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Botanical Names and Common Names ordered by Botanical Names:

(NOTE: this is a VERY limited list of wood names)

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BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
Abies balsamea balsam fir
Acacia aneura mulga
Acacia auriculiformis ear pod wattle
Acacia greggii Gregg acacia
Acacia koa koa
Acacia melanoxylon Australian blackwood
Acer negundo box elder
Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple
Acer rubrum red maple
Acer saccharum sugar maple
Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye
Afrocarpus falcata podo
Afzelia quanzensis chanfuta
Agathis austalis kauri
Ailanthus altissima ailanthus
Albizia julibrissin silktree
Albizia lebbeck lebbek
Aleurites moluccana kukui
Alnus rubra red alder
Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood
Amyris elemifera torchwood
Anacardium excelsum espave
Andira inermis partridge wood
Androstachys johnsonii mecrusse
Aniba rosaeodora pau rosa
Antiaris toxicaria antiaris
Araucaria angustifolia parana pine
Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine
Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone
Arctostaphylos viscida white leaf manzanita
Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit
Asimina triloba pawpaw
Aspidosperma polyneuron pink peroba
Astronium balansae urunday
Astronium fraxinifolium goncalo alves
Atherosperma moschatum southern sassafras
Baikiaea plurijuga Rhodesian teak
Baillonealla toxisperma moabi
Balfourodendron riedelianum pau marfim
Beilschmiedia tawa tawa
Berchemia zeyheri pink ivory
Bertholletia excelsa Brazil nut
Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch
Betula lenta sweet birch
Betula papyifera white birch
Bischofia javanica bishopwood
Brachulaena hutchinsii muhuhu
Brosimum guianense snakewood
Brosimum rubescens satine
Broussonetia papyrifera paper mulberry
Brya ebenus cocuswood
Bucida buceras jucaro
Bulnesia arborea verawood
Burkea africana mukarati
Bursera simaruba gumbo-limbo
Buxus sempervirens boxwood
Caesalpinia echinata pernambuco
Caesalpinia granadillo partridge wood (brown ebony)
Callitris glaucophylla white cypress pine
Calocedrus decurrens incense-cedar
Calophyllum brasiliense Maria
Calycophyllum candidissimum degame
Campnosperma panamense sajo
Canaga odorata ylang-ylang
Canarium euphyllum Indian canarium
Caragana arborescens caragana
Carapa guianensis andiroba
Cardwllia sublimis lacewood
Carpunus caroliniana American hornbeam
Carya illinoensis pecan
Carya myristiciformis nutmeg hickory
Carya ovata shagbark hickory
Castanea dentata American chestnut
Castanospermum australe blackbean
Casuarina spp. Casuarina
Catalpa speciosa Northern catalpa
Cecropia peltata trumpet-tree
Cedrela odorata Spanish cedar
Cedrus libani cedar - Lebanon
Ceiba pentandra ceiba
Celtis occidentalis hackberry
Centrolobium spp. canary wood
Ceratopetalum apetalum coachwood
Cercis canadensis eastern redbud
Cercocarpus spp. mountain-mahoganies
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Port-Oxford-cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar
Chameacyparis nootkatensis Alaska cedar
Chlorocardium rodiei greenheart
Chloroxylon swietenia Ceylon satinwood
Chrysolepis chrysophylla giant chinkapin
Chukrasia tabularis chickrassy
Cinnamomum camphora camphor-tree
Cladrastis lutea yellowwood
Cocus nucifera coconut
Continus obovatus American smoketree
Cordia dodecandra sericote
Cordia gerascanthus canalete
Cordia goeldiana freijo
Cornus florida flowering dogwood
Croton magalocarpus musine
Cryptocarya oblata bolly silkwood
Cyrilla racemiflora swamp cyrilla
Dacryodes excelsa gommier
Dalbergia cearensis kingwood
Dalbergia cochinshinensis flamewood
Dalbergia decipularis tulipwood
Dalbergia latifolia East Indian rosewood
Dalbergia melanoxylon African blackwood
Dalbergia nigra Brazilian rosewood
Dalbergia retusa cocobolo
Dalbergia sissoo sissoo
Dalbergia stevensonii Honduras rosewood
Daniella ogea ogea
Dialyanthera spp. virola
Dicorynia guianensis angelique
Diospyros celebica Macassar ebony
Diospyros dendo Gabon ebony
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon
Distemonanthus benthamianus ayan
Dracontomelon doa paldao
Dryobalanops sumatrensis kapur
Dyera costulata jelutong
Ebenopsis ebano ebony blackbead
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive
Endiandra palmerstonii Queensland walnut
Endospermum macrophyllum kauvula
Entandrophragma cylindricum sapele
Enterolobium cyclcarpum guanacaste
Erythrina crista-galti cockspur coralbean
Eucalyptus camaldulensis red river gum
Eucalyptus marginata jarrah
Eucalyptus regnans mountain ash
Eucryphia cordifolia ulmo
Euxylphora paraensis pau amarello
Exocecaria africana tamboti
Fagus grandifolia American beech
Faxinus excelsior European ash
Flindersia brayleana Queensland maple
Fraxinus americana white ash
Fraxinus nigra black ash
Fraxinus sieboldiana tamo
Ginkgo biloba ginko
Gledistsia tricanthos honey locust
Gmelina arborea gmelina
Gonystylus bancanus ramin
Gordonia lasianthus loblolly bay
