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African Mahogany Common Name Scientific Name # African mahogany Khaya ivorensis 63 African padauk Pterocarpus soyauxii 170 African rosewood Guibourtia demeuse 147 African teak Chlorophora excelsa 10 Afzelia Afzelia quanzensis 85 Aglaia Aglaia gigantea 6 Amendoim Pterogyne nitens 106 American ash Fraxinus americana 64 American basswood Tilia americana 134 American beech Fagus grandifolia 80 American chestnut Castanea dentata 177 American elm Ulmus americana 135 American holly Ilex opaca 127 American plum Prunus americana 74 Amklaal Horsfieldia amklaal 133 Andiroba saruba Carapa guianensis 149 Anegre Pouteria sp. 28 Australian cypress Callitris glaucophylla 123 Avocado Persea americana 153 Bald cypress Taxodium distichum 174 Ballnut Calophyllum inophyllum 36 Balsa Ochroma pyramidale 91 Banak Virola koschnyi 101 Bastard lignum Guaiacum sanctum 7 Beefwood Casuarina cunninghamiana 150 Black and white ebony Diospyros embryopteris 77 Black cherry Prunus serotina 124 Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia 102 Black oak Quercus velutina 84 Black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica 67 Black walnut Juglans nigra 56 Black willow Salix nigra 116 Bloodwood Brosimum sp. 37 Blue gum Eucalyptus globulus 70 Blue mahoe Hibiscus elatus 68 Bocote Cordia alliodora 9 Bow wood Maclura pomifera 126 Box elder Acer negundo 178 Brazilian cherry Hymenaea courbaril 130 Brazilian kingwood Dalbergia cearensis 72 Brazilian lacewood Roupala brasiliensis 145 Bubinga Guibourtia demeuse 147 Burmese rosewood Dalbergia oliveri 97 Butternut Juglans cinerea 129 California laurel Umbellularia californica 41 Camphorwood Cinnamomum camphora 160 Canarywood Centrolobium sp. 171 Castello Calycophyllum multiflorum 89 Chakte kok Cosmocalyx spectabilis 42 Chakte kok Simira salvadorensis 120 Common Name Scientific Name # Chakte viga Caesalpinia platyloba 92 Chechem Metopium brownei 43 Chestnut oak Quercus prinus 61 Coastal redwood Sequoia sempervirens 39 Cocobolo Dalbergia retusa 132 Common boxwood Buxus sempervirens 93 Common pear Pyrus communis 62 Cuban mahogony Swietenia mahagoni 78 Cumaru Dipteryx magnifica 94 Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 155 Durmast oak Quercus petraea 59 East African olive Olea hochstetteri 105 East Indian rosewood Dalbergia latifolia 8 Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 139 Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana 141 Eastern white cedar Thuja occidentalis 22 Eastern white pine Pinus strobus 57 Ecuador walnut Juglans neotropica 15 Elibob Alphitonia carolinensis 25 Florida poisontree Metopium brownei 43 English oak Quercus robur 121 English walnut Juglans regia 32 European beech Fagus sylvatica 5 European linden Tilia X europaea 144 European olive Olea europaea 158 Flowering dogwood Cornus florida 73 Gaboon ebony Diospyros sp. 55 Gaboon mahogany Aucoumea klaineana 65 Giant golden chinkapen Chrysolepis chrysophylla 119 Giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum 90 Golden afrormosia Pericopsis elata 12 Goncalo alves Astronium graveolens 176 Granadillo Platymiscium yucatanum 163 Guatambu Balfourodendron riedelianum 103 Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos 110 Ipe Tabebuia serratifolia 27 Iroko Chlorophora excelsa 10 Jamaican dogwood Piscidia piscipula 81 Jarrah Eucalyptus marginata 11 Kauri pine Agathis australis 16 Kelela charm Campnosperma brevipetiolatum 46 Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 52 Koa Acacia koa 140 Lacewood Grevillea robusta 152 Lacewood Panopsis rubellens 164 Lemon gum eucalyptus Corymbia