# List of woods

This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.

## Soft woods (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)
* Acacia (Acacia sp., Robinia pseudoacacia)
* African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)
* Afzelia, doussi (Afzelia africana)
* Agba, tola (Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)
* Alder (Alnus)
** Black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
** Red alder (Alnus rubra)
* 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 gradidentata)
** 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)
* 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)
* Buckeye, Horse-chestnut (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)
* Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
** Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
** American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
* Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)
* Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
* Corkwood (Leitneria floridana)
* Cottonwood, popular
** Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
** Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)
* Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)
* Cumaru (Dipteryx spp.)
* 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)
** Ceylon ebony (Diospyros ebenum)
** Rare Brown (Rareay Brownibium)
* 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)
* Gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba)
* 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)
* Ipê (Handroanthus spp.)
* 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)
** Black ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum)
** Black ironwood, olive (Olea spp.)
** Lebombo ironwood Androstachys johnsonii
** Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus)
** Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
** 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 × hispanica)
* 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), Kwila
* Mesquite
** White mesquite (Prosopis alba)
** Chilean mesquite (Prosopis chilensis)
** Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
** Black mesquite (Prosopis nigra)
** Screwbean mesquite (Prosopis pubescens)
** Velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
* Mopane (Colophospermum mopane)
* 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)
* Pearl tree (Poliothyrsis sinensis)
* Pink ivory (Berchemia zeyheri)
* Poplar
** Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
** Black poplar (Populus nigra)
** Hybrid black poplar (Populus × canadensis)
* 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.)
** 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)
** Philippine teak (Tectona philippinensis)
* Thailand rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)
* Tupelo (Nyssa spp.)
** Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)
** Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
* 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)

## Pseudowoods

Other wood-like materials:
* Bamboo
* Palm tree
** Coconut timber (Cocos nucifera)
** Toddy palm timber (Borassus flabellifer)