya | View |
Benin Mahogany | Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis | View |
Benuang | Octomeles sumatrana | View |
Berangan | Castanopsis spp. | View |
Berlinia | Berlinia spp. | View |
Bete | Mansonia altissima | View |
Bethabara | Tabebuia spp. (Lapacho group) | View |
Bilinga | Nauclea diderrichii | View |
Bintangor | Calophyllum spp. | View |
Binuang | Octomeles sumatrana | View |
Bishopwood | Bischofia javanica | View |
Bitter Angelim | Vatairea spp. | View |
Black Afara | Terminalia ivorensis | View |
Black Cabbage-Bark | Lonchocarpus spp. | View |
Black Wattle | Acacia mollissima syn. A. mearnsii | View |
Blue Mahoe | Hibiscus elatus and H. tiliaceus | View |
Bluegum | Eucalyptus globulus | View |
Bocote | Cordia spp. (Hard-wooded, dark-colored Gerascanthus group) | View |
Bombax | Bombax spp. | View |
Bongele | Sterculia oblonga | View |
Borneo Camphorwood | Dryobalanops spp. | View |
Borneo Ironwood | Eusideroxylon zwageri | View |
Bosse | Guarea cedrata and G. thompsonii | View |
Brazil-Nut Tree | Bertholletia excelsa | View |
Brazilian-Walnut | Phoebe porosa | View |
Broad-Leaved Tea-Tree. | Melaleuca quinquenervia syn. M. leucadendron | View |
Brown Silverballi | Licaria spp. | View |
Brush Box. | Tristania spp. | View |
Bubinga | Guibourtia spp. | View |
Bulletwood | Manilkara bidentata | View |
Burada | Parinari spp. | View |
Burkea | Burkea africana | View |
Burma Lancewood | Homalium spp. | |
Burma Padauk | Pterocarpus macrocarpus | View |
Cagui | Caryocar spp. | View |
Caimito | Cynodendron spp. and Chrysophyllum spp. | View |
Cajeput | Melaleuca quinquenervia, syn. M. leucadendron | View |
Camphor Wood | Cinnamomum spp. | View |
Canalete | Cordia spp. (Hard-wooded, dark-colored Gerascanthus group) | View |
Cananga | Canangium odoratum | View |
Canary Wood | Centrolobium spp. | View |
Candle Tree | Dacryodes excelsa | View |
Canela-Rosa | Persea spp. | View |
Canelo | Nectandra spp. | View |
Cangerana | Cabralea cangerana | View |
Caoba | Swietenia macrophylla | View |
Capomo | Brosimum spp. (Alicastrum group) | View |
Capote | Sterculia pruriens | View |
Carapa | Carapa guianensis | View |
Carbonero | Piptadenia pittieri and Piptadenia spp. | View |
Carne D'Anta | Maytenus spp. | View |
Castanheiro | Bertholletia excelsa | View |
Casuarina | Casuarina spp. | View |
Cativo | Prioria copaifera | View |
Caviuna | Machaerium spp. | View |
Cedro | Cedrela spp. | View |
Cedro Macho | Carapa guianensis | View |
Cedro-Rana | Cedrelinga catenaeformis | View |
Ceiba | Ceiba pentandra | View |
Ceiba | Ceiba pentandra | View |
Champaca | Michelia spp. | View |
Chanfuta | Afzelia spp. | View |
Chenchen | Antiaris spp. | View |
Chengal | Balanocarpus spp. | View |
Chewstick | Symphonia globulifera | View |
Chicha | Sterculia apetala | View |
Chicha Brava | Sterculia pruriens | View |
Chickrassy | Chukrasia tabularis | View |
Chinaberry Tree | Melia azedarach | View |
Chumprak | Heritiera spp., syn. Tarrietia spp. | View |
Chupon | Pradosia spp. | View |
Cinnamon Wood | Cinnamomum spp. | View |
Cocobolo | Dalbergia retusa | View |
Coffeewood | Caesalpinia spp., syn. Libidiba spp. | View |
Coigue | Nothofagus dombeyi | View |
Congowood | Lovoa trichilioides | View |
Copaia | Jacarana copaia | View |
Copaiba | Copaifera spp. | View |
Copal | Protium spp. | View |
Cordia | Cordia spp. | |
