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Species List


The official designations for the nearly 1,000 species of wood included in Species Search are:
Abies amabilis: Pacific silver fir
Abies balsamea: Balsam fir
Abies concolor: White fir
Abies grandis: White fir
Abies lasiocarpa: Subalpine fir
Abies magnifica: California red fir
Abies procera: Noble fir
Acacia arabica: Babul
Acacia crassicarpa: Northern Territory wattle
Acacia decurrens: Green wattle
Acacia koa: Koa
Acacia melanoxylon: Australian blackwoood
Acacia mollissima syn. A. mearnsii: Black wattle
Acer campestre: Field maple
Acer macrophyllum: Bigleaf maple
Acer negundo: Box elder
Acer nigrum: Black maple
Acer palmatum: Japanese maple
Acer platanus: Norway maple
Acer pseudoplatanus: Sycamore plane
Acer rubrum: Red maple
Acer saccharinum: Silver maple
Acer saccharum: Sugar maple
Adina cordifolia: Haldu
Aesculus glabra: Ohio buckeye
Aesculus hippocastanum: European horse chestnut
Aesculus octandra: Yellow buckeye
Afzelia africana: Afzelia
Afzelia bipindensis: Afzelia
Afzelia pachyloba: Afzelia
Afzelia quanzensis: Chanfuta
Agathis alba: Kauri
Agathis borneensis: Kauri
Agathis moorei: Kauri
Agathis obtusa: Kauri
Agathis philippinensis: Almaciga
Agathis robusta: Kauri pine
Agathis vitiensis: Fijian kauri
Aglaia gigantea: Aglaia
Alangium meyeri: Putian
Albizia falcataria syn. A. falcata: Batai
Albizia gummifera: Albizzia
Albizia lebbeck: Lebbek
Albizia procera: Acacia
Albizia zygia: Albizia
Aleurites moluccana: Candlenut
Alexa imperatricis: Haiari
Alnus glutinosa: Alder
Alnus nepalensis: Grey alder
Alnus rubra: Red alder
Alphitonia philippinensis: Tulo
Alphitonia zizyphoides: Myapao
Alstonia actinophylla: Northern territory milkwood
Alstonia angustifolia: Alstonia mergalang
Alstonia congensis: Emien
Alstonia scholaris: White cheesewood
Alstonia spatulata: Alstonia mergalang
Amburana cearensis: Cerejeira
Amoora cucullata: Amoora
Amphimas pterocarpioides: Lati
Anacardium excelsum: Espave
Anadenanthera macrocarpa syn. P. macrocarpa: Curupay
Andira inermis: Angelim
Androstachys johnsonii: Mecrusse
Aniba duckei: Pau rosa
Aniba sp.: Louro
Aningeria altissima: Anegre
Aningeria dombeyi: Anegre
Aningeria robusta: Anegre
Anisoptera cochinchinensis syn. A. costata: Mersawa
Anisoptera costata: Mersawa
Anisoptera curtisii: Palosapis
Anisoptera laevis: Palosapis
Anisoptera thurifera: Palosapis
Anogeissus latifolia: Axlewood
Anonidium mannii: Asumpa
Anopyxis klaineana: Bobenkusu
Anthocephalus cadamba syn. A. chinensis: Kadam
Anthocephalus chinensis syn. A. cadamba: Kadam
Antiaris africana: Antiaris
Antiaris toxicaria: Antiaris
Antrocaryon klaineanum: Onzabili
Antrocaryon micraster: Onzabili
Apeiba aspera: Duru
Araucaria angustifolia: Paraná pine
Araucaria cookii: Cooks pine
Araucaria cunninghamii: Hoop pine
Araucaria hunsteinii: Klinki pine
Arbutus menziesii: Pacific madrone
Artocarpus hirsuta: Ainee
Artocarpus ovata: Anubing
Aspidosperma centrale: Peroba rosa
Aspidosperma desmanthum: Araracanga
Aspidosperma megalocarpum: Araracanga
Aspidosperma peroba: Peroba rosa
Asteropeia rhopaloides: Manoka jaune
Astronium fraxinifolium: Goncalo alves
Astronium graveolens: Goncalo alves
Astronium lecointei: Aroeira
Aucoumea klaineana: Gaboon
Autranella congolensis: Mukulungu
Bagassa guianensis: Tatajuba
Baikiaea plurijuga: Rhodesian teak
Baillonella toxisperma: Moabi
Balanocarpus heimii: Chengal
Balfourodendron riedelianum: Pau marfim
Bassia latifolia: Mahua
Beilschmiedia letouzeyi: Kanda
Beilschmiedia mannii: Kanda
Beilschmiedia velutina: Kanda
Berlinia acuminata: Berlinia
Berlinia grandiflora: Berlinia
Bertholletia excelsa: Brazil nut-tree
Betula alleghaniensis: Yellow birch
Betula lenta: Sweet birch
Betula papyrifera: Paper birch
Betula pendula: Silver birch
