Title page Acknowledgements Introduction Glossary Trade Name Index Botanical and Vernacular Index AB C-F G-L M-O P-R S-Z End-uses Substitute Timbers CLICK LINES TO NAVIGATE AND GET PAGES OF TIMBERS Trade Name Index cacia / Ear-pod wattle 2 A Gulmohur 42 Moabi 82 Resak 122 Afzelia 4 Mora 84 Idigbo 44 River red gum 124 Alan batu (Heavier) 6 Mysore gum 86 Imbuya 46 Rose gum 126 Ash, American 8 Iroko 48 Neem 88 Rubber wood 126 Ash, European 10 Kapur 50 Niove 90 Sapele 130 abul 12 Shibidan / Peroba rosa 132 B Kassi / Mullu- venga 52 Oak (Red), American 92 Balau, Red (Heavier) 14 Silver oak 134 Kekatong 54 Oak (White), American 94 Balau/ Selangan batu (Heavier) 16 Sissoo 136 Kempas 56 Ovangkol 96 Banyan 18 Keruing 58 Tali 138 Padauk (Malaysia) / Narra 102 Beech, European 20 Keruntum 60 Taukkyan 140 Padauk, African 98 Beli 22 Kusia / Opepe 62 Teak 142 Padauk, Burma 100 Bishopwood / Cholavenga 24 Toon 148 Machilus / Kolamavu 64 Parambai / Karivelam 104 Blue pine 26 Tualang 150 Mahogany, American 66 Paulownia 106 harcoal tree 28 C Mangium /Brown salwood 68 Pine, Pitch / Longleaf Pine 108 Vella-veetti 152 Cherry, American 30 Maple, European 70 Pine, Ponderosa 110 Vitex 154 Chir Pine 32 Maple, Rock 72 Pine, Radiata 112 Walnut, European 156 Ebony, African 34 Meranti bakau 74 Pine, Red 114 ellow Poui / Ipê 158 Meranti, Dark red 76 Poon / Punna 116 Y Gamari / Kumbil 36 Merbau / Kwila 78 Purpleheart / Violet wood 118 Giam (Heavier) 38 Merpauh 80 Pyinkado 120 Greenheart 40 Botanical and Vernacular Name Index A B Abang 48 Amaranth (USA) 118 Babul (India) 12 Black afara (Nigeria) 44 Aboudikro (Ivory Coast) 130 Amazoué (Ivory Coast) 96 Badi (Ivory Coast) 62 Black cherry 30 Acacia 2 Amboyna (Indonesia) 102 Baillonella toxisperma 82 Black wattle (Australia) 68 Acacia arabica 12 Anokye 96 Bajee (Sierra Leone) 44 Boilam (India) 80 Acacia auriculiformis 2 Apitong (Philippines) 58 Balau 16 Bolengu (Zaire) 4 Acacia ferruginea 104 Aryaveppu 88 Balau merah (Indonesia) 14 Bosulu 98 Acacia mangium 68 Asna 140 Banni 104 Brazilian mahogany 66 Acacia nilotica 12 Aspidosperma peroba 132 Banyan (India) 18 Brazilian walnut 46 Acapro (Venezuela) 158 Aspidosperma polyneuron 132 Barwood 98 Bridelia retusa 52 Acer campestre 70 Australian babul 2 Baypay (Malaysia) 88 Bridelia squamosa 52 Acer platanoides 70 Australian wattle 2 Belangkan 54 British Columbia soft pine 110 Acer saccharum 72 Awoura 22 Belgian ash 10 Broom pine 108 Adza (Gabon) 82 Ayab (Cameroon) 82 Beli (Gabon) 22 Brown pine 108 Aek 16 Azadirachta indica 88 Beyo (Uganda) 4 Brown salwood (UK) 68 Afzelia 4 Azza 4 Bibiri 40 Burmese irul (India) 120 Akasia (Indonesia) 2 Bilinga (Gabon, Cameroon) 62 Burmese rosewood (Myanmar) 102 Alan 6 Bintangur (Indonesia) 116 Alan batu 6 Bird’s eye maple 72 Aligna (Nigeria) 4 Bird’s eye pine 110 Amapa (Mexico) 158 Bischofia javanica 24 Botanical and Vernacular Name Index C D E F Cabinet cherry 30 Cuajado (Panama) 154 Eastern red oak 92 Fagus sylvatica 20 Calantas (Philippines) 148 Cynometra 54 Eastern white oak (France) 94 Ficus bengalensis 18 Californian white pine (USA) 110 Ehie (Ghana) 96 Field maple 70 Calophyllum inophyllum 116 Dalbergia lanceolaria 152 Ekop (Cameroon) 90 Flamboyant 