Cordyla | Cordyla africana | View |
Courbaril | Hymenaea courbaril | View |
Cow Tree | Couma macrocarpa | View |
Cow-Tree | Brosimum spp. (Utile group) | View |
Crabwood | Carapa guianensis | View |
Cramantee | Guarea spp. | View |
Cuangare | Dialyanthera spp. | View |
Curupay | Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil, syn. Piptadenia macrocarpa | View |
Curupi | Sapium spp. | View |
Dabema | Piptadeniastrum africanum | View |
Dahoma | Piptadeniastrum africanum | View |
Dakua | Agathis spp. | View |
Daniellia | Daniellia ogea and D. thurifera | View |
Danta | Nesogordonia papaverifera | View |
Dao | Dracontomelum spp. | |
Darah Darah | Myristica spp. and Knema spp. | View |
Dark Red Meranti | Shorea spp. (Dark red meranti-red lauan group) | View |
Dark Red Seraya | Shorea spp. (Dark red meranti-red lauan group) | View |
Dau | Dipterocarpus spp. | View |
Degame | Calycophyllum candidissimum | View |
Deglupta | Eucalyptus deglupta | View |
Demerara Greenheart | Ocotea rodiaei | View |
Determa | Ocotea rubra | View |
Difou | Morus mesozygia | View |
Dillenia | Dillenia spp. | View |
Dimpampi | Baillonella toxisperma | View |
Dina | Swarztia fistuloides | View |
Djedoe | Sclerolobium spp. | View |
Douka | Tieghemella heckelii and T. africana | View |
Doum | Ceiba pentandra | View |
Doussie | Afzelia spp. | View |
Durian | Durio spp. and Nessia spp. | View |
Duru | Apeiba spp. | View |
East African Camphorwood | Ocotea usambarensis | View |
East African Olive | Olea hochstetteri | View |
East African Satinwood | Fagara macrophylla | View |
East Indian Ebony | Diospyros spp. | |
East Indian Satinwood | Chloroxylon swietenia | View |
Ekebergia | Ekebergia ruepppelliana | View |
Ekhimi | Piptadeniastrum africanum | View |
Ekki | Lophira alata | View |
Ekop | Tetraberlinia tubmaniana | View |
Ekpogoi | Berlinia spp. | View |
Elemi | Canarium schweinfurthii | View |
Emeri | Terminalia ivorensis | View |
Encino | Quercus spp. | View |
Eng | Dipterocarpus spp. | View |
Envireira | Sterculia pruriens | View |
Epro | Nesogordonia papaverifera | View |
Erima | Octomeles sumatrana | View |
Erimado | Ricinodendron heudelotii | View |
Esa | Celtis spp. | View |
Espave | Anacardium excelsum | View |
Essia | Combretodendron macrocarpum, syn. C. africanum | View |
Estribeiro | Luehes spp. | View |
Eveuss | Klainedoxa gabonensis | View |
Eyong | Sterculia oblonga | View |
Eyoum | Dialium dinklagei | View |
Faro | Daniellia ogea and D. thurifera | View |
Faveira | Vatairea spp. | View |
Fiddlewood | Vitex spp. | View |
Figueroa | Carapa guianensis | View |
Foengoe | Parinari spp. | View |
Frake | Terminalia superba | View |
Framire | Terminalia ivorensis | View |
Frijolillo | Pseudosamanea guachapele | View |
Fromager | Ceiba pentandra | View |
Fuma | Ceiba pentandra | View |
Fustic | Chlorophora tinctoria | View |
Gaboon | Aucoumea klaineana | View |
Gagil | Hopea spp. | View |
Gangaw | Mesua ferrea | View |
Gedu Nohor | Entandrophragma angolense | View |
Genipa | Genipa americana | View |
Geronggang | Cratoxylon arborescens | View |
Gmelina | Gmelina arborea | View |
Gommier | Dacryodes excelsa | View |
Goncalo Alves | Astronium graveolens | View |
Granadillo | Dalbergia retusa | View |
Grevillea | Grevillea robusta | View |
Grignon Fou | Qualea spp. | View |
Gronfoeloe | Qualea spp. | View |
Grumixava | Micropholis spp. | View |
Guachapele | Pseudosamanea guachapele | View |
Guacimo | Luehea spp. | View |
Guanacaste | Enterolobium cyclocarpum | View |
Guarea | Guarea cedrata and G. thompsonii | View |
Guatambu | Balfourodendron riedelianum | View |
Guayacan | Guaiacum spp. | View |
Gubas | Endospermum spp. | View |
Gumbo-Limbo | Bursera simaruba | View |
Gumhar | Gmelina arborea | View |
Gurjun | Dipterocarpus spp. | View |
Haiari | Alexa imperatricis | View |
Haiariballi | Alexa imperatricis | View |
Haldu | Adina cordifolia | View |
Hobo | Spondias mombin | View |
Hog Plum | Spondias mombin | View |
Hoop-Pine | Araucaria spp. | View |
Hura | Hura crepitans | View |
Huynh | Heritiera spp. | View |
Idigbo | Terminalia ivorensis | View |
Ilimo | Octomeles sumatrana | View |
Ilomba | Pycnanthus angolensis | View |
Imbuia | Phoebe porosa | View |
Incenso | Daniellia ogea and D. thurifera | View |
Indian Almond Wood. | Terminalia catappa | View |
Indian Laurel | Terminalia tomentosa complex | View |
Indian Rosewood | Dalbergia latifolia | View |
Ipe | Tabebuia spp. (Lapacho group) | View |
Ipil | Intsia biuga and I. palembanica | View |
Iroko | Chlorophora excelsa and C. regia | View |
Ishpingo | Amburana cearensis | View |
Izombe | Testulea gabonensis | View |
Jabillo | Hura crepitans | View |
Jacaranda | Dalbergia nigra | View |
Jacareuba | Calophyllum brasiliense | View |
Jagua | Genipa americana | View |
Jarana | Holopyxidium jarana | View |
Jarrah | Eucalyptus marginata | View |
Jatoba | Hymenaea courbaril | View |
Jelutong | Dyera costulata | View |
Jequitiba | Cariniana pyriformis and Cariniana spp. | View |
Jobo | Spondias mombin | View |
Jongkong | Dactylocladus stenostachys | View |
Jucaro | Bucida buceras | View |
Jutahy | Dialium guianense | View |
Kabukalli | Goupia glabra | View |
Kadam | Anthocephalus chinensis, syn. A. cadamba | View |
Kakeralli | Eschweilera spp. | View |
Kamassi | Gonioma kamassi | View |
Kambala | Chlorophora excelsa and C. regia | View |
Kandis | Garcinia spp. | View |
Kaneelhart | Licaria spp. | View |
Kapoer | Dryobalanops spp. | View |
Kapok-Tree | Cieba pentandra | View |
Kapur | Dryobalanops spp. | View |
Karri | Eucalyptus diversicolor | View |
Kasai | Pometia spp. | View |
Kauri | Agathis spp. | View |
Kauta | Licania spp. | View |
Kauvula | Endospermum spp. | View |
Kayu Malam | Diospyros spp. | View |
Kedondong | Canarium spp. | View |
Kekatong | Cynometra spp. | View |
Keladan | Dryobalanops spp. | View |
Kelat | Eugenia spp. | View |
Keledang | Artocarpus spp. | View |
Kelobra | Enterolobium cyclocarpum | View |
Kembang | Heritiera spp. | View |
Kempas | Koompassia malaccensis | View |
Keranji | Dialium spp. | View |
Keruing | Dipterocarpus spp. | View |
Kevazingo | Guibourtia spp. | View |
Kirikawa | Iryanthera spp. | View |
Kirundo | Antiaris spp. | View |
Klinki-Pine | Araucaria spp. | View |
Kokko | Albizia lebbek | View |
Kokriki | Ormosia spp. | View |
Kokrodua | Pericopsis elata | View |
Kopie | Goupia glabra | View |
Korina | Terminalia superba | View |
Kosipo | Entandrophragma candollei | View |
Kotibe | Nesogordonia papaverifera | View |
Koto | Pterygota spp. | View |
Krabak | Anisoptera spp. | View |
Krapa | Carapa guianensis | View |
Kulim | Scorodocarpus borneensis | View |
Kurokai | Protium spp. | View |
Kusia | Nauclea diderrichii | View |
Kusiaba | Nauclea diderrichii | View |
