|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Abura |
Mitragyna ciliata |
West Africa |
Interior joinery |
Minor |
- |
|
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Afara |
Terminalia superba |
Africa |
Plywood, interior use |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Afrormosia |
Pericopsis elata |
West Africa |
Furniture, joinery |
Minor |
EN; CITES Appx II |
|
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Afzelia |
Afzelia spp. |
West Africa |
Top quality exterior joinery |
Minor |
A. africana VU
A. bipindensis VU
A. pachyloba VU |
|
|
Agba
|
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum |
West Africa |
Plywood, furniture |
Minor |
EN |
|
|
Alder |
Alnus glutinosa |
UK, Europe |
Minor utility products |
Minor |
- |
Occasionally, as beams |
|
Alstonia |
Alstonia spp. |
Africa |
Various, depending on density |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Andiroba |
Carapa guianensis |
South America |
Turnery |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Andoung |
Monopetalanthus spp. |
Africa |
Furniture, light construction, plywood, boxes and crates |
Minor |
M. durandii VU
M. compactus VU M heitzii LR/NT |
|
|
Antiaris
|
Antiaris spp. |
Africa |
Veneer, plywood, furniture, joinery, boxes and crates, light construction |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Asanfona
|
Aningeria spp. |
Africa |
Musical instruments, heavy construction, marine, furniture, flooring |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Ash UK, |
Fraxinus spp. |
UK, Europe, North America |
Light coloured furniture, panelling, tool handles |
Major |
-
|
Occasionally, as flooring |
|
Apple |
Malus sylvestris |
UK, Europe |
Minor craft items |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Ayan |
Distemonanthus benthamianus |
Africa |
Outdoor construction, marine construction, furniture, decorative veneers |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Balau / Selangan batu /bangkirai |
Shorea spp. |
South-east Asia |
Heavy duty construction work |
Major |
Many Shorea spp. in international trade are CR, EN or VU |
|
|
Balsa |
Ochroma lagopus |
Ecuador |
Model making, insulation |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Basralocus |
Dicornia guianensis |
South America |
Marine and dock work |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Beech |
Fagus spp. |
UK, Europe, North America |
Furniture, flooring, musical instruments |
Major |
- |
Regularly, as wood strip and woodblock flooring |
|
Berlinia, red
|
Berlinia spp. |
Africa |
Heavy construction, furniture and cabinetwork, veneers, panelling |
Minor |
B. occidentalis VU |
|
|
Bintangor |
Calophyllum spp. |
South-east Asia |
General purpose timber, musical instruments |
Minor |
Some species are threatened |
|
|
Binuang
|
Octomeles sumatrana |
South-east Asia |
Plywood, light construction, furniture components, cabinetwork |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Birch
|
Betula spp. |
UK, Europe, North America |
General purpose timber, plywood |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Black bean |
Castanospermum australe |
Australia |
Furniture, cabinetwork, joinery |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Black locust |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
Europe, America |
Poles, agricultural implements, furniture |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Blackbutt |
Eucalyptus pilularis |
Australia |
General purpose timber, construction (including marine), flooring |
Minor |
-
|
|
|
Blackwood, African |
Dalbergia melanoxylon |
Africa |
Musical instruments, craft products |
Minor |
LR/NT |
|
|
Blue gum |
Eucalyptus saligna |
Australia |
General purpose timber, also used for paper |
Minor |
- |
Occasionally, as wood strip flooring |
|
Boxwood, European |
Buxus sempervirens |
Europe |
Turnery, craftwork, sports goods, musical instruments |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Bubinga Minor |
Copaifera salikounda |
West Africa |
Veneer, furniture |
Minor |
VU |
Regularly, as woodblock flooring |
|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Caimito |
Pouteria spp. |
South America |
Light construction, furniture, cabinet work |
Minor |
Several species are threatened |
|
|
Canarium |
Canarium schweinfurthii |
Africa |