Betula sp.: European birch
Bischofia javanica: Bishopwood
Bombacopsis quinata: Pochote
Bombax brevicuspe: Kondroti
Bombax ceiba: Kondrotti
Bombax chevalieri: Kondroti
Brachylaena hutchinsii: Muhuhu
Brachylaena ramiflora: Hazotokana
Brachystegia laurentii: Bomanga
Brachystegia speciformis: Mtundu
Brachystegia zenkeri: Bomanga
Breonia madagascariensis: Molopangady
Bridelia aubrevillei: Asas
Bridelia micrantha: Assas
Brosimum alicastrum: Capomo
Brosimum rubescens: Satine
Brosimum utile: Sande
Buchanania latifolia: Char
Buchanania muelleri: Lightwood
Buchenavia capitata: Yellow sanders
Bucida buceras: Jucaro
Bucklandia populnea: Pipli
Bulnesia arborea: Verawood
Burkea africana: Burkea
Bursera simaruba: Gumbo-limbo
Buxus sempervirens: Boxwood
Byrsonima coriacea: Serrette
Byrsonima spicata: Serrette
Byrsonima spp.: Serrette
Cabralea cangerana: Cangerana
Callitris glauca syn. C. columellaris: White cypress pine
Calophyllum brasiliense: Santa maria
Calophyllum inophyllum: Beach calophyllum
Calophyllum kajewski: Calophyllum
Calophyllum papuanum: Calophyllum
Calophyllum tomentosum syn. C. elatum: Bintangor
Calpocalyx heitzii: Miama
Calycophyllum candidissimum: Degame
Campnosperma auriculata: Terentang
Campnosperma brevipetiolata: Campnosperma
Campnosperma panamensis: Sajo
Canangium odoratum: Cananga
Canarium hirsutum: Kedondong
Canarium luzonicum: Pili
Canarium schweinfurthii: Africian canarium
Carapa guianensis: Crabwood
Carapa molluccensis: Indian crabwood
Carapa procera: African crabwood
Cardwellia sublimia: Silky oak
Cariniana integrifolia: Jequitiba
Carpinus betulus: European hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana: American hornbeam
Carya aquatica: Water hickory
Carya cordiformis: Bitternut hickory
Carya illinoensis: Pecan
Carya lacinosa: Shellbark hickory
Carya myristicaeformis: Nutmeg hickory
Carya ovata: Shagbark hickory
Carya tomentosa: Mockernut hickory
Caryocar glabrum: Piquia
Caryocar villosum: Piqui_
Casearia dallachyi: Casearia
Cassia javanica: Cana-fistula
Cassipourea verticillata: Muzaisi
Castanea dentata: American chestnut
Castanea sativa: Sweet chestnut
Castanopsis acuminatissima: Berangan
Castanopsis chrysophylla: Giant chinkapin
Castanopsis cuspidata: Berangan
Castanospermum australe: Blackbean
Casuarina equisetifolia: Casuarina
Catalpa speciosa: Catalpa
Catostemma fragrans: Baromalli
Cecropia peltata: Trumpet wood
Cedrela guianensis: Acajou blanc
Cedrela huberi: Acajou rouge
Cedrela odorata: Central American cedar
Cedrela serrata: Hill toon
Cedrela toona syn. T. ciliata: Toon
Cedrus libani: Cedar of Lebanon
Ceiba pentandra: Ceiba
Celtis adolfi-friderici: African celtis
Celtis mildbraedii: African celtis
Celtis nymanii: Light celtis
Celtis occidentalis: Hackberry
Celtis soyauxii syn. C. zenkeri: African celtis
Cephalosphaera usambarensis: Mtambara
Ceratopetalum succirubrum: PNG coachwood
Cerbera dilatata: Grey milkwood
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana: Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis: Alaska cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides: Atlantic white cedar
Chisocheton pentandrus: Katong matsin
Chlorophora excelsa: Iroko
Chlorophora regia: Iroko
Chlorophora tinctoria: Fustic
Chloroxylon swietenia: Ceylon satinwood
Chrysophyllum africanum syn. Gambeya africana: Abam
Chrysophyllum perpulchrum: Samfona
Chukrasia tabularis: Chickrassy
Cinnamomum camphora: Camphor tree
Cinnamomum iners: Camphorwood
Cinnamomum parthenoxylon: Camphorwood
Clarisia racemosa: Oiticica amarela
Cleistocalyx eugenioides: Yasi yasi
Combretodendron macrocarpum: Esia
Copaifera multijuga: Aceite
Copaifera religiosa: Anzem
Cordia alliodora: Light American cordia
Cordia collococea: Candelera
Cordia dodecandra: Canalete
Cordia gerascanthus: Canalete