Kwao | Adina cordifolia | View |
Kwari | Vochysia spp. | View |
Kyenkyen | Antiaris spp. | View |
Lacewood | Grevillea robusta | View |
Lampati | Duabanga spp. | View |
Landa | Erythroxylum manii | View |
Landosan | Aningeria spp. | View |
Lapacho | Tabebuia spp. (Lapacho group) | View |
Laurel | Nectandra spp. | View |
Laurel Blanco | Cordia spp. (Soft-wooded, light-colored Alliodora group) | View |
Leche Perra | Helicostylis tomentosa | View |
Lechero | Sapium spp. | View |
Lemonwood | Calycophyllum candidissimum | View |
Letterwood | Piratinera guianensis syn. Brosimum guianensis | View |
Light Red Lauan | Shorea spp. (Light red meranti-light red lauan group) | View |
Light Red Meranti | Shorea spp. (Light red meranti-light red lauan group) | View |
Lignumvitae | Guaiacum spp. | View |
Limba | Terminalia superba | View |
Lingue | Persea spp. | View |
Loktob | Duabanga spp. | View |
Long John | Triplaris spp. | View |
Longui | Gambeya africana, syn. Chrysophyllum africanum | View |
Louro | Aniba spp. | View |
Louro Pardo | Cordia spp. (Hard-wooded, dark-colored Gerascanthus group) | View |
Louro Vermelho | Ocotea rubra | View |
Lovoa | Lovoa trichilioides | View |
Lroko | Chlorophora excelsa and C. regia | View |
Lumbayau | Heritiera spp. | View |
Macawood | Platymiscium spp. | View |
Machang | Mangifera spp. | View |
Machilus | Machilus spp. | View |
Mafu | Fagaropsis angolensis | View |
Magas | Duabanga spp. | View |
Magnolia | Magnolia spp. | View |
Maho | Sterculia pruriens | View |
Mahot | Couratari spp. | View |
Mai Pradoo | Pterocarpus macrocarpus | View |
Makore | Tieghemella heckelii and T. africana | View |
Malas | Homalium spp. | |
Manbarklak | Eschweilera spp. | View |
Mandioquera | Qualea spp. | View |
Mangle Colorado | Rhizophora mangle | View |
Mango | Mangifera spp. | View |
Manio | Podocarpus spp. | View |
Manni | Symphonia globulifera | View |
Mansonia | Mansonia altissima | View |
Maracaibo Lignum-Vitae | Bulnesia arborea | View |
Marakaipo | Iryanthera spp. | View |
Maranggo | Azadirachta spp. | View |
Marishballi | Licania spp. | View |
Marupa | Simarouba spp. | View |
Masa | Tetragastris spp. | View |
Mastate | Poulsenia armata | View |
Mayapis | Shorea spp. (Light red meranti-light red lauan group) | View |
Mayflower | Tabebuia spp. (Roble group) | View |
Mbamakofi | Afzelia spp. | View |
Mbanko | Odyendea spp. | View |
Mbarika | Isoberlinia scheffleri | View |
Mecrusse | Androstachys johnsonii | View |
Medang | Litsea spp. | View |
Melawis | Gonystylus spp. | View |
Mendou | Brachystegia spp. | View |
Mengkulang | Heritiera spp., syn. Tarrietia spp. | View |
Merawan | Hopea spp. | View |
Merbau | Intsia biuga and I. palembanica | View |
Merkus Pine | Pinus merkusii | View |
Merpauh | Swintonia spp. | View |
Mersawa | Anisoptera spp | View |
Meru-Oak | Vitex doniana | View |
Mexican Cypress | Cupressus lusitanica | View |
Mierenhout | Triplaris spp. | View |
Missanda | Erythrophleum ivorense and E. guineense | View |
Mkora | Afzelia spp. | View |
Mlanje-Cedar | Widdringtonia whytei | View |
Moabi | Baillonella toxisperma | View |
Molave | Vitex spp. | View |
Molucca Albizzia. | Albizia falcataria syn. A. falcata | View |
Monkey Pot | Lecythis spp. | View |
Mora | Mora excelsa and M. gonggrijpii | View |
Mora Amarilla | Chlorophora tinctoria | View |
Morabukea | Mora excelsa and M. gonggrijpii | View |