Light construction, furniture, veneer, plywood. |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Cedar, American |
Cedrela spp. |
South and Central America |
Cabinet making, boatbuilding, light construction |
Minor |
C. odorata VU, CITES Appdx III (Peruvian population)
C. fissilis EN
C. lilloi EN |
|
|
Cedar, pencil (softwood)
|
Juniperus virginiana/J. procera |
J. virginiana: North America J. procera:
East Africa |
Specialist uses |
Minor |
J. procera LR (NT) |
|
|
Cedar, western red
(softwood) |
Thuja plicata |
North America, |
Exterior use, cladding some UK plantations |
Minor |
- |
Regularly, as beams |
|
Celtis |
Celtis spp. |
Africa |
Furniture, cabinets, carving, veneer. |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Cherry, European |
Prunus spp. |
UK, Europe,
North America |
Specialised crafted furniture and decorative work, musical instruments |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Chestnut, horse UK, |
Aesculus hippocastanum |
Europe |
Minor goods, turnery and utensils |
Minor |
- |
Regularly, as beams |
|
Chestnut, sweet |
Castanea sativa |
UK, Europe |
Furniture, joinery, fencing |
Minor |
- |
Regularly, as beams |
|
Chontaquiro |
Diplotropis martiussi |
South America |
Outdoor and marine construction |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Coigue |
Nothofagus dombeyi |
South America |
Furniture, joinery, mouldings, turnery |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Cordia |
Cordia millenii |
Africa |
Exterior cladding, furniture, joinery |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Cottonwood |
Bombax spp. |
Africa |
Plywood, blockboard, boxes and crates, furniture |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Curupay / Curapixa
|
Anadenanthera macrocarpa |
South America |
Heavy construction, flooring, turnery |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Dafo |
Terminalia brassii |
South-east Asia |
Veneer, furniture, cabinet work, joinery, |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Dahoma
|
Piptadeniastrum africanum |
Africa |
Heavy construction, wharf decking, flooring |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Danta |
Nesogordonia papaverifera |
Africa |
Furniture, turnery, flooring, tool handles |
Minor |
VU |
|
|
Denya
|
Cyclicodiscus gabunensis |
Africa |
External construction |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Durian |
Durio spp. |
South-east Asia |
Furniture, veneer, plywood, light construction |
Minor |
Several species are VU |
|
|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Ebony |
Diospyros spp. |
Africa, Asia |
Cutlery handles, musical instruments, craftwork.
|
Minor |
Several species in international trade are EN or VU |
Regularly, as antique escutcheons, door knobs |
|
Ekki / Azobe / Kaku West
|
Lophira alata |
Africa |
Sea defences, sleepers |
Minor |
VU |
Occasionally, as woodblock flooring |
|
Elm
|
Ulmus spp. |
UK, Europe, North America |
Furniture, joinery, flooring, external cladding |
Minor |
- |
Regularly, as floorboards |
|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Fir, Douglas (softwood)
|
Pseudotsuga taxifolia / P. menziesii |
UK, Europe (plantations)
North America |
Plywood, structural work, sea defences |
Major |
- |
Regularly, as floorboards |
|
Fir, silver (softwood)
|
Abies alba |
UK (plantations), |
Building, joinery, packaging |
Minor |
- |
Northern Europe |
|
Freijo |
Cordia goeldiana |
South America |
Joinery, veneer, construction |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Fromager |
Ceiba pentandra |
Africa, South America |
Veneer, weak packaging |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Common name |
Scientific name |
Origin |
Uses |
Level of use in the UK |
Global threat status |
Available as reclaimed? |
|
Gmelina
|
Gmelina arborea |
Native to South Asia, timber is from tropical
plantations |
Light construction, packaging,furniture |
Minor |
- |
|
|
Gombe
|
Didelotia spp. |
Africa |
Plywood, blockboard, veneers, particleboard, furniture, joinery |
Minor |
D. idae LR/NT D. unifoliolata LR/NT |
|
|
Greenheart
|
Chlorocardium rodiei / Ocotea rodiaei |
Guyana |
Sea defences |
Minor |
VU |
Regularly, as beams |
|
Guarea |
Guarea cedrata / Guarea thompsonii |
Central and West Africa |
Furniture and exterior work |
Minor |
G. cedrata VU
G. thompsonii VU |
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