Cordia goeldiana: Freijo
Cordia platythyrsa: West African cordia
Cordyla africana: Cordyla
Cornus florida: Flowering dogwood
Cotylelobium spp.: Resak
Couma macrocarpa: Cow tree
Couratari guianensis: Capa de tabaco
Couratari pulchra: Capa de tabaco
Cratoxylon arborescens: Geronggang
Cratoxylon formosum: Mampat
Croton megalocarpus: Musine
Cryptomeria japonica: Sugi
Ctenolophon englerianus: Okip
Ctenolophon parvifolius: Mertas
Cupressus macnabiana: Macnab cypress
Cupressus sempervirens: Cypress
Cupressus torulosa: Himalayan cypress
Cylicodiscus gabunensis: Okan
Cynometra alexandri: Muhimbi
Cynometra ramiflora: Kekatong
Dacrydium cupressimum: Rimu
Dacrydium nidulum: Rimu
Dacryodes buettneri: Adjouaba
Dacryodes excelsa: Gommier
Dacryodes le testui: Adjouaba
Dalbergia baronii: Madagascar rosewood
Dalbergia frutescens: Tulipwood
Dalbergia latifolia: Indian rosewood
Dalbergia melanoxylon: African blackwood
Dalbergia nigra: Brazilian rosewood
Dalbergia retusa: Cocobolo
Dalbergia sissoo: Sissoo
Dalbergia stevensonii: Honduras rosewood
Daniella oliveri: Daniellia
Daniella thurifera: Ogea
Daniellia ogea: Ogea
Decussocarpus vitiensis: Dakua salusalu
Degeneria vitiensis: Masiratu
Dendropanax arboreus: Angelica tree
Desbordesia pierreana: Alep
Dialium cochinchinense: Khleng
Dialium dinklagei: Eyoum
Dialium guianense: Jutahy
Dialium patens: Keranji
Dichopsis elliptica syn. P. ellipticum: Nyatoh
Dicorynia guianensis: Basralocus
Didelotia africana: Angok
Didelotia brevipaniculata: Sapo
Didymopanax morototoni: Morototo
Dillenia luzoniensis: Simpoh
Dillenia pentagyna: Simpoh
Dillenia spp.: Simpoh
Dinizia excelsa: Angelim vermelho
Diospyros celebica: Macassar ebony
Diospyros ebenaster: East indian ebony
Diospyros ebenum: Black ebony
Diospyros inclusa: East Indian ebony
Diospyros melanoxylon: East Indian ebony
Diospyros mindanaensis: East Indian ebony
Diospyros pyrrhocarpa: East Indian ebony
Diospyros virginiana: Persimmon
Diplodiscus paniculatus: Balobo
Diplotropis martiusii: Sucupira preta
Diplotropis purpurea: Aramatta
Dipterocarpus basilanicus: Apitong
Dipterocarpus borneensis: Yang
Dipterocarpus caudiferus: Keruing
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus: Andaman gurjun
Dipterocarpus tonkinensis: Eng
Dipterocarpus warburgii: Apitong
Dipteryx odorata syn. Coumarouna odorata: Tonka
Distemonanthus benthamianus: Ayan
Doryphora sassafras: Sassafras
Dracontomelon edule: Sengkuang
Dracontomelum dao: Paldao
Dracontomelum mangiferum: New Guinea walnut
Dracontomelum sp.: Sengkuan
Dryobalanops aromatica: Kapur
Dryobalanops lanceolata: Kapur
Drypetes gossweileri: Akot
Duabanga sonneratioides: Lampati
Durio spp. and Neesia spp.: Durian
Dyera costulata: Jelutong
Dysoxylum euphlebium: Maroso
Dysoxylum malabaricum: Indian white cedar
Ekebergia rueppelliana: Ekebergia
Endiandra laxiflora: Usuang saha
Endiandra palmerstonii: Queensland walnut
Endospermum macrophyllum: Kauvula
Endospermum spp.: Gubas
Engelhardtia chrysolepis: Taiwan engelhardtia
Entandrophragma angolense: Gedu nohor
Entandrophragma candollei: Omu
Entandrophragma cylindricum: Sapele
Entandrophragma utile: Utile
Enterolobium cyclocarpum: Guanacaste
Enterolobium schomburgkii: Timbauba
Eperua falcata: Wallaba
Eperua grandiflora: Wallaba
Erisma uncinatum: Jaboty
Erythrophleum guineense: Alui
Erythrophleum suaveolens: Tali
Erythrophloeum densiflorum: Kamatog
Erythroxylum mannii: Landa
Eschweilera sagotiana: Manbarklak
Eschweilera sp.: Manbarklak
Eucalyptus alba: Poplar gum
Eucalyptus astringens: Brown mallet
Eucalyptus bridgesiana: But But
Eucalyptus citriodora: Lemon scented gum
Eucalyptus cloeziana: Gympie messmate
Eucalyptus deglupta: Deglupta
Eucalyptus diversicolor: Karri
Eucalyptus dives: Broad leaved peppermint
Eucalyptus globoidea: Scarba gum
Eucalyptus globulus: Bluegum
