Madera por Especie

African Mahogany

caoba africana

Khaya spp.


Common name: African mahogany, khaya

Janka: 850 lbf

Origin: Tropical Africa

Alder

Aliso

Alnus rubra


Common name: Red alder, western red alder

Janka: 590 lbf

Origin: Coastal western North America

Ambrosia Maple

Arce ambrosíaco

Acer saccharum.


Common name: Ambrosia maple, wormy maple

Janka: 700 to 950 lbf

Origin: Primarily temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere

Basswood

tilo

Tilia americana


Common name: Basswood, lime, linden, American basswood

Janka: 410 lbf

Origin: Eastern North America

Bhilwara Exotic Wood Zone

Bhilwara

Albizia odoratissima


Common name: Black siris, bhilwara, albizia, Ceylon rosewood

Janka: 1,630 lbf

Origin: Native to central and southern Asia; also introduced to East Africa

Australian Red Gum Exotic Wood Zone

Australian Red Gum

Eucalyptus camaldulensis


Common name: River Red Gum

Janka: 2,160 lbf

Origin: Australia

Black Limba

Limba Negra

Terminalia superba


Common name: Limba, korina, afara, black limba, white limba

Janka: 670 lbf

Origin: Tropical western Africa

Black Palm

Palma Negra

Borassus flabellifer


Common name: Black Palm, Palmyra Palm

Janka: 2,020 lbf

Origin: Tropical Asia and Africa

Black Walnut

Nogal negro

Juglans nigra


Common name: Black walnut, American walnut

Janka: 1,010 lbf

Origin: Eastern United States

Black and White Ebony Exotic Wood Zone

Ébano Blanco y Negro

Diospyros malabarica (syn. Diospyros embryopteris, D. peregrina)


Common name: Black and White Ebony, Pale Moon Ebony

Janka: 1,780 lbf

Origin: Laos and southeast Asia

Bocote

Bocote

Cordia spp.


Common name: Bocote

Janka: 2,010 lbf

Origin: Mexico and Central/South America

Bois de Rose Exotic Wood Zone

Palo de Rosa

Dalbergia maritima, Dalbergia louvelii


Common name: Bois de Rose

Janka: 2,600 lbf

Origin: Madagascar

Brazilian Rosewood

Palo rosa de Brasil

Dalbergia nigra


Common name: Brazilian rosewood

Janka: 2,790 lbf

Origin: Brazil

Brown mallee Exotic Wood Zone

Mallee marrón

Eucalyptus dumosa, E. viridis


Common name: Brown Mallee

Janka: 2,490 lbf

Origin: Southeastern Australia

Bubinga

Bubinga

ourtia spp., the three principal species are G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, and G. tessmannii


Common name: Bubinga, kevazingo, African rosewood

Janka: 2,410 lbf

Origin: Equatorial Africa

Canarywood

canario

Centrolobium spp.


Common name: Canarywood, Canary

Janka: 1,520 lbf

Origin: South America (from Panama down to southern Brazil)

Chechen

checheno

Metopium brownei


Common name: Chechen, black poisonwood, Caribbean rosewood

Janka: 2,400 lbf

Origin: Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, Guatemala, Belize, and southeastern Mexico

Cherry

Cereza

Prunus serotina


Common name: Black cherry, American cherry

Janka: 950 lbf

Origin: Eastern North America

Cocobolo

Cocobolo

Dalbergia retusa


Common name: Cocobolo (many variant spellings, such as cocabola or cocobola)

Janka: 2,960 lbf

Origin: Central America

Crepe Myrtle Exotic Wood Zone

Crespón

Lagerstroemia spp.


Common name: Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle

Janka: 1,090 lbf

Origin: Southeast Asia

East Indian Rosewood

Palosanto de la India Oriental

Dalbergia latifolia


Common name: East Indian rosewood, Indian palisander, Indian rosewood, sonokeling

Janka: 2,350 lbf

Origin: India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia

Gaboