This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.
Soft woods (coniferous)
- 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)
- White ash (Fraxinus americana)
- Aspen (Populus)
- Bigtooth aspen (Populus gradidentata)
- European aspen (Populus tremula)
- Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- Australian red cedar (Toona ciliata)
- Ayan, movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus)
- Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
- Basswood, linden
- American basswood (Tilia americana)
- White basswood (Tilia heterophylla)
- beech (Fagus)
- European beech (Fagus sylvatica)
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
- Birch (Betula)
- American birches
- Gray birch (Betula populifolia)
- Black birch (Betula nigra)
- Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- Sweet birch (Betula lenta)
- Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- European birches
- Silver birch (Betula pendula)
- Downy birch (Betula pubescens)
- Blackbean (Castanospermum australe)
- Blackwood
- Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
- African blackwood, mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
- Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens)
- 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)
- Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)
- Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)
- Grey ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculata)
- Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis)
- Mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
- Australian oak (Eucalyptus obliqua)
- Alpine ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis)
- Red mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera)
- Swamp mahogany, swamp messmate (Eucalyptus robusta)
- Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna)
- Mugga, red ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon)
- Redwood (Eucalyptus transcontinentalis)
- Wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo)
- European crabapple (Malus sylvestris)
- European pear (Pyrus communis)
- Gonçalo alves (Astronium spp.)
- Greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei)
- Grenadilla, mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
- Guanandi (Calophyllum brasiliense)
- Gum (Eucalyptus)
- Gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba)
- Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
- Hickory (Carya)
- Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
- Pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
- Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
- Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)
- Hornbeam (Carpinus spp.)
- American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
- Ipê (Handroanthus spp.)
- Iroko, African teak (Milicia excelsa)
- Ironwood
- Balau (Shorea spp.)
- American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
- Sheoak, Polynesian ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
- Giant ironwood (Choricarpia subargentea)
- Diesel tree (Copaifera langsdorffii)
- Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)
- Lignum vitae
- Guaiacwood (Guaiacum officinale)
- Holywood (Guaiacum sanctum)
- Takian (Hopea odorata)
- Black ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum)
- Black ironwood, olive (Olea spp.)
- Lebombo ironwood Androstachys johnsonii
- Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus)
- Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
- Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota)
- Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica)
- Brazilian ironwood, pau ferro (Caesalpinia ferrea)
- Yellow lapacho (Tabebuia serratifolia)
- Jacarandá-boca-de-sapo (Jacaranda brasiliana)
- Jacarandá de Brasil (Dalbergia nigra)
- Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril)
- Kingwood (Dalbergia cearensis)
- Lacewood
- Northern silky oak (Cardwellia sublimis)
- American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
- London plane (Platanus ÃÂ hispanica)
- Limba (Terminalia superba)
- Locust
- Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
- Mahogany
- Genuine mahogany (Swietenia)
- 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 ÃÂ 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:
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