Morado | Peltogyne spp. | View |
Morillo | Trophis spp. | View |
Morototo | Didymopanax morototoni | View |
Movingui | Distemonanthus benthamianus | View |
Mozambique | Guibourtia ehie | View |
Mtambara | Cephalosphaera usambarensis | View |
Mtundu | Brachystegia spiciformis | View |
Mubara | Parinari excelsa | View |
Mueri | Pygeum africanum, syn. Prunus africanum | View |
Muhimbi | Cynometra alexandri | View |
Muhuhu | Brachylaena hutchinsii | View |
Muiratinga | Brosimum spp. (Alicastrum group) | View |
Muirungi | Casearia battiscombei | View |
Mukangu | Aningeria spp. | View |
Mukulungu | Autranella congolensis | View |
Muninga | Pterocarpus angolensis | View |
Musine | Croton megalocarpus | View |
Musizi | Maesopsis eminii | View |
Mussacossa | Afzelia spp. | View |
Mutenye | Guibourtia arnoldiana | View |
Muwa | Julbernardia globiflora | View |
Mwafu | Canarium schweinfurthii | View |
Myrtle-Beech | Nothofagus spp. | View |
N'tola | Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum | View |
Nargusta | Terminalia amazonia | View |
Narra | Pterocarpus indicus | View |
Needlewood | Schima spp. | View |
Neem | Azadirachta spp. | View |
New Guinea-Walnut | Dracontomelum spp. | View |
New Guineawood | Dracontomelum spp. | View |
Niangon | Tarrietia utilis and T. densiflora | |
Niove | Staudtia stipitata, syn. S. gabonensis | View |
Njabi | Baillonella toxisperma | View |
Nkobakoba | Baikiaea insignis subsp. minor | View |
Nogal | Juglans spp. | View |
Nongo | Albizia spp. | View |
Nyankom | Tarrietia utilis and T. densiflora | View |
Nyatoh | Palaquium spp. and Payena spp. | View |
Nzingu | Mitragyna ciliata | View |
Oak | Quercus spp. | View |
Oba | Irvingia gabonensis | View |
Obeche | Triplochiton scleroxylon | View |
Obobo | Guarea cedrata and G. thompsonii | View |
Oboto | Mammea africana | View |
Ocote Pine | Pinus oocarpa | View |
Odoko | Scottellia coriaceae | View |
Ofram | Terminalia superba | View |
Ofun | Mansonia altissima | View |
Ogea | Daniellia ogea and D. thurifera | View |
Ogiovu | Antiaris spp. | View |
Ohia | Celtis spp. | View |
Ohia | Metrosideros collina, subsp. polymorpha | View |
Oiticica Amarela | Clarisia racemosa | View |
Ojoche | Brosimum spp. (Alicastrum group) | View |
Okan | Cylicodiscus gabunensi | View |
Okoko | Sterculia oblonga | |
Okoume | Aucoumea klaineana | View |
Okwen | Brachystegia spp. | View |
Omu | Entandrophragma candollei | View |
Onzang | Odyendea spp. | View |
Opepe | Nauclea diderrichii | View |
Orey | Campnosperma panamensis | View |
Orientalwood | Endiandra palmerstonii | View |
Oro | Antiaris spp. | View |
Osan | Aningeria spp. | View |
Otie | Pycnanthus angolensis | View |
Otutu | Nesogordonia papaverifera | View |
Ovangkol | Guibourtia ehie | View |
Ovoga | Poga oleosa | View |
Owewe | Combretodendron macrocarpum | View |
Oxhorn Bucida | Bucida buceras | View |
Ozigo | Dacryodes spp. | View |
Oziya | Daniellia ogea and D. thurifera | View |
Pacuri | Rheedia spp. | View |
Paldao | Dracontomelum spp. | View |
Palosapis | Anisoptera spp. | View |
Panga Panga | Millettia spp. | View |
Paper-Bark | Melaleuca quinquenervia | View |
Para Rubbertree | Hevea brasiliensis | View |
Para-Angelim | Hymenolobium excelsum | View |
Parana-Pine | Araucaria angustifolia | View |
Partridge Wood | Andira inermis | View |
Partridgewood | Caesalpinia spp., syn. Libidibia spp. | View |