Eucalyptus hemiphloia: Grey box
Eucalyptus longifolia: Ironbark
Eucalyptus maideni: Ironbark
Eucalyptus marginata: Jarrah
Eucalyptus nitens: Ironbark
Eucalyptus obliqua: Messmate stringybark
Eucalyptus papuana: Ghost Gum
Eucalyptus resinifera: Red mahogany
Eucalyptus rostrata syn. E. camaldulensis: Red river gum
Eucalyptus st. johnii: Southern blue gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis: Forest red gum
Eucalyptus wilkinsoniana: Small leaved stringybark
Eugenia dyeriana: Kelat
Eugenia formosa: Kelat
Eugenia kuranda: Kelat
Euroschinus vieillardii: Therebentine
Eusideroxylon zwageri: Belian
Euxylophora paraensis: Pau amarello
Excoecaria agallocha: Milky mangrove
Fagaropsis angolensis: Mafu
Fagraea gracilipes: Buabua
Fagus grandifolia: American beech
Fagus sylvatica: European beech
Ficus eugeniodes: Small leaved fig
Ficus watkinsiana: Green leaved Moreton bay fig
Fitzroya cupressoides: Alerce
Flindersia australis: Crows ash
Flindersia pimenteliana: Queensland Maple
Flindersia pubescens: Northern silver ash
Fraxinus americana: White ash
Fraxinus excelsior: European ash
Fraxinus latifolia: Oregon ash
Fraxinus mandshurica: Japanese ash
Fraxinus nigra: Black ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica: Green ash
Funtumia africana: Ako ire
Gambeya madagascariensis: Famelona á grandes feuilles
Gambeya subnuda: Longhi
Garcinia cowa: Kandis
Garuga pinnata: Chinyok
Geissois biagiana: Northern brush mararie
Genipa americana: Jagua
Gilbertiodendron mayombense: Kifusa
Gleditsia triacanthos: Honeylocust
Gluta sp.: Rengas
Gluta turtur: Rengas
Gmelina arborea: Gmelina
Gmelina fasciculiflora: White beech
Gmelina leichardtii: White beech
Gmelina moluccana: New Guinea white beech
Gonioma kamassi: Kamassi boxwood
Gonystylus bancanus: Ramin
Gonystylus forbesii: Ramin
Gonystylus macrophyllum: Ramin
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum: Agba
Gossypiospermum praecox: West Indian boxwood
Goupia glabra: Kopie
Grevillea robusta: Silky oak
Grewia elastica syn. G. vestita: Dhaman
Guaiacum spp.: Lignumvitae
Guarea cedrata: Guarea
Guarea excelsa: American muskwood
Guarea grandifolia: American muskwood
Guarea thompsonii: Guarea
Guarea trichiliodes: American muskwood
Guibourtia arnoldiana: Mutenye
Guibourtia coleosperma: African rosewood
Guibourtia demeusei: Bubinga
Guibourtia ehie: Ovangkol
Guibourtia pellegriniana: Bubinga
Guibourtia tessmannii: Bubinga
Gymnocladus dioicus: Kentucky coffeetree
Harpullia arborea: Uas
Helicostylis tomentosa: Leche perra
Heritiera javanica syn. Tarrietia spp.: Mengkulang
Heritiera ornithocephala: Choboch
Heritiera utilis: Niangon
Hernandia voyroni: Hazomalanga
Hevea brasiliensis: Para rubbertree
Hibiscus lasiococcus: Alampona
Hibiscus tiliaceus: Blue mahoe
Hieronyma alchorneoides: Suradan
Hieronyma laxiflora: Ananiwana
Homalium dolicophyllum: African homalium
Homalium foetidum: Malas
Homalium spp.: Burma lancewood
Hopea foxworthyi: Thingan
Hopea iriana: Heavy hopea
Hopea odorata: Thingan
Horsfieldia irya: Horsfieldia
Huertea cubensis: Cedrillo
Humbertia madagascariensis: Endra-endra
Humiria balsamifera: Tauroniro
Hura crepitans: Hura
Hymenaea courbaril: Courbaril
Hymenolobium excelsum: Para angelim
Ilex opaca: American holly
Intsia bijuga: Kwila
Intsia palembanica: Merbau
Irvingia gabonensis: Oba
Irvingia grandifolia: Irvingia
Iryanthera spp.: Kirikawa
Isoberlinia doka: Abogo
Jacaranda copaia: Copaia
Juglans cinerea: Butternut
Juglans nigra: Black walnut
Juglans regia: European walnut
Julbernardia pellegriniana: Beli
Juniperus procera: African pencil cedar
Juniperus virginiana: Eastern redcedar
Khaya anthotheca: African mahogany
Khaya grandifoliola: African mahogany
Khaya ivorensis: African mahogany
Khaya nyassica: African mahogany
Khaya senegalensis: African mahogany
