This is a list of woods , most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.
Soft woods (coniferous)[ edit ]
Abachi (Triplochiton scleroxylon )
Acacia (Acacia sp. , Robinia pseudoacacia )
African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii )
Afzelia , doussi (Afzelia africana )
Agba , tola (Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum )
Alder (Alnus )
Ash (Fraxinus )
Aspen (Populus )
Australian red cedar (Toona ciliata )
Ayan , movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus )[ 2]
Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale )
Basswood , linden
Birch (Betula )
American birches
European birches
Blackbean (Castanospermum australe )
Blackwood
Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens )[ 3]
Boxelder (Acer negundo )
Boxwood , common box (Buxus sempervirens )
Brazilian walnut (Ocotea porosa )
Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata )
Buckeye , Horse-chestnut (Aesculus )
Butternut (Juglans cinerea )
California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica )
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora )
Cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense )
Catalpa , catawba (Catalpa )
Ceylon satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia )
Cherry (Prunus )
Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum )
Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa )
Corkwood (Leitneria floridana )
Cottonwood , popular
Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata )
Cumaru (Dipteryx spp.)[ 4]
Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
Ebony (Diospyros )
Elm
Eucalyptus
European crabapple (Malus sylvestris )
European pear (Pyrus communis )
Gonçalo alves (Astronium spp.)
Greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei )
Grenadilla , mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon )
Guanandi (Calophyllum brasiliense )
Gum (Eucalyptus )
Gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba )
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis )
Hickory (Carya )
Hornbeam (Carpinus spp.)
Ipê (Handroanthus spp.)
Iroko , African teak (Milicia excelsa )
Ironwood
Jacarandá-boca-de-sapo (Jacaranda brasiliana )
Jacarandá de Brasil (Dalbergia nigra )
Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril )
Kingwood (Dalbergia cearensis )
Lacewood
Limba (Terminalia superba )
Locust
Mahogany
Genuine mahogany (Swietenia )[ 7]
other mahogany
African mahogany (Khaya spp.)
Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis )
Australian red cedar , Indian mahogany (Toona ciliata )
Philippine mahogany , calantis, kalantis (Toona calantas )
Indonesian mahogany , suren (Toona sureni )
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum )
Sipo , utile (Entandrophragma utile )
Tiama , (Entandrophragma angolense )
Kosipo , (Entandrophragma candollei )
Mountain mahogany , bottle tree (Entandrophragma caudatumi )
Indian mahogany , chickrassy, chittagong wood (Chukrasia velutina )
Spanish Cedar , cedro, Brazilian mahogany (Cedrela odorata )
Light bosse , pink mahogany (Guarea cedrata )
Dark bosse , pink Mahogany (Guarea thompsonii )
American muskwood (Guarea grandifolia )
Carapa , royal mahogany, demerara mahogany, bastard mahogany, andiroba, crabwood (Carapa guianensis )[ 8]
Bead-tree , white cedar, Persian lilac (Melia azedarach )
Maple (Acer )
Hard maple
Soft maple
European maple
Marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum )
Marri , red gum (Corymbia calophylla )
Meranti (Shorea spp.)
Merbau , ipil (Intsia bijuga ), Kwila
Mesquite
Mopane (Colophospermum mopane )
Oak (Quercus )
Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana )
Olive (Olea europaea )
Pearl tree (Poliothyrsis sinensis )
Pink ivory (Berchemia zeyheri )
Poplar
Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.)
Queensland maple (Flindersia brayleyana )
Queensland walnut (Endiandra palmerstonii )
Ramin (Gonystylus spp.)
Redheart , chakté-coc (Erythroxylon mexicanum )
Sal (Shorea robusta )
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua )
Sandalwood (Santalum spp.)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum )
Satiné , satinwood (Brosimum rubescens )[ 9]
Silky oak (Grevillea robusta )
Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata )
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum )
Spanish-cedar (Cedrela odorata )
Spanish elm (Cordia alliodora )
Tamboti (Spirostachys africana )
Teak (Tectona grandis )
Thailand rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis )
Tupelo (Nyssa spp.)
Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera )
Walnut (Juglans )
Wenge (Millettia laurentii )
Willow (Salix )
Zingana , African zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis )
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