List of woods

Softwoods (coniferous)

Araucaria

Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii)

Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)

Paraná pine (Araucaria angustifolia)

Cedar (Cedrus)

Celery-top pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius)

Cypress (Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Taxodium)

Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica)

Bald cypress, southern cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides)

Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

Lawson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)

Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)

European yew (Taxus baccata)

Fir (Abies)

Balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

Silver fir (Abies alba)

Noble fir (Abies procera)

Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis)

Hemlock (Tsuga)

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)

Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Huon pine, Macquarie pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii)

Kauri (New Zealand) (Agathis australis)

Queensland kauri (Australia) (Agathis robusta)

Japanese nutmeg-yew, kaya (Torreya nucifera)

Larch (Larix)

European larch (Larix decidua)

Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi)

Tamarack (Larix laricina)

Western larch (Larix occidentalis)

Pine (Pinus)

European black pine (Pinus nigra)

Jack pine (Pinus banksiana)

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)

Monterey pine (Pinus radiata)

Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)

Red pine (North America) (Pinus resinosa)

Scots pine, red pine (UK) (Pinus sylvestris)

White pine

Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

Western white pine (Pinus monticola)

Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)

Southern yellow pine

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

Pitch pine (Pinus rigida)

Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata)

Red cedar

Eastern red cedar, (Juniperus virginiana)

Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum)

Spruce (Picea)

Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Black spruce (Picea mariana)

Red spruce (Picea rubens)

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)

White spruce (Picea glauca)

Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

White cedar

Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)

Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis)

Hardwoods (angiosperms)

Abachi (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)

Afzelia, doussi (Afzelia africana)

Agba, tola (Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)

Alder (Alnus)

Black alder (Alnus glutinosa)

Red alder (Alnus rubra)

American chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Ash (Fraxinus)

Black ash (Fraxinus nigra)

Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)

Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia)

Pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda)

White ash (Fraxinus americana)

Aspen (Populus)

Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)

European aspen (Populus tremula)

Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

Australian red cedar (Toona ciliata)

Ayan, movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus)

Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)

Basswood, linden

American basswood (Tilia americana)

White basswood (Tilia heterophylla)

American beech (Fagus grandifolia)

Birch (Betula)

American birches

Gray birch (Betula populifolia)

Black birch (Betula nigra)

Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)

Sweet birch (Betula lenta)

Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

European birches

Silver birch (Betula pendula)

Downy birch (Betula pubescens)

Blackbean (Castanospermum australe)

Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)

Blackwood

Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

African blackwood, mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon)

Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens)

Boxelder (Acer negundo)

Boxwood, common box (Buxus sempervirens)

Brazilian walnut (Ocotea porosa)

Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)

Gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba)

Buckeye (Aesculus)

Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)

Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava)

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)

Black cherry (Prunus serotina)

Red cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)

Wild cherry (Prunus avium)

Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)

Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)

Corkwood (Leitneria floridana)

Cottonwood

Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)

Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)

Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)

Dogwood (Cornus spp.)

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)

Ebony (Diospyros)

Andaman marblewood (Diospyros kurzii)

Ebène marbre (Diospyros melanida)

African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora)

Elm

American elm (Ulmus americana)

English elm (Ulmus procera)

Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii)

Slippery elm, red elm (Ulmus rubra)

Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)

Eucalyptus

Lyptus: Flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis)

White mahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides)

Brown mallet (Eucalyptus astringens)

Banglay, southern mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides)

River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)

Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)

Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)

Flooded gum, rose gum (Eucalyptus grandis)

York gum (Eucalyptus loxophleba)

Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)

Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)

Grey ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculata)

Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis)

Mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans)

Australian oak (Eucalyptus obliqua)

Alpine ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis)

Red mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera)

Swamp mahogany, swamp messmate (Eucalyptus robusta)

Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna)

Mugga, red ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon)

Redwood (Eucalyptus transcontinentalis)

Wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo)

European crabapple (Malus sylvestris)

European pear (Pyrus communis)

Gonçalo alves (Astronium spp.)

Greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei)

Grenadilla, mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon)

Guanandi (Calophyllum brasiliense)

Gum (Eucalyptus)

Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

Hickory (Carya)

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

Pignut hickory (Carya glabra)

Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)

Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)

Hornbeam (Carpinus spp.)

American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)

Iroko, African teak (Milicia excelsa)

Ironwood

Balau (Shorea spp.)

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)

Sheoak, Polynesian ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)

Giant ironwood (Choricarpia subargentea)

Diesel tree (Copaifera langsdorffii)

Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)

Lignum vitae

Guaiacwood (Guaiacum officinale)

Holywood (Guaiacum sanctum)

Takian (Hopea odorata)

Ipê (Handroanthus spp.)

Black ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum)

Lebombo ironwood Androstachys johnsonii

Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus)

Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea)

Olive (Olea spp.)

Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota)

Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica)

Brazilian ironwood, pau ferro (Caesalpinia ferrea)

Yellow lapacho (Tabebuia serratifolia)

Jacarandá-boca-de-sapo (Jacaranda brasiliana)

Jacarandá de Brasil (Dalbergia nigra)

Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril)

Kingwood (Dalbergia cearensis)

Lacewood

Northern silky oak (Cardwellia sublimis)

American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

London plane (Platanus × acerifolia)

Limba (Terminalia superba)

Locust

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

Mahogany

Genuine mahogany (Swietenia)

West Indies mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni)

Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)

Pacific Coast mahogany (Swietenia humilis)

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)

Bead-Tree, White Cedar, Persian Lilac, (Melia azedarach)

Maple (Acer)

Hard maple

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)

Black maple (Acer nigrum)

Soft maple

Boxelder (Acer negundo)

Red maple (Acer rubrum)

Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

European maple

Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)

Marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum)

Marri, red gum (Corymbia calophylla)

Meranti (Shorea spp.)

Merbau, ipil (Intsia bijuga)

Oak (Quercus)

White oak

White oak (Quercus alba)

Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)

Post oak (Quercus stellata)

Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)

Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)

Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii)

Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus)

Chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii)

Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)

Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata)

English oak (Quercus robur)

Red oak

Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)

Eastern black oak (Quercus velutina)

Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)

Southern red oak (Quercus falcata)

Water oak (Quercus nigra)

Willow oak (Quercus phellos)

Nuttall's oak (Quercus texana)

Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana)

Olive (Olea europaea)

Pink ivory (Berchemia zeyheri)

Poplar

Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)

Black poplar (Populus nigra)

Hybrid black poplar (Populus × canadensis)

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.)

Queensland maple (Flindersia brayleyana)

Queensland walnut (Endiandra palmerstonii)

Ramin (Gonystylus spp.)

Redheart, chakté-coc (Erythroxylon mexicanum)

Śāl (Shorea robusta)

Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Sandalwood (Santalum spp.)

Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Southern sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum)

Satiné, satinwood (Brosimum rubescens)

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)

Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra)

Common walnut (Juglans regia)

Wenge (Millettia laurentii)

Panga-panga (Millettia stuhlmannii)

Willow (Salix)

Black willow (Salix nigra)

Cricket-bat willow (Salix alba 'Caerulea')

White willow (Salix alba)

Weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Zingana, African zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis)

Hardwoods (monocotyledons)

Bamboo

Coconut timber