Wood Species

Common Name Botanical Name Family Origin
Afrormosia Afrormosia Elata Papilionaceae West Africa and Congo States
Amazaque Guibourtia Ehie Fabaceae West Africa
Anigre Aningeria Superba Sapotaceae West Africa and Congo States
Ash-White, American Fraxinus Americana Oleaceae Northeastern USA
Ash-White, European Fraxinus Excelsior Oleaceae Throughout Europe
Beech, European Fagus Sylvatica Fagaceae Throughout Europe
Birch Betula Alleghaniensis Betulaceae Northeastern USA
Bubinga Guiburtia Tessmanii Ceasalpiniaceae West Africa and Congo States
Cerejeira Torresea Cearensis Fabaceae Amazon Basin of Argentina and Brazil
Cherry, American Prunus Serotina Rosaceae Canada and Northeastern USA
Chestnut, European Castanea Sativa Fagaceae Southern Europe
Ebony Diospyros Celebica Ebenaceae Southeast Asia and Philippines
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Globulus Myrtaceae Australia/New Zealand
Etimoe Copaifera Salikounda Fabaceae West Africa
Imbuya Phoebe Porosa Lauraceae Mainly in the mountainous rainforest of Southern Brazil
Ipe Tabebuia spp. (Lapacho group) Bignoniaceae Tropical South and Central America
Jequitiba Cariniana Legalis Lecythidaceae Southeastern Brazil
Lacewood Cardwellia Sublimis / Roupala Braziliensis Proteaceae Australia / Brazil
Mahogany, African Khaya Ivorensis Meliaceae West Africa and Congo States
Mahogany, Honduras Swietenia Macrophylla Meliaceae Atlantic Coast of Central and South America, South to Bolivia
Makore Tieghemella Heckelii Sapotaceae Ghana, Nigeria, Dem. Rep. of Congo
Maple-White Acer Saccharum Aceraceae Northeastern/North Central USA and adjacent parts of Canada
Mappa Burl Populus Nigra Salicaceae Central and Eastern Europe
Moabi Bailonella Toxisperma Sapotaceae Cameroon, Gabon
Movingui Distemonanthus Benthamianus Ceasalpiniaceae West Africa
Myrtle Burl Umbellularia Californica Lauraceae Pacific USA
Oak, European (White and Brown) Quercus Robur Fagaceae Western and Central Europe
Oak-White, American Quercus Alba Fagaceae Eastern and Central USA
Okoume Aucoumea Klaineana Burseraceae Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Orientalwood Ediandra Palmerstonii Lauraceae Queensland Coast of Australia
Padauk Pterocarpus Soyauxii Fabaceae Western and Central Africa
Pearwood Pyrus Communis Rosaceae Central and Eastern Europe
Poplar Liriodendron Tulipifera Magnoliaceae Eastern USA
Rosewood, East Indian Dalbergia Latifolia Fabaceae Southern India
Rosewood, Santos Machaerium Scleroxylon Fabaceae Brazil
Sapele Entandrophragma Cylindricum Meliaceae Western and Central Africa
Satinwood, East Indian Chloroxylon Swietenia Rutaceae Southern India, Sri Lanka
Sen, Japanese Kalopanax Septemlobus Araliaceae Japan
Sycamore, English Acer Pseudoplatanus Aceraceae Temperate regions of Europe
Tamo Fraxinus Sieboldiana Oleaceae Japan
Teak, Burmese Tectona Grandis Lamiaceae Malaysian Peninsula, Myanmar, India, Thailand
Walnut, American Juglans Nigra Juglandaceae New England down through Texas
Walnut, French Juglans Regia Juglandaceae Central/Western and Southern Europe
Wenge Millettia Laurenti Fabaceae Central Africa
Zebrano Microberlinia Brazzavillensis Caesalpiniaceae Central Africa