This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.

Soft woods (coniferous)

  • Araucaria
  • Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii)
  • Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)
  • Paraná pine (Araucaria angustifolia)
  • Cedar (Cedrus)
  • Celery-top pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius)
  • Cypress (Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Taxodium)
  • Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica)
  • Bald cypress, southern cypress (Taxodium distichum)
  • Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides)
  • Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
  • Lawson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
  • Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
  • Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
  • Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
  • Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
  • European yew (Taxus baccata)
  • Fir (Abies)
  • Balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
  • Silver fir (Abies alba)
  • Noble fir (Abies procera)
  • Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis)
  • Hemlock (Tsuga)
  • Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
  • Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)
  • Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
  • Huon pine, Macquarie pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii)
  • Kauri (New Zealand) (Agathis australis)
  • Queensland kauri (Australia) (Agathis robusta)
  • Japanese nutmeg-yew, kaya (Torreya nucifera)
  • Larch (Larix)
  • European larch (Larix decidua)
  • Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi)
  • Tamarack (Larix laricina)
  • Western larch (Larix occidentalis)
  • Pine (Pinus)
  • European black pine (Pinus nigra)
  • Jack pine (Pinus banksiana)
  • Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)
  • Monterey pine (Pinus radiata)
  • Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
  • Red pine (North America) (Pinus resinosa)
  • Scots pine, red pine (UK) (Pinus sylvestris)
  • White pine
  • Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
  • Western white pine (Pinus monticola)
  • Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)
  • Southern yellow pine
  • Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
  • Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
  • Pitch pine (Pinus rigida)
  • Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata)
  • Red cedar
  • Eastern red cedar, (Juniperus virginiana)
  • Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
  • Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
  • Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum)
  • Spruce (Picea)
  • Norway spruce (Picea abies)
  • Black spruce (Picea mariana)
  • Red spruce (Picea rubens)
  • Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
  • White spruce (Picea glauca)
  • Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
  • White cedar
  • Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
  • Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
  • Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis)

Hardwoods (angiosperms)