Pau Amarello | Euxylophora paraensis | |
Pau Ferro | Machaerium spp. | View |
Pau Marfim | Balfourodendron riedelianum | View |
Penak | Balanocarpus spp. | View |
Perepat | Sonneratia spp. | |
Peroba De Campos | Paratecoma peroba | View |
Peroba Rosa | Aspidosperma spp. (Peroba group) | View |
Persian Lilac | Melia azedarach | View |
Perupok | Lophopetalum spp. | View |
Phdiek | Anisoptera spp. | View |
Pillarwood | Cassipourea malosana | View |
Pilon | Hyeronima alchorneoides and H. laxiflora | View |
Pipli | Bucklandia populnea | View |
Piquia | Caryocar spp. | View |
Pochote | Bombacopsis quinata | View |
Podo | Podocarpus spp. | View |
Podocarp | Podocarpus spp. | View |
Poon | Calophyllum spp. | View |
Porcupine Wood | Centrolobium spp. | View |
Possumwood | Hura crepitans | View |
Pradoo | Pterocarpus macrocarpus | View |
Primavera | Cybistax donnell-smithii, syn. Tabebuia donnell-smithii | View |
Pterygota | Pterygota spp. | View |
Pulai | Alstonia spp. | View |
Punah | Tetramerista glabra | View |
Purpleheart | Peltogyne spp. | View |
Putat Paya | Planchonia spp. | View |
Pyinkado | Xylia xylocarpa | View |
Pyinma | Lagerstroemia spp. | View |
Quaruba | Vochysia spp. | View |
Quebracho | Schinopsis spp. | View |
Queensland-Maple | Flindersia spp. | View |
Queensland-Walnut | Endiandra palmerstonii | View |
Raintree | Pithecellobium saman, syn. Samanea saman | View |
Ramin | Gonystylus spp. | View |
Ramon | Trophis spp. | View |
Ranggu | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | View |
Rauli | Nothofagus procera | View |
Red Lauan | Shorea spp. (Dark red meranti-red lauan group | View |
Red Louro | Ocotea rubra | View |
Red Mangrove | Rhizophora mangle | View |
Red Seraya | Shorea spp. (Light red meranti-Light red lauan group | View |
Remelento | Rheedia spp. | View |
Rengas | Gluta spp. and Melanorrhoea spp. | View |
Resak | Cotylelobium spp. and Vatica spp. | View |
Resak | Upuna borneensis | View |
Rhodesian-Teak | Baikiaea plurijuga | View |
Riemhout | Micropholis spp. | View |
Rimu | Dacrydium spp. | View |
Roble | Quercus spp. | View |
Roble | Tabebuia spp. (Roble group) | View |
Rose-Maple | Cryptocarya spp. | View |
Sabicu | Lysiloma spp. | View |
Safoukala | Dacryodes spp. | View |
Sajo | Campnosperma panamensis | View |
Sali | Tetragastris spp. | View |
Saman | Pithecellobium saman, syn. Samanea saman | View |
Samba | Triplochiton scleroxylon | View |
Sandalwood | Santalum album | View |
Sande | Brosimum spp. (Utile group) | View |
Sangre | Pterocarpus spp. | View |
Santa Maria | Calophyllum brasiliense | View |
Sapele | Entandrophragma cylindricum | View |
Sapo | Didelotia brevipaniculata | View |
Sapucaia | Lecythis spp. | View |
Senegal Mahogany | Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis | View |
Sengkuang | Dracontomelum spp. | View |
Sepetir | Pseudosindora palustris and Sindora spp. | View |
Serrette | Byrsonima coriacea var. spicata and Byrsonima spp. | View |
Silk-Cotton-Tree | Ceiba pentandra | View |
Silky-Oak | Grevillea robusta | View |
Simarouba | Simarouba amara | View |
Simpoh | Dillenia spp. | View |
Sipo | Entandrophragma utile | View |
Snakewood | Piratinera guianensi syn. Brosimum guianensis | View |
Sorro | Scyphocephalium ochocoa | View |
Sougue | Pahinari excelsa | View |
Spanish-Cedar | Cedrela spp. | View |