citriodora 151 Leopardwood Brosimum guianense 18 Lignum vitae Guaiacum officinale 17 Limba Terminalia superba 156 Limewood Tilia X europaea 144 Common Name Scientific Name # Litchi Litchi chinensis 117 Live oak Quercus virginiana 98 Loblolly pine Pinus taeda 111 Longleaf pine Pinus palustris 69 Lune ebony Diospyros mun 99 Lychee Litchi chinensis 117 Macadamia nut Macadamia integrifolia 76 Machiche Lonchocarpus castilloi 83 Makore Tieghemella heckeli 54 Mango Mangifera indica 107 Marblewood Zygia racemosa 104 Marula Sclerocarya birrea 88 Merbatu Maranthes corymbosa 49 Merbau Intsia sp. 34 Mesquite Prosopis velutina 154 Milo Thespesia populnea 47 Monkey pod Samanea saman 115 Morado Machaerium scleroxylon 175 Myrtle beech Nothofagus cunninghamii 159 Narra Pterocarpus indicus 165 Nigerian pearwood Guarea thompsonii 29 Norfolk Island pine Araucaria heterophylla 95 Norway spruce Picea abies 79 Ohia Metrosideros polymorpha 128 Olive Olea europaea 158 Osage orange Maclura pomifera 126 Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii 24 Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia 137 Paldao Dracontomelon dao 125 Palo de rosa Dalbergia retusa 132 Palo maria Calophyllum antillanum 20 Panga panga Millettia stuhlmanni 66 Parinari Maranthes corymbosa 49 Pau santo Zollernia paraensis 108 Pecan Carya illinoinensis 19 Pernambuco Caesalpinia echinata 168 Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 82 Pignut hickory Carya glabra 172 Pink ivory Berchemia zeyheri 71 Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa 1 Port Orford cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 169 Primavera Tabebuia donnell-smithii 13 Prime mahogany Swietenia macrophylla 60 Purpleheart Peltogyne paniculata 131 Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides 86 Red alder Alnus rubra 122 Red birch (heartwood) Betula alleghaniensis 100 Red elm, slippery elm Ulmus rubra 112 Red lauan Shorea negrosensis 96 Red maple Acer rubrum 162 Common Name Scientific Name # Red mulberry Morus rubra 58 Red oak Quercus rubra 113 Redheart Cosmocalyx spectabilis 42 River red gum eucalyptus Eucalyptus camaldulensis 143 Sapele Entandrophragma cylindricum 173 Sassafras Sassafras albidum 45 Satinwood Chloroxylon swietenia 142 Shedua Guibourtia arnoldiana 4 Silky oak Cardwellia sublimis 118 Sinker pine Pinus palustris 53 Sirari Ormosia nobilis 3 Siris tree Albizia lebbeck 148 Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis 21 Snakewood Brosimum guianense 18 Sougue Parinari excelsa 138 Sour gum Nyssa sylvatica 67 Southern live oak Quercus virginiana 98 Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 87 Spanish cedar Cedrela odorata 23 Sugar maple Acer saccharum 146 Swamp mahogany Eucalyptus robusta 44 Swamp maple Acer rubrum 162 Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 31 Tasmanian blackheart Atherosperma moschatum 35 Tasmanian blackwood Acacia melanoxylon 2 Teak Tectona grandis 114 Tiger wood Astronium lecointei 26 Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 157 Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 157 Tulipwood Dalbergia frutescens 50 Tzalam Lysiloma sp. 166 Ukall Serianthes kanehirae 48 Umbuia Ocotea porosa 109 Volador Aspidosperma sp. 51 Wenge Millettia laurentii 40 Western red cedar Thuja plicata 30 White birch Betula papyrifera 33 White fir Abies concolor 75 White oak Quercus alba 136 Wild cherry Prunus serotina 124 Yellow birch (sapwood) Betula alleghaniensis 167 Yellowheart Euxylophora paraensis 38 Zebrawood Microberlinia brazzavillensis 161 Ziricote Cordia dodecandra 14 .
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