  • Abachi (Triplochiton scleroxylon)
  • Acacia (Acacia sp., Robinia pseudoacacia)
  • African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)
  • Afzelia, doussi (Afzelia africana)
  • Agba, tola (Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)
  • Alder (Alnus)
  • Black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
  • Red alder (Alnus rubra)
  • Ash (Fraxinus)
  • Black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
  • Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
  • Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
  • Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
  • Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
  • Pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda)
  • Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
  • Basswood, linden
  • American basswood (Tilia americana)
  • Boxelder (Acer negundo)
  • Boxwood, common box (Buxus sempervirens)
  • Brazilian walnut (Ocotea porosa)
  • Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
  • Buckeye, Horse-chestnut (Aesculus)
  • Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
  • Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
  • Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava)
  • Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
  • California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica)
  • Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
  • Cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense)
  • Catalpa, catawba (Catalpa)
  • Ceylon satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia)
  • Cherry (Prunus)
  • Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
  • Red cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
  • Wild cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
  • Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
  • American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
  • Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)
  • Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
  • Corkwood (Leitneria floridana)
  • Cottonwood, poplar
  • Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
  • Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)
  • Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)
  • Cumaru (Dipteryx spp.)
  • Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
  • Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
  • Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
  • Ebony (Diospyros)
  • Andaman marblewood (Diospyros kurzii)
  • Ebène marbre (Diospyros melanida)
  • African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora)
  • Ceylon ebony (Diospyros ebenum)
  • Rare Brown (Rareay Brownibium)
  • Elm
  • American elm (Ulmus americana)
  • English elm (Ulmus procera)
  • Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii)
  • Slippery elm, red elm (Ulmus rubra)
  • Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
  • Eucalyptus
  • Lyptus: Flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis)
  • White mahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides)
  • Brown mallet (Eucalyptus astringens)
  • Banglay, southern mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides)
  • River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
  • Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)
  • Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
  • Flooded gum, rose gum (Eucalyptus grandis)
  • York gum (Eucalyptus loxophleba)
  • West Indies mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni)
  • Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
  • Pacific Coast mahogany (Swietenia humilis)
  • other mahogany
  • African mahogany (Khaya spp.)
  • Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis)
  • Australian red cedar, Indian mahogany (Toona ciliata)
  • Philippine mahogany, calantis, kalantis (Toona calantas)
  • Indonesian mahogany, suren (Toona sureni)
  • Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
  • Sipo, utile (Entandrophragma utile)
  • Tiama, (Entandrophragma angolense)
  • Kosipo, (Entandrophragma candollei)
  • Mountain mahogany, bottle tree (Entandrophragma caudatumi)
  • Indian mahogany, chickrassy, chittagong wood (Chukrasia velutina)
  • Spanish Cedar, cedro, Brazilian mahogany (Cedrela odorata)
  • Light bosse, pink mahogany (Guarea cedrata)
  • Dark bosse, pink Mahogany (Guarea thompsonii)
  • American muskwood (Guarea grandifolia)
  • Carapa, royal mahogany, demerara mahogany, bastard mahogany, andiroba, crabwood (Carapa guianensis)
  • Bead-tree, white cedar, Persian lilac (Melia azedarach)
  • Maple (Acer)
  • Hard maple
  • Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
  • Black maple (Acer nigrum)
  • Soft maple
  • Boxelder (Acer negundo)
  • Red maple (Acer rubrum)
  • Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
  • European maple
  • Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
  • Marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum)
  • Marri, red gum (Corymbia calophylla)
  • Meranti (Shorea spp.)
  • Merbau, ipil (Intsia bijuga), Kwila
  • Mesquite
  • White mesquite (Prosopis alba)
  • Chilean mesquite (Prosopis chilensis)
  • Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
  • Black mesquite (Prosopis nigra)
  • Screwbean mesquite (Prosopis pubescens)
  • Velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
  • Mopane (Colophospermum mopane)
  • Oak (Quercus)
  • White oak
  • White oak (Quercus alba)
  • Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
  • Post oak (Quercus stellata)
  • Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
  • Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii)
  • Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus)
  • Chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii)
  • Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
  • Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata)
  • English oak (Quercus robur)
  • Red oak
  • Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
  • Eastern black oak (Quercus velutina)
  • Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)
  • Southern red oak (Quercus falcata)
  • Water oak (Quercus nigra)
  • Willow oak (Quercus phellos)
  • Nuttall's oak (Quercus texana)
  • Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana)
  • Olive (Olea europaea)
  • Pearl tree (Poliothyrsis sinensis)
  • Pink ivory (Berchemia zeyheri)
  • Poplar
  • Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
  • Black poplar (Populus nigra)
  • Hybrid black poplar (Populus × canadensis)
  • Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.)
  • Queensland maple (Flindersia brayleyana)
  • Queensland walnut (Endiandra palmerstonii)
  • Ramin (Gonystylus spp.)
  • Redheart, chakté-coc (Erythroxylon mexicanum)
  • Rubber wood
  • Sal (Shorea robusta)
  • Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • Sandalwood (Santalum spp.)
  • Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
  • Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
  • Southern sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum)
  • Satiné, satinwood (Brosimum rubescens)
  • Silky oak (Grevillea robusta)
  • Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata)
  • Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
  • Spanish-cedar (Cedrela odorata)
  • Spanish elm (Cordia alliodora)
  • Tamboti (Spirostachys africana)
  • Tectona
  • Teak (Tectona grandis)
  • Philippine teak (Tectona philippinensis)
  • Thailand rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)
  • Tupelo (Nyssa spp.)
  • Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)
  • Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
  • Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera)
  • Walnut (Juglans)
  • Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra)
  • Common walnut (Juglans regia)
  • Wenge (Millettia laurentii)
  • Panga-panga (Millettia stuhlmannii)
  • Willow (Salix)
  • Black willow (Salix nigra)
  • Cricket-bat willow (Salix alba 'Caerulea')
  • White willow (Salix alba)
  • Weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
  • Zingana, African zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis)

Pseudowoods

Other wood-like materials:

  • Bamboo
  • Palm tree
  • Coconut timber (Cocos nucifera)
  • Toddy palm timber (Borassus flabellifer)

See also

  • Janka hardness test
  • List of Indian timber trees
  • List of trees

References

  • Global Wood Density Database
  • National Hardwood and Lumber Association
  • American Hardwood Information Center
  • American Hardwood Export Council
  • Australian National Association of Forest Industries
  • Canadian Wood Group
  • FSC Lesser Known Timber Species
  • NCSU Inside Wood project
  • Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough
  • US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook PDF 916K
  • International Wood Collectors Society
  • Xiloteca Manuel Soler (One of the largest private collection of wood samples)
  • African Timber Export Statistics