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Botanical names of wood
Woods and their botanical names,
- Applewood or wild apple (Pyrus[?] malus)
- Ash, black (Fraxinus[?] nigra)
- Ash, blue (quadrangulata)
- Ash, green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)
- Ash, white (Fraxinus americana)
- Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- Aspen, large tooth (Populus grandidentata)
- Balsa (Tropical America) (Ochroma[?])
- Basswood (Tilia glabra or Tilia americanus)
- Beech (Fagus grandifolia or Fagus americana)
- Beech, blue (Carpinus[?] caroliniana)
- Birch, gray (Betula[?] populifolia)
- Birch, paper (Betula papyrifera)
- Birch, sweet (Betula lenta)
- Birch, yellow (Betula lutea)
- Boxwood/Buis (Buxus[?] sempervirens)
- Buckeye, yellow (Aesculus octandra)
- Butternut (Juglans[?] cinerea)
- Cedar, eastern red (Juniperus virginiana)
- Cedar, northern white (Thuja occidentalis)
- Cedar, southern white (Chamaecyparis[?] thvoides)
- Cedar, (Tropical American) (Cedrela[?] odorata)
- Cedar, western red (Thuja plicata)
- Cherry, black (Prunus serotina)
- Cherry, wild red (Prunus pennsylvanica)
- Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
- Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
- Coralwood (Guilbourtia[?] spp.)
- Corkwood (Leitneria[?] floridana)
- Cottonwood, eastern (Populus deltoides)
- Cypress, southern (Taxodium distichum)
- Dogwood (flowering) (Cornus florida)
- Douglas fir (coast type) (Pseudotsuga taxifolia)
- Douglas fir (mountain type) (Pseudotsuga taxifolia)
- Ebony, Andaman marble-wood (India) (Diospyros kursii)
- Ebony, Ebčne marbre (Maritius, E. Africa) (Diospyros melanida)
- Elm, American (Ulmus[?] americana)
- Elm, rock (Ulmus racemosa or Ulmus thomasi)
- Elm, slippery (Ulmus fulva or pubescens)
- Eucalyptus, Karri (W. Australia) (Eucalyptus diversicolor)
- Eucalyptus, Mahogany (New South Wales) (Eucalyptus)
- Eucalyptus, West Australian mahogany (Eucalyptus marginata)
- Fir, balsam (Abies[?] balsamea)
- Fir, silver (Abies amabilis)
- Greenheart (British Guiana) (Nectandra[?] rodioei)
- Grenadilla (Mpingo) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
- Gum, black (Nyssa sylvatica)
- Gum, blue (Eucalyptus globulus)
- Gum, red (Liquidambar[?] styraciflua)
- Gum, tupelo (Nyssa aquatica)
- Hemlock eastern (Tsuga[?] canadensis)
- Hemlock, mountain (Tsuga martensiana)
- Hemlock, western (Tsuga heterophylla)
- Hickory, bigleaf shagbark (Hicoria[?] laciniosa)
- Hickory, mockernut (Hicoria alba)
- Hickory, pignut (Hicoria glabra)
- Hickory, shagbark (Hicoria ovata)
- Hornbeam (Ostrya[?] virginiana)
- Ironwood, black (Rhamnidium[?] ferreum)
- Jacarandá, Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)
- Larch, western (Larix[?] occidentalis)
- Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum[?] officinale and Guaiacum sanctum)
- Locust, black or yellow (Robinia[?] pseudacacia)
- Locust honey (Gleditsia[?] triacanthos)
- Magnolia, cucumber (Magnolia acuminata)
- Mahogany (W. Africa) (Khaya[?] ivorensis)
- Mahogany (E. India) (Swietenia[?] macrophylla)
- Mahogany (E. India) (Swietenia mahogani)
- Maple, black (Acer[?] nigrum)
- Maple, red (Acer rubrum)
- Maple, silver (Acer saccharinum)
- Maple, sugar (Acer saccharum)
- Mpingo (Grenadilla) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
- Oak, black (Quercus velutina)
- Oak, bur (Quercus macrocarpa)
- Oak, canyon live (Quercus chrysolepis)
- Oak, laurel (Quercus montana)
- Oak, live (Quercus virginiana)
- Oak, pin (Quercus pallustris)
- Oak, post (Quercus stellata or Quercus minor)
- Oak, red (Quercus borealis)
- Oak, scarlet (coccinea)
- Oak, swamp chestnut (Quercus montana (Quercus prinus))
- Oak swamp white (Quercus bicolor or Quercus platanoides)
- Oak, white (Quercus alba)
- Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
- Pine, eastern white (Pinus strobus)
- Pine, jack (Pinus banksiana or Pinus divericata)
- Pine, loblolly (Pinus taeda)
- Pine, longleaf (Pinus palustris)
- Pine, pitch (Pinus rigida)
- Pine, red (Pinus resinosa)
- Pine, shortleaf (Pinus echinata)
- Poplar, balsam (Populus balsamifera or Populus candicans)
- Poplar, yellow (Liriodendron tulipifera)
- Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
- Sassafras (Sassafras uariafolium)
- Satinwood (Ceylon) (Chloroxylon[?] swietenia)
- Sourwood (Oxydendrum[?] arboreum)
- Spruce, black (Picea[?] mariana)
- Spruce, red (Picea rubra or Picea rubens)
- Spruce, white (Picea glauca)
- Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
- Tamarack (Larix laricina or Larix americana)
- Teak (India) (Tectona[?] grandis)
- Walnut, black (Juglans[?] nigra)
- Willow, black (Salix nigra)
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