Tropical Hardwoods

The information contained in the tech sheets below are based on Chudnoff, M. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. Agriculture Handbook #607. Madison, WI. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 464p. For a description of this publication, click here.

A-B

C-F

G-L

M-O

P-Z

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Abachi	AF	Triplochiton scleroxylon
Abale	AF	Combretodenodron africanum
Abel	AF	Canarium schweinfurthii
Aboudikro	AF	Entandrophragma cylindricum
Abura	AF	Mitragyna ciliata
Acajou Blanc	AM	Simarouba amara
Acapu	AM	Vouacapoua americana
Aceituno	AM	Vitex spp.
Adjouaba	AF	Dacryodes spp.
Adoung	AF	Monopetalanthu heitzii
Afara	AF	Terminalia superba
Afina	AF	Strombosia glaucescens
African Ebony	AF	Diospyros spp.
African Blackwood	AF	Dalbergia melanoxylon
African Canarium	AF	Canarium schweinfurthii
African Celtis	AF	Celtis spp.
African Corkwood	AF	Musanga cecropioides
African Crabwood	AF	Carapa procera and C. grandiflora
African Ebony	AF	Diospyros spp.
African Homalium	AF	Homalium spp.
African Mahogany	AF	Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis
African Mahogany	AF	Khaya ivorensis and K. anthotheca
African Padauk	AF	Pterocarpus soyauxii
African Pencil Cedar	AF	Juniperus procera
African-Walnut	AF	Lovoa trichilioides
Afrormosia	AF	Pericopsis elata, syn. Afrormosia elata
Afzelia	AF	Afzelia spp.
Agba	AF	Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum
Agboin	AF	Piptadeniastrum africanum
Aiele	AF	Canarium schweinfurthii
Aji	AM	Clarisia racemosa
Ako	AF	Antiaris spp.
Akom	AF	Terminalia superba
Akomu	AF	Pycnanthus angolensi
Alan	AS	Shorea spp. (Dark red meranti-red lauan group)
Albarco	AM	Cariniana spp. and C. pyriformis
Albizzia	AF	Albizia spp.
Alerce	AM	Fitzroya cupressoides
Algarrobo	AM	Hymenaea courbaril
Aligna	AF	Afzelia spp.
Almacigo	AM	Bursera simaruba
Almon	AS	Shorea spp. (Light red meranti-light red lauan group)
Alone	AF	Bombax spp.
Alstonia	AF	Alstonia congensis and A. boonei
Amaranth	AM	Peltogyne spp.
Amazakoue	AF	Guibourtia ehie
Amazoue	AF	Guibourtia ehie
Amboyna Burl	AS	Pterocarpus indicus
Amburana	AM	Amburana cearensis
Amendoim	AM	Pterogyne nitens
American Muskwood	AM	Guarea spp.
Amoora	AS	Amoora spp.
Anan	AS	Fagraea spp.
Anaura	AM	Licania spp.
Andaman Padauk	AS	Pterocarpus dalbergioides
Andiroba	AM	Carapa guianensis
Andoung	AF	Monopetalanthus heitzii
Anegre	AF	Aningeria spp.
Angelica Tree	AM	Dendropanax aboreus
Angelin	AM	Andira inermis
Angelique	AM	Dicorynia guianensis
Angueuk	AF	Ongokea gore
Aningeria.	AF	Aningeria spp.
Antiaris	AF	Antiaris spp.
Apa	AF	Afzelia spp.
Apitong	AS	Dipterocarpus spp.
Aprono	AF	Mansonia altissima
Araracanea	AM	Aspidosperma spp. (Araracanga group)
Arariba	AM	Centrolobium spp.
Arariba	AM	Sickingia spp.
Arere	AF	Triplochiton scleroxylon
Aromata	AM	Clathrotropis spp.
Australian Red-Cedar	AS	Cedrela spp. (mainly C.toona)
Australian-Maple	AS	Flindersia spp.
Avodire	AF	Turreanthus africanus
Ayan	AF	Distemonanthus benthamianus
Ayous	AF	Triplochiton scleroxylon
Azobe	AF	Lophira alata
Baboen	AM	Virola spp.
Badi	AF	Nauclea diderrichii
Bagasse	AM	Bagassa guianensis
Bagtikan	AS	Parashorea spp.
Bahia	AF	Mitragyna ciliata
Baku	AF	Tieghemella heckelii and T. africana
Balata	AM	Manilkara bidentata
Balau	AS	Shorea spp. (Balau group)
Balsa	AM	Ochroma pyramidale, syn. O. lagopus
Balsamo	AM	Myroxylon balsamum
Banak	AM	Virola spp.
Bannia	AM	Swartzia spp.
Banuyo	AS	Wallaceodendron celebicum
Baracara	AM	Ormosia spp.
Baromalli	AM	Catostemma spp.
Basralocus	AM	Dicorynia guianensis
Batai	AS	Albizia falcataria, syn. A. falcata
Beefwood	AM	Manilkara bidentata
Belian	AS	Eusideroxylon zwageri
Benge	AF	Guibourtia arnoldiana
Benguet Pine	AS	Pinus insularis, syn. P. kesiya and P. khasya
Benin Mahogany	AF	Khaya grandifoliola and K. senegalensis
Benuang	AS	Octomeles sumatrana
Berangan	AS	Castanopsis spp.
Berlinia	AF	Berlinia spp.
Bete	AF	Mansonia altissima
Bethabara	AM	Tabebuia spp. (Lapacho group)
Bilinga	AF	Nauclea diderrichii
Bintangor	AS	Calophyllum spp.
Binuang	AS	Octomeles sumatrana
Bishopwood	AS	Bischofia javanica
Bitter Angelim	AM	Vatairea spp.
Black Afara	AF	Terminalia ivorensis
Black Cabbage-Bark	AM	Lonchocarpus spp.
Black Wattle	AS	Acacia mollissima syn. A. mearnsii
Blue Mahoe	AM	Hibiscus elatus and H. tiliaceus
Bluegum	AS	Eucalyptus globulus
Bocote	AM	Cordia spp. (Hard-wooded, dark-colored Gerascanthus group)
Bombax	AF	Bombax spp.
Bongele	AF	Sterculia oblonga
Borneo Camphorwood	AS	Dryobalanops spp.
Borneo Ironwood	AS	Eusideroxylon zwageri
Bosse	AF	Guarea cedrata and G. thompsonii
Brazil-Nut Tree	AM	Bertholletia excelsa
Brazilian-Walnut	AM	Phoebe porosa
Broad-Leaved Tea-Tree.	AS	Melaleuca quinquenervia syn. M. leucadendron
Brown Silverballi	AM	Licaria spp.
Brush Box.	AS	Tristania spp.
Bubinga	AF	Guibourtia spp.
Bulletwood	AM	Manilkara bidentata
Burada	AM	Parinari spp.
Burkea	AF	Burkea africana
Burma Lancewood	AS	Homalium spp.
Burma Padauk	AS	Pterocarpus macrocarpus

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