Calibration Tables for Wood Timber Species Group Table Common names of timbers as BS888&589:1973

1 Abura E 31 Chestnut C 2 Afara A 32 Coachwood G 3 Aformosa G Cordia, American 33 F 4 Afzelia E Light 5 Agba J 34 Cypress, E African A Cypress, Japanese 6 Amboyna G 35 J (8-18%mc) 7 Ash, American B Cypress, Japanese 8 Ash, European A 36 C (18-28%mc) 9 Ash, Japanese A 37 Dahoma A 10 Ayan C 38 Danta C 11 Baguacu, Brazilian F 39 Douglas Fir B 12 Balsa A Elm, Japanese Grey 40 B 13 Banga Wanga A Bark 14 Basswood G 41 Elm, English E 15 Beech, European C 42 Elm, Rock E 16 Berlina B 43 Elm, White E 17 Binvang E 44 Empress Tree J 18 Birch, European J 45 Erimado F 19 Birch, Yellow A 46 Fir, Douglas B 20 Bisselon E 47 Fir, Grand A 21 Bitterwood F 48 Fir, Noble J 22 Blackbutt C 49 Gegu, Nohor H 23 Bosquiea A 50 Greenheart C 24 Boxwood, Maracaibo A 51 Guarea, Black J Camphorwood, E 25 C 52 Guarea, White H African 53 Gum, American Red A 26 Canarium, African B 54 Gum, Saligna B 27 Cedar, Japanese B 55 Gum, Southern B 28 Cedar, West Indian J 56 Gum, Spotted A 29 Cedar, Western Red C 30 Cherry, European J 57 Gurjun A 58 Hemlock, Western C 92 Musine J 59 Hiba J 93 Musizi J 60 Hickory F 94 Myrtle, Tasmanian A 61 Hyedunani B 95 Naingon C 62 Iroko F 96 Oak, American Red A 63 Ironbank B 97 Oak, American White A 64 Jarrah C 98 Oak, European A 65 Jelutong C 99 Oak, Japanese A 66 Kapur A 100 Oak, Tasmanian C 67 Karri A 101 Oak, Turkey E 68 Kauri, New Zealand E 102 Obeche G 69 Kauri, Queensland J 103 Odoko E 70 Keruing F 104 Okwen B 71 Kuroka A 105 Olive, E African B 72 Larch, European C 106 Olivillo G 73 Larch, Japanese C 107 Opepe H 74 Larch, Western F 108 Padang A 75 Lime E 109 Padauk, African F 76 Loliondo C 110 Panga Panga A 77 Mahogany, African J 111 Persimmon G Mahogany, West 112 Pillarwood F 78 B Indian Pine, American Long 113 C 79 Makore B Leaf 80 Mansonia B 114 Pine, American Pitch C 81 Maple, Pacific A 115 Pine, Bunya B 82 Maple, Queensland B 116 Pine, Caribbean Pitch C 83 Maple, Rock A 117 Pine Corsican C 84 Maple, Sugar A 118 Pine Hoop C 85 Matai E 119 Pine Huon B Meranti, Red (dark/ 120 Pine Japanese Black B 86 B light) 121 Pine Kauri E 87 Meranti, White B 122 Pine Lodgepole A 88 Merbau B 123 Pine Maritime B 89 Missanda C Pine New Zealand 124 B 90 Muhuhi J White 91 Muninga G 125 Pine Nicaraguan Pitch C 126 Pine Parana B Spruce Japanese 149 J 127 Pine Ponderosa C (8-18%mc) Spruce Japanese 128 Pine Radiata C 150 C (18-28%mc) 129 Pine Red B Spruce Norway 130 Pine Scots A 151 C (European) 131 Pine Sugar C 152 Spruce Sitka C 132 Pine Yellow A 153 Stringybark Messmate C 133 Poplar Black A 154 Stringybark Yellow C 134 Pterygota African A 155 Sterculia Brown A 135 Pyinkado E 156 Sycamore F 136 Queensland Kauri J 157 Tallowwood A 137 Queensland Walnut C 158 Teak F 138 Ramin G 159 Totara E Redwood Baltic (Eu- 139 A 160 Turpentine C ropean) 161 Utile J 140 Redwood Californian B 162 Walnut African J 141 Rosewood Indian A 163 Walnut American A 142 Rubberwood H 164 Walnut European C 143 Santa Maria H 165 Walnut New Guinea B 144 Sapele C 166 Walnut Queensland C 145 Sen A 167 Wawa G 146 Seraya Red C 168 Wandoo J 147 Silky Oak African C 169 Whitewood C 148 Silky Oak Australian C 170 Yew C