Klainedoxa gabonensis: Eveuss
Koompassia excelsa: Tualang
Koompassia malaccensis: Thongbueng
Koordersiodendron pinnatum: Ranggu
Lagerstroemia piriformis: Batitinan
Lagerstroemia spp.: Pyinma
Lannea grandis: Jhintang
Lannea welwitschii: Kumbi
Larix decidua: European larch
Larix laricina: Tamarack
Larix leptolepis: Japanese larch
Larix occidentalis: Larch
Laurelia novae-zelandiae: Pukatea
Libocedrus decurrens: Incense cedar
Licania macrophylla: Marishballi
Licania sparsipilis: Marishballi
Liquidambar styraciflua: American red gum
Liriodendron tulipifera: Yellow poplar
Lithocarpus densiflorus: Tanoak
Litsea ferruginea: Medang
Litsea reticulata: Medang
Lonchocarpus castilloi: Black cabbage-bark
Lophira alata: Ekki
Lophopetalum duperreanum: Perupok
Lophopetalum javanicum: Perupok
Lovoa klaineana: African walnut
Lovoa trichiliodes: African walnut
Loxopterigyum sagotii: Hububalli
Lysiloma spp.: Sabiccu
Machaerium villosum: Jacaranda pardo
Machilus odoratissima: Machilus
Maclura pomifera: Osage orange
Madhuca sp.: Bitis
Maesopsis eminii: Musizi
Magnolia acuminata: Cucumbertree
Magnolia grandifolia: Southern magnolia
Magnolia sororum: Candelillo
Magnolia virginiana: Sweetbay
Magnolia yoroconte: Candelillo
Malus pumila: Apple
Mammea africana: Oboto
Mammea americana: Abrico do para
Mangifera altissima: Mango
Mangifera indica: Mango
Manilkara bidentata: Bulletwood
Manilkara zapol: 
Manilkara zapota: Sapodilla
Mansonia altissima: Mansonia
Marmaroxylon racemosum: Angelim rajado
Melaleuca leucadendron syn. M. quinquenervia: Broad leaved tea-tree
Melanorrhoea spp. syn. Gluta spp.: Rengas
Melia azedarach: Persian lilac
Melia indica: Neem
Mesua ferra: Gangaw
Metopium brownei: Black poisonwood
Mezilaurus navalium: Itauba
Michelia excelsa: Champaca
Michelia sp.: Champaca
Microberlinia brazzavillensis: Zebrano
Micropholis guianensis: Grumixava
Micropholis melinoniana: Grumixava
Millettia laurentii: Wenge
Millettia pendula: Khacho
Millettia stuhlmannii: Panga panga
Mimusops heckelii syn. T. heckelii: Makore
Minquartia guianensis: Manwood
Mitragyna ciliata: Abura
Mitragyna parvifolia: Kaim
Mitragyna stipulosa: Nzingu
Monopetalanthus heitzii: Andoung
Mora excelsa: Mora
Mora gonggrijpii: Faveira
Morus alba: White mulberry
Morus mesozygia: Difou
Morus rubra: Red Mulberry
Musanga cecropioides: African corkwood
Myristica buchneriana: Darah darah
Myristica chartacea: Kaudamu
Myristica hypargyraea: Kaudamu
Myristica sp.: Darah darah
Myroxylon balsamum: Santos mahogany
Nauclea diderrichii: Opepe
Nectandra sp.: Canelo
Neonauclea calycinia: Calamansanay
Nesogordonia papaverifera: Danta
Newtonia buchananii: Lokundu
Nothofagus cunninghamii: Tasmanian myrtle
Nothofagus sp.: Coigue
Nyssa aquatica: Water tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica: Black tupelo
Ochroma pyramidale syn. O. lagopus: Balsa
Ocotea comoriensis: Camphre noir
Ocotea rodiaei: Greenheart
Ocotea rubra: Determa
Ocotea thouvenotii: Black varongy
Ocotea usambarensis: East African camphorwood
Octomeles sumatrana: Binuang
Olea europaea: Olive
Olea hochstetteri: East African olive
Ongokea gore: Angueuk
Ormosia monosperma: Baracara
Ostrya virginiana: Ironwood
Oxandra lanceolata: West Indian lancewood
Oxystigma oxyphyllum: Tchitola
Pachypodanthium confine: Bohingo
Pachypodanthium staudtii: Aniouketi
Palaquium philippense: Nyatoh
Palaquium spp.: Nyatoh
PanelProducts Hardboard: Hardboard
PanelProducts Insulation Board: Insulation board
PanelProducts Laminated Paperboard: Laminated Paperboards
PanelProducts Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF): MDF
PanelProducts Particleboard: Particleboard
Parashorea lucida: Meranti-gerutu
Parashorea malaanonan: White seraya
Parashorea plicata: Bagtikan
Paratecoma peroba: White Peroba
Parinari excelsa: Sougue