Star-Apple | Cynodendron spp. and Chrysophyllum spp. | View |
Sterculia | Sterculia pruriens | View |
Subaha | Mitragyna ciliata | View |
Sucupira | Bowdichia spp. | View |
Sucupira | Diptotropis purpurea | View |
Sugar-Plum | Uapaca spp. | View |
Suradan | Hyeronima alchorneoides and H. laxiflora | View |
T'Zalam | Lysiloma spp. | View |
Tangare | Carapa guianensis | View |
Tangile | Shorea spp. (Dark red meranti-red lauan group) | View |
Tasmanian-Myrtle | Nothofagus spp. | View |
Tatabu | Diplotropis purpurea | View |
Tauary | Couratari spp. | View |
Taun | Pometia spp. | View |
Tauroniro | Humiria balsamifera | View |
Tawa | Beilschmiedia tawa | View * |
Tchitola | Oxystigma oxyphyllum | View |
Teak | Tectona grandis | View |
Tembusu | Fagraea spp. | View |
Thingan | Hopea spp. | View |
Thitka | Pentace spp. | View |
Thitmin | Podocarpus spp. | View |
Thitni | Amoora spp. | View |
Thitpok | Tetrameles nudiflora | View |
Tiama | Entandrophragma angolense | View |
Tigerwood | Lovoa trichilioides, syn. L. klaineana | View |
Timbauba | Enterolobium schomburgkii | View |
Tola | Gosswelierodendron balsamiferum | View |
Tola Mafuta | Oxystigma oxyphyllum | View |
Tonka | Dipteryx odorata, syn. Coumarouna odorata | View |
Toon | Cedrela spp. (mainly C. toona) | View |
Tornillo | Cedrelinga catenaeformis | View |
Totara | Podocarpus spp. | View |
Trebol | Platymiscium spp. | View |
Trumpet-wood | Cecropia peltata | View |
Turpentine | Syncarpia glomulifera, syn. S. laurifolia | View |
Turpentine Tree | Bursera simaruba | View |
Ulmo | Eucryphia cordifolia | View |
Umbrella Tree | Musanga cecropioides | View |
Umiri | Humiria balsamifera | View |
Upun Batu | Upuna borneensis | View |
Urat Mata | Parashorea spp. | View |
Utile | Entandrophragma utile | View |
Vaco | Magnolia spp. | View |
Ven-Ven | Anisoptera spp. | View |
Verawood | Bulnesia arborea | View |
Vermillion Wood | Ptercarpus dalbergioides | View |
Violetwood | Peltogyne spp. | View |
Viraro | Pterogyne nitens | View |
Virola | Dialyanthera spp. | View |
Vitex | Vitex doniana | View |
Wacapou | Vouacapoua americana | View |
Walele | Pycnanthus angolensis | View |
Wallaba | Eperua spp. | View |
Wamara | Swartzia spp. | View |
Wawa | Triplochiton scleroxylon | View |
Wenge | Millettia spp. | View |
West African Cordia | Cordia millenii and C. Platythyrsa | View |
West African Wenge | Millettia spp. | View |
White Bombay | Terminalia procera | |
White Cheesewood. | Alstonia spp. | View |
White Chuglam | Terminalia bialata | View |
White Cyprus-Pine | Callitris glauca, syn. C. columellaris | View * |
White Lauan | Pentacme contorta | View |
White Meranti | Shorea spp. (White meranti group) | View |
White Seraya | Parashorea spp. | View |
White Tabebuia | Tabebuia spp. (White-cedar group) | View |
White-Cedar | Tabebuia spp. (White-cedar group) | View |
Yagrumo Macho | Didymopanax morototoni | View |
Yahu | Sterculia pruriens | View |
Yang | Dipterocarpus spp. | View |
Yawaredan | Sclerolobium spp. | View |
Yellow Meranti | Shorea spp. (Yellow meranti group) | View |
Yellow Sanders | Buchenavia capitata | View |
Yellow Seraya | Shorea spp. (Yellow meranti group) | View |
Yellow Sterculia | Sterculia oblonga | |
Yemeri | Vochysia spp. | View |
Zebrano | Microberlinia brazzavillensis | View |
Zebrawood | Microberlinia brazzavillensis | View |
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