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum agba
Grevillea robusta silky oak
Guaiacum officinale lignum vitae
Guarea cedrata guarea
Guibourtia arnoldiana beng
Guibourtia tessmannii bubinga
Gymmanthes lucidas oysterwood
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffeetree
Haematoxylon campechianum logwood
Hakea leucoptera needlewood
Halesia carolina Carolina silverbell
Hardwickia mopane mopane
Harpullia pendula tulipwood
Heritiera simplicifolia mengkulang
Heritiera utilis niangon
Hevea brasiliensis rubbertree
Hibiscus elatus blue mahoe
Hura crepitans sandbox tree
Hyeronima alchorneoides pilon
Hymenaea courbaril courbaril
Ilex opaca American Holly
Intsia spp. merbau
Juglans cinerea butternut
Juglans nigra black walnut
Juniperus ashei ash juniper
Juniperus virginiana eastern red cedar
Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel
Kalopanax pictus sen
Khaya spp. African mahogany
Koompassia malaccensis kempas
Krugiodendron ferreum leadwood
Lagarostrobus franklinii Huon pine
Larix occidentalis western larch
Leptospermum scoparium tea tree
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera yellow poplar
Lithocarpus densiflorus tanoak
Lophira alata ekki
Lophostemon confertus brushbox
Lovoa trichilioides tigerwood
Maclura pomifera osage-orange
Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree
Magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia
Malus sylvestris apple
Mammea africana oboto
Mangifera indica mango
Manilkara bidentata bulletwood
Manilkara zapota sapodilla
Mansonia altissima masonia
Melaleuca quinquenervia cajeput tree
Melia azedarach chinaberry
Metopium brownei chechem
Metrosideros collina ohia
Microberlinia brazzavillensis zebrawood
Milicia excelsa iroko
Millettia laurentii wenge
Morus rubra red mulberry
Myroxylon balsamum balsamo
Nauclea diderrichii opepe
Nesogordonia papaverifera danta
Nothofagus dombeyi coigue
Nuytsia floribunda W Australia Christmas tree
Nyssa sulvatica black gum
Ochroma pyramidale balsa
Ocotea bullata stinkwood
Ocotea porosa imbuya
Olea capensis African olive
Olea europaea olive
Olneya tesota desert ironwood
Ostrya virginiana eastern hophornbeam
Oxandra lanceolata lancewood
Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood
Parapiptandenia rigida angico
Paulownia tomentosa royal paulownia
Peltogyne paniculata purpleheart
Pericopsis elata afrormosia
Persea americana avacado
Persea borbonia redbay
Phus typhina staghorn sumac
Phyllostachus edulis moso bamboo
Picea mariana black spruce
Picea rubens red spruce
Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce
Pinus aristata bristlecone pine
Pinus carbaea Caribbean pine
Pinus contorta lodgepole pine
Pinus lambertiana sugar pine
Pinus longaeva intermountain bristlecone pine
Pinus pungens Table mountain pine
Pinus strobus eastern white pine
Piptadeniastrum africanum dahoma
Piptadeniastrum africanum dahoma
Piscidia piscipula Florida fishpoision tree
Platanus occidentals sycamore
Plathymenia reticulata vinhatico
Podocarpus totara totara
Populus balsamifera balsam poplar
Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood
Populus tremuloides trembling aspen
Prioria copaifera cativo
Prosopus glandulosa honey mesquite
Prunus padus European bird cherry
Prunus serotina black cherry
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir
Ptelea trifoliata hoptree
Pterocarpus dalbergioides Andaman paduak
Pterocarpus macrocarpus Burma paduak
Pterocarpus soyauxii African paduak
Pyrus communis pearwood
Quercus alba white oak
Quercus arkansana Arkansas oak
Quercus robur English oak
Quercus rubra northern red oak
Quercus virginiana live oak
Rhiziphora mangle mangrove
Robinia pseudoacacia black locust
Roystonea regia Cuban royal palm
Sabal pametto cabbage palmetto
Salix nigra black willow
Samanea saman monkey pod
Santalum album sandalwood
Sapindus saponaria western soapberry
Sassafras albidum sassafras
Schefflera morototoni yagrumo macho
Schinopsis quebracho-colorado quebracho
Sequoia sempervirens redwood
Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia
Shorea spp. luan
Simarouba amara marupa
Sorbus americana American mountain ash
Spondias mombin jobo
Sterculia apelata chica
Styphnolobium affine Texas sophora
Swietenia macrophylla bigleaf mahogany
Syncarpia glomulifera turpentine
Syringa vulgaris lilac
Tabebuia spp. ipe
Tabeuia donnell-smithii primavera
Tamarindus indicus tamarind
Taxodium distichum baldcypress
Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew
Tectona grandis teak
Terminalia elliptica Indian laurel
Terminalia ivorensis indigbo
Terminalia superba limba
Testulea gabonensis izombe
Tetraclinis articulata thuya
Thespesia populnea portiatree
Thuja occidentalis northern white cedar
Thuja plicata western red cedar
Tieghemella heckelii makore
Tilia americana American basswood
Toona ciliata Australian red cedar
Triplochiton scleroxylon obeche
Turreanthus africanus avodire
Ulmus americana American elm
Ulmus crassifolia cedar elm
Ulmus rubra slippery elm
Zanthoxylum flavum West Indian satinwood
Ziziphus thyrsiflora ebao