Parinari holstii: Assila
Parkia bicolor: Essang
Parkia pendula: Acacia male
Paulownia tomentosa: Royal paulownia
Peltogyne paniculata: Purpleheart
Peltogyne porphyrocardia: Purpleheart
Peltogyne venosa: Purpleheart
Pentace burmanica: Thitka
Pentaclethra macrophylla: Ataa
Pericopsis elata: Afrormosia
Pericopsis mooniana: Pericopsis
Persea lingue: Lingue
Phoebe elongata: Avispillo
Phoebe hainesiana: Bonsum
Phoebe porosa: Imbuia
Phyllarthron madagascariense: Zahana
Phyllocladus rhomboidalis: Celery-top pine
Phyllostylon brasiliensis: San Domingo boxwood
Picea abies: Norway spruce
Picea engelmannii: Engelmann spruce
Picea glauca: White spruce
Picea mariana: Black spruce
Picea rubens: Red spruce
Picea sitchensis: Sitka spruce
Pinus banksiana: Jack pine
Pinus caribaea: Carribean pine
Pinus clausa: Sand Pine
Pinus contorta: Lodgepole pine
Pinus echinata: Shortleaf pine
Pinus elliottii: Slash pine
Pinus glabra: Spruce pine
Pinus insularis: Benguet pine
Pinus lambertiana: Sugar pine
Pinus merkusii: Merkus pine
Pinus monticola: Western white pine
Pinus palustris: Longleaf pine
Pinus ponderosa: Ponderosa pine
Pinus radiata: Radiata pine
Pinus resinosa: Red pine
Pinus rigida: Pitch pine
Pinus serotina: Pond Pine
Pinus strobus: Eastern white pine
Pinus sylvestris: Scots pine
Pinus taeda: Loblolly pine
Pinus virginiana: Scrub pine
Piptadenia pittieri: Carbonero
Piptadenia psilostachya: Carbonero
Piptadeniastrum africanum: Dahoma
Pithecellobium arboreum: Wild Tambran
Pithecellobium saman: Monkey Pod
Planchonella euphlebia: Planchonella
Planchonia papuana: Putat paya
Planchonia spp.: Putat paya
Platanus hybrida: European plane
Platanus occidentalis: Sycamore
Plathymenia reticulata: Vinhatico
Platymiscium pinnatum: Macacauba
Platymiscium ulei: Trebol
Platymiscium yucatanum: Macawood
Podocarpus guatemalensis: Podocarp
Podocarpus neriifolia: Amunu
Poga oleosa: Ovoga
Polyalthia fragans: Nedunar
Polyalthia oblongifolia: Yellow lacewood
Polyscias ornifolia: Achenichen
Pometia pinnata: Kasai
Pometia tomentosa: Kasai
Populus balsamifera: Balsam poplar
Populus ciliata: Bangikat poplar
Populus deltoides: Eastern Cottonwood
Populus tremula: European aspen
Populus tremuloides: Quaking aspen
Populus trichocarpa: Black Cottonwood
Poulsenia armata: Mastate
Pouteria izabalensis: Selillon
Pouteria pomifera: Siguapa
Prioria copaifera: Cativo
Prosopis africana: Guele
Protium decandrum: Kurokai
Protium paraense: Copal
Protium sagotianum: Copal
Prunus avium: European cherry
Prunus serotina: Black cherry
Pseudobombax elipticum: Amapola
Pseudosamanea guachapele: Guachapele
Pseudosindora palustris: Sepetir
Pseudotsuga menziesii: Douglas-fir
Psidium guajava: Guava
Pterocarpus angolensis: Muninga
Pterocarpus dalbergioides: Andaman padauk
Pterocarpus indicus: Narra
Pterocarpus macrocarpus: Burma padauk
Pterocarpus marsupium: Bijasal
Pterocarpus soyauxii: African padauk
Pterocarpus vernalis: Sangre
Pterocymbium beccarii: Amberoi
Pterocymbium tinctorium: Taluto
Pterogyne nitens: Amendoim
Pterygota bequaertii: African Pterygota
Pterygota horsfieldii: Pterygota
Pterygota macrocarpa: African Pterygota
Pycnanthus angolensis: Ilomba
Pygeum africanum: Mueri
Pygeum turnerianum: Wild Almond
Pyrus communis: Pear
Qualea albiflora: Gonfolo
Qualea paraensis: Mandioqueira
Qualea rosea: Gronfoeloe
Quercus alba: White oak
Quercus arkansana: Arkansas oak
Quercus bicolor: Swamp white oak
Quercus chrysolepis: Canyon live oak
Quercus coccinea: Scarlet oak
Quercus garryanna: Oregon white oak
Quercus kelloggii: California black oak
Quercus lobata: Valley oak
Quercus macrocarpa: Bur oak
Quercus michauxii: Swamp chestnut oak
Quercus mongolica: Japanese oak
Quercus palustris: Pin oak
Quercus petraea: European oak
Quercus robur: European oak
Quercus rubra: Northern red oak