42 Cameroon ebony 34 Dalbergia sissoo 136 Ekop-Beli (Cameroon) 22 Flame tree 42 Camwood (UK) 98 Damarhiru (Indonesia) 122 Embuia 46 Flooded gum 126 Canadian ash (UK) 8 Danish beech 20 Embuya 46 Forest red gum 86 Canadian pine 114 Danupra (Philippines) 148 Emeri (Ghana) 44 Fork-leaf oak 94 Carpathian beech 20 Darwin black wattle 2 Eng (Myanmar) 58 Framiré (Ivory Coast) 44 Cay (Sri Lanka) 140 Delonix regia 42 English ash 10 Fraxinus americana 8 Cedrela toona 148 Demerara 40 English walnut 156 Fraxinus excelsior 10 Chamfuta (Mozambique) 4 Dhup (Nepal) 32 Entandrophragma cylindricum 130 French ash 10 Chan (Thailand) 16 Dimpampi (Congo) 82 Erable (France) 70 French walnut 156 Chil 26, 32 Diospyros 34 Erun 138 Chir (India) 32 Dipterocarpus 58 Erythrophleum guineense 138 Chlorophora excelsa 48 Doussié (Cameroon) 4 Erythrophleum ivorense 138 Chlorophora regia 48 Dryobalanops 50 Eucalyptus 86, 124, 126 Cholavenga (India) 24 Eucalyptus camaldulensis 124 Chomcha (Cambodia) 148 Eucalyptus grandis 126 Combretocarpus rotundatus 60 Eucalyptus rostrata 124 Common ash 10 Eucalyptus tereticornis 86 Botanical and Vernacular Name Index G H I J K L Gabdi (Cameroon) 12 Hevea brasiliensis 126 Kairu 26 Krathing (Thailand) 116 Hickory wattle (USA, UK) 68 Kalukafuon (Nigeria) 96 Kukuo (Gambia) 34 Gadog (Indonesia) 24 Honduras mahogany 66 Kamashi (Zaire) 90 Kumbil (India) 36 Gagil (Sabah) 38 Hopea 38 Kambala (Zaire) 48 Kumus 16 Gamar (Bangladesh) 36 Kapur (Malaysia) 50 Kusia (Ghana) 62 Gamari 36 Karimaruthu (India) 140 Kusiaba 62 Ginoo (Philippines) 150 Idigbo (UK) 44 Karivelam 104 Kwila (Australia) 78 Gmelina arborea 36 Imbuya (Brazil) 46 Kasia (India) 2 Kwinin (Thailand) 88 Gonuo (Vietnam) 78 Impas (Sabah) 56 Kassa (Zaire) 138 Kyun (Myanmar) 142 Gray oak (USA) 92 Indian nettle tree 28 Kassi (India) 52 Green ash (USA) 8 Insignis pine (Australia) 112 Katong (Sabah) 54 Greenheart (Guyana) 40 Intsia bijuga 78 Lacewood (USA) 134 Kawang (Sabah) 76 Grevillea robusta 134 Intsia palembanica 78 Lagan (Indonesia) 58 Kekatong (Malaysia) 54 Guarabu 118 Ipe (Brazil) 158 Lapacho (Argentina) 158 Keladan 50 Guatemala mahogany 66 Ipil (Philippines) 78 Laurel 140 Kempas (Malaysia) 56 Guibourtia ehie 96 Italian walnut 156 Lau-tau (Vietnam) 122 Keruing (Malaysia) 58 Guijo (Philippines) 14 Leemdo 88 Keruntum (Malaysia) 60 Gulmohur 42 Libuya (Zaire) 130 Jati (Indonesia) 142 Khan thong (Thailand) 80 Gumhar 36 Liki (Solomon Islands) 102 Java teak (Germany) 142 Khour (Nepal) 104 Gurjan (India) 58 Lingué (Ivory Coast) 4 Juglans regia 156 Kilingi (Uganda) 62 Long leaf pine (UK) 108 Julbernardia pellegriniana 22 Kiri (Japan) 106 Hard maple (UK, USA) 72 Knotty pine (Canada) 110 Hard pine 114 Kadunimb 88 Koompassia excelsa 150 Hedge maple (UK) 70 Kail 26 Koompassia malaccensis 56 Botanical and Vernacular Name Index M N O Machilus / Kolamavu 64 Mirabow (Sabah) 78 Narig (Philippines) 122 Ocotea rodiaei 40 Madagiri-vempu 148 Missanda (UK) 138 Narra (Philippines, USA) 102 Odum (Ghana) 48 Mai Pradoo 100 Moabi (Congo, Angola) 82 Nato (Colombia) 84 Opepe (Nigeria) 62 Malay Padauk 102 Mogno (Brazil) 66 Nauclea diderrichii 62 Ooravu 64 Mandji (Cameroon, Gabon) 48 Monterey pine (USA) 112 Neeli 24 Oroko (Nigeria) 48 Manggis (Philippines) 150 Mora (Venezuela) 84 Neem (India) 88 Oropa (Nigeria) 90 Mangium (India) 68 Mora excelsa 84 New Guinea rosewood 102 Ovangkol (Gabon) 96 Marapat (Indonesia) 60 Mora gonggrijpii 84 Ngula (Zaire) 98 Mascal wood (India) 122 Morabukea (Guyana) 84 Nhoi (Vietnam) 24 Mbé 98 Morado (Panama) 118 Nigerian ebony 34 Mbil (Cameroon) 98 Moreira (Angola) 48 Nim (Pakistan) 88 Menggeris 150 Msindi (Tanzania) 34 Niové (Gabon) 90 Mengris (Sarawak) 56 Muave (Zambia) 138 Njabi (Nigeria) 82 Meraka (Malaysia) 6 Mullu-venga 52 Northern red oak (Canada) 92 Meranti buaya 74 Murray red gum 124 Norway maple (Norway) 70 Meranti merah (Indonesia) 76 Muru (Trinidad and Tobago) 84 Norway pine (USA) 114 Merbau (Indonesia) 78 Mutti 140 Merpauh (Malaysia) 80 Muyovu (Uganda) 130 Mgiriti 34 Mvule (East Africa) 48 Mgunga (East Africa) 12 Myringa (Myanmar) 54 Mimusops djave 82 Mysore gum 86 Mindi (Indonesia) 88 Botanical and Vernacular Name Index P Q R Palo morado (Mexico) 118 Pinus radiata 112 Queensland blue gum 124 Radiata pine 112 Papao (Ghana) 4 Pinus resinosa 114 Queensland blue gum 86 Raisalla (India) 26 Paraberlinia bifoliolata 22 Pinus wallichiana 26 Quercus alba 94 Ranggoh (Sabah) 148 Parambai (India) 104 Pinusurghii 32 Quercus rubra 92 Red ash (Canada) 8 Paulovia (Italy) 106 Poinciana regia 42 Quiri (Brazil) 106 Red luan (Philippines) 76 Paulownia 106 Ponnyet (Myanmar) 116 Red Peroba 132 Peepal 18 Poomaram (India) 42 Red selangan batu 14 Peltogyne 118 Poon (India) 116 Resak (Malaysia) 122 Penaga (Malaysia) 116 Potrodom (Ghana) 138 Ridge white oak (USA) 94 Pengarawan buaya 74 Praccuba (Brazil) 84 River red gum (Australia) 124 Penkwa (Ghana) 130 Pradoo (Thailand) 100 Rose gum (Australia) 126 Peraal 18 Prunus serotina 30 Royal poinciana 42 Perapat paya 60 Pterocarpus indicus 102 Rubber tree 126 Peroba Rosa (Brazil) 132 Pterocarpus macrocarpus 100 Persian walnut 156 Pterocarpus soyauxii 98 Petanang (Indonesia) 50 Punna 116 Phoebe porosa 46 Purpleheart (Brazil) 118 Pinus ellottii 108 Pyin 120 Pinus excelsa 26 Pyinkado (Myanmar) 120 Pinus longifolia 32 Pinus palustris 108 Pinus ponderosa 110 Botanical and Vernacular Name Index S T U V W X Y Z Sain 140 Sissoo (India) 136 Terminalia ivorensis 44 Weeping ash 10 Sapele (Nigeria) 130 Sissou (Nepal) 136 Terminalia tomentosa 140 Western yellow pine 110 Sapelli (Cameroon) 130 Southern pine (USA) 108 Thitya (Myanmar) 16 White ash 8 Sarcocephalus diderrichii 62 Southern silky-oak 134 Toon (India) 148 Wild black cherry 30 Sasswood (Nigeria) 138 Southern yellow pine 108 Toona ciliata 148 Wild cherry (USA) 30 Scrub gum 126 Staudtia gabonensis 90 Trema orientalis 28 Staudtia stipitata 90 Tuai (Philippines) 24 Seikchi 52 Xylia dolabriformis 120 Seikchibo (Myanmar) 52 Sugar maple (Canada) 72 Tualang (Malaysia) 150 Selan (Sarawak) 80 Supiera (Brazil) 40 Yang (Thailand) 58 Selangan (Sarawak) 38 Swamp kapur (Sarawak) 50 Uriam 24 Swietenia macrophylla King 66 Yellow poui (Trinidad) 158 Selangan batu (Malaysia) 16 Selangan batu merah 14 Swintonia 80 Yemane 36 Vatica. and Cotylelobium 122 Semli (Sierra Leone) 48 Yuan (Thailand) 150 Velleetti (India) 152 Yugoslavian beech 20 Sen (Vietnam) 16 Tabebuia 158 Velvelam 104