Botanical Names of Timbers

1 Abies alba B 8 Aetoxicon punctatum G 2 Abies grandis A 9 Aformosia elata G 3 Abies procera J 10 Afzelia spp E Acanthopanex 11 Agathis australis E 4 A ricinifolius 12 Agathis palmerstoni J 5 Acer macrophyllum A 6 Acer pseudoplatanus F 13 Agathis robusta J Amblygonocarpus 7 Acer saccharum A 14 A andogensis Amblygonocarpus Dipterocarpus 15 A 47 F obtusungulis (Keruing) 16 Araucaria angustifolia B Dipterocarpus 48 A 17 Araucaria bidwilli B zeylanicus Araucaria Distemonanthus 18 C 49 C cunninghamii benthamianus Dracontomelium 19 Berlinia grandiflora B 50 B mangiferum 20 Berlinia spp B 51 Dryobanalops spp A 21 Betula alba J 52 Dyera costulata C 22 Betula alleghaniensis J Entandrophragma 23 Betula pendula J 53 H angolense 24 Betula spp J Entandrophragma 54 C 25 Bosquiera phoberos A cylindricum 26 Brachylaena hutchinsii J 55 Entandrophragma utile J 27 Brachystegia spp B 56 Endiandra palmerstoni C Calophyllum 28 H 57 Erythrophleum spp C brasiliense Eucalyptus Canarium 58 C 29 B acmenicides schweinfurthii 59 Eucalyptus crebra B 30 Cardwellia sublimes C Eucalyptus 60 A 31 Carya glabra F diversicolor 32 Cassipourea elliotii F 61 Eucalyptus globulus B Cassipourea 33 F 62 Eucalyptus maculate A melanosana 63 Eucalyptus marginata C 34 Castanea sutiva C 64 Eucalyptus microcorys A 35 Cedrela odorata J 65 Eucalyptus obliqua C 36 Ceratopetalum apetala G 66 Eucalyptus pilularis C 37 Chamaecyparis spp J 67 Eucalyptus saligna B 38 Chamaecyparis spp C 68 Eucalyptus wandoo J 39 Chlorophora excelsa F 69 Fagus sylvatica C 40 Cordia alliodora F 70 Flindersia brayleyana B 41 Croton megalocarpus J 71 Fraxinus Americana B 42 Cryptomelia japonica B 72 Fraxinus excelsior A 43 Cupressus spp A 44 Dacryium franklinii B 73 Fraxinus japonicus A 45 Dalbergia latifolia A 74 Fraxinus mardshurica A 46 Diospyros virginiana G Gonystylus 106 Ocotea C 75 G macrophyllum 107 Octomeles sumatrana E Gossweilodendron 76 J 108 Olea hochstetteri B balsamiferum 109 Olea welwitschii C Gossypiospermum 77 A 110 Palaquium spp A proerox 111 Paulownia tomentosa J 78 Grevillea robusta C 112 Pericopsis elata G 79 Guarea H 113 Picea abies C 80 Guarea J 114 Picea jezoensis J 81 Guibortia ehie B 115 Picea jezoensis C 82 Hevea brasilensis H 116 Picea sitchensis C 83 Intsia bijuga B 117 Picaenia excelsa C 84 Juglans A 118 Pinus caribaea C 85 Juglans C 119 Pinus contorta A 86 Khaya senegalensis E 120 Pinus lampertiana C 87 Khaya ivorensis J 121 Pinus nigra C 88 Larix decidua C 122 Pinus palustris C 89 Larix kaempferi C 123 Pinus pinaster B 90 Larix leptolepis C 124 Pinus ponderosa C 91 Larix occidentalis F 125 Pinus radiate C Liquidamper 92 A styraciflua 126 Pinus spp B 93 Lovoa klaineana J 127 Pinus strobus A 94 Lovoa trichiloides J 128 Pinus sylvestris A 95 Maesopsis eminii J 129 Pinus thunbergii B Pipadeniastrum 96 Mansonia altissima B 130 A africanum 97 Millettia stuhimannii A 131 Piptadenia africana A 98 Mimusops heckelii B Podocarpus 99 Mitragyna ciliata E 132 B dacrydiodes 100 Nauclea diderrichii H 133 Podocarpus spicatus C Nesogordonia 101 C 134 Podocarpus totara E papaverifera 135 Populus spp A Nothofagus 102 A cunninghamii 136 Prunus J 103 Ochroma lagopus A 137 Pseudotsuga menzesii B 104 Ochroma pyramidalis A 105 Ocotea C 138 Pterocarpus ngolensis G