Quercus stellata: Post oak
Quercus velutina: Black oak
Quercus virginiana: Live oak
Rapanea melanophoeos: Cape beech
Rauwolfia macrophylla: Essombo
Rhamnus zeyheri: Red ivorywood
Rhizophora mangle: Mangle Colorado
Rhus typhina: Staghorn sumac
Robinia pseudoacacia: Black Locust
Sacoglottis gabonensis: Akouapo
Salix alba: Willow
Salix fragilis: Crack Willow
Salix nigra: Black willow
Samanea pedicellaris: Boire la morue
Samanea saman: Monkey Pod
Sandoricum vidalii: Malasantol
Santalum album: Sandalwood
Santiria laevigata: Kerantai
Sapium insigne: Curupi
Sapium jermanni: Caucho
Sarcocephalus cordatus: Canary cheesewood
Sassafras albidum: Sassafras
Schima wallichii: Needlewood
Schinopsis spp.: Quebracho
Scorodocarpus borneensis: Kulim
Scottellia coriacea: Odoko
Scottellia kamerunensis: Akossika a petites feuilles
Scytopetalium tieghemii: Moussanghoue
Sequoia sempervirens: Redwood
Serianthes myriadenia: Vaivai-ni-veikau
Shorea guineense: Kokissa
Shorea acuminata: Red meranti
Shorea acuminatissima: Yellow meranti
Shorea assamica: White Meranti
Shorea cochinchinensis: White Meranti
Shorea contorta: Light red meranti
Shorea faguetiana: Yellow Meranti
Shorea guiso: Balau
Shorea hypochra: White Meranti
Shorea kalunti: Yellow meranti
Shorea leprosula: Light red meranti
Shorea leptoclados: Light red meranti
Shorea negrosensis: Dark red meranti
Shorea plagata: Balau
Shorea smithiana: Light red meranti
Sickingia salvadorense: Arariba
Simarouba amara: Simarouba
Simarouba glauca: Marupa
Sindora javanica: Sepetir
Sindora sp.: Sepetir
Spathodea campanulata: African Tulip
Spondias mombin: Jobo
Staudtia stipitata: Niove
Sterculia apetala: Chicha
Sterculia ceramica: Malakalumpang
Sterculia conwentzii: New Guinea Sterculia
Sterculia oblonga: Yellow sterculia
Sterculia pruriens: Sterculia
Sterculia rhinopetala: Brown sterculia
Sterculia vitiensis: Fijian Sterculia
Strombosia glaucescens: Afina
Strombosia pustulata: Afina
Strychnos sp.: Mkoulouku
Swartzia benthamiana: Bannia
Swartzia cubensis: Wamara
Swartzia fistuloides: Dina
Sweetia panamensis: Bilihuete
Swietenia macrophylla: Honduras mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni: Cuban mahogany
Swintonia sp.: Merpauh
Symphonia globulifera: Chewstick
Symplocos martinicensis: Whitewood
Syncarpia glomulifera: Turpentine
Syzygium buettnerianum: Water gum
Syzygium jambosoides: Variegated Apple
Tabebuia donnell-smithii: Primavera
Tabebuia insignis: White Tabebuia
Tabebuia rosea: Roble
Tabebuia serratifolia: Lapacho
Tamarindus indica: Camalindo
Tamarix sp.: Athel
Tambourissa thouvenotii: Ambora
Tarrietia sylvatica: Dungon
Tarrietia utilis: Niangon
Taxodium distichium: Baldcypress
Taxus baccata: Common yew
Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew
Tectona grandis: Teak
Terminalia amazonia syn. T. obovata: Nargusta
Terminalia amazonica: Nargusta
Terminalia arjuna: Arjun
Terminalia brassii: Brown terminalia
Terminalia celerica: Indian Laurelwood
Terminalia guyanensis: Broadleaf
Terminalia ivorensis: Idigbo
Terminalia macroptera: Chasemiich
Terminalia paniculata: Kindal
Terminalia procera: White Bombay
Terminalia superba: Limba
Testulea gabonensis: Izombe
Tetraberlinia bifoliolata: Akaba
Tetraberlinia tubmaniana: Ekop
Tetragastris altissima: Sali
Tetragastris sp.: Sali
Tetrameles nudiflora: Thitpok
Tetramerista glabra: Punah
Tetrapleura tetraptera: Akpa
Thuja occidentalis: Northern white-cedar
Thuja plicata: Western redcedar
Tieghemella heckelii: Makore
Tilia americana: American basswood
Tilia vulgaris: European lime
Trema orientalis: Menarong
Trema sp.: Mbessi
Triplaris spp.: Long John
Triplaris surinamensis: Long John
Triplochiton scleroxylon: Obeche
Tristania decorticata: Malabayabas
Tristania sp.: Brush box
Tsuga canadensis: Eastern hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla: Western hemlock
Turpinia ovalifolia: Anongo
Turraeanthus africanus: Avodire
Uapaca heudelotii: Akun
Uapaca sp.: Sugar-plum
Ulmus alata: Winged elm
Ulmus americana: Soft elm
Ulmus campestris: English elm
Ulmus crassifolia: Cedar elm
Ulmus glabra: Wych elm
Ulmus hollandica: Dutch elm
Ulmus procera: English elm
Ulmus pumila: Japanese Elm
Ulmus rubra: Slippery elm
Ulmus thomasii: Rock elm
Umbellularia californica: California laurel
Upuna borneensis: Upun batu
Vatica rassak: Resak
Vatica tonkinensis: Resak
Virola koschnyi: Light virola
Virola surinamensis: Light virola
Vitex cofassus: PNG Vitex
Vitex gaumeri: Fiddlewood
Vitex micrantha: Andofiti
Vitex parviflora: Molave
Vitex turczaninowii: Molave
Vochysia ferruginea: Yemeri
Vochysia guianensis: Yemeri
Vochysia hondurensis: Yemeri
Vochysia lehmanni: Quaruba
Vochysia tomentosa: Quaruba
Vouacapoua americana: Wacapou
Wallaceodendron celebicum: Banuyo
Widdringtonia whytei: Mlanje Cedar
WoodComposite AFM Corporation: R-CONTROL® Structural Building Panel
WoodComposite Abitibi-Price Corporation: Tru-Mold® Siding
WoodComposite American Cem-Wood Corporation: Cemwood Shake
WoodComposite Armstrong World Industries: Ceiling tiles
WoodComposite Bangor Cork Company: Bancork Bulletin Board Cork
WoodComposite Barrier System: BARRIER System® Insulation Panels
WoodComposite Bellcomb Technologies Inc.: Fiber-based panels
WoodComposite Bohemia Inc.: Glu-lam beams
WoodComposite Boise Cascade: BCI
WoodComposite C-Max Technologies: Contumax Products
WoodComposite Corticeira Amorim: Cork Flooring
WoodComposite Dodge-Regupol Inc.: Floor Tiles
WoodComposite Eagle Panel Systems: Wall Panel
WoodComposite Eternit: Fiber-based panels
WoodComposite Evanite Fiber Corp.: Wallboard
WoodComposite Faswall: Wall forms
WoodComposite Fibercem: Southern Slate®
WoodComposite Forbo North America: Forbo Krommenie natural linoleum
WoodComposite Futurebuilt Inc.: Insulated panels
WoodComposite Georgia Pacific: Fiber-based panels
WoodComposite Global Technology Systems: Cork insulation
WoodComposite Gridcore Systems Intnl.: ENVIROlite Panels
WoodComposite Hendricksen Flooring: Cork Flooring
WoodComposite Homasote Company: TUPS stress skin panel
WoodComposite Insul-Tray: Insul-Tray Insulation Systems
WoodComposite Ipocork: Ipocork Cork Floor Tiles
WoodComposite Louisiana Pacific: Gang-Lam® LVL
WoodComposite Mansion Industries: Modular Housing System
WoodComposite Masonite Corp.: Woodruff® roofing products
WoodComposite Medite Corp.: Medex
WoodComposite Oregon Strand Board Co.: COMPLY® sheathing
WoodComposite PanTERRE America Inc.: PanTERRE panels
WoodComposite Phenix Composites: Environ Products
WoodComposite Rector Mineral Trading Corp.: Cork
WoodComposite Reprocell: Cellulose fiber
WoodComposite Rodman Industries: Resincore® I Phenolic Particleboards
WoodComposite Shelter Enterprises: Stress skin panels
WoodComposite Simplex Products Division: Thermo-ply Sheathing
WoodComposite Southern Cellulose Inc.: Insulpro Plus
WoodComposite Stone Container Corp.: Low cost housing
WoodComposite Temple-Inland For. Prod.: TrimCraft
WoodComposite Thermoguard Insulation: Cellu-Spray cellulose insulation
WoodComposite Trendway: Trendwal
WoodComposite Tri-Cell Corp.: TRIPANEL honeycomb panel
WoodComposite Trus Joist MacMillian Ltd.: Parallam® Parallel Strand Lumber
WoodComposite US Building Panels: STURDI-Wood®
WoodComposite United Fibers: Cordex
WoodComposite Weyerhaeuser: Weyerhaeuser Structurwood®
WoodComposite Wood Recycling Inc.: Spaceboard
Xanthophyllum excelsum: Bok bok
Xanthophyllum papuanum: New Guinea Boxwood
Xylia xylocarpa: Pyinkado
Zanthoxylum flavum: West Indian satinwood
Zanthoxylum rhetsa: Cabrit
Zelkova serrata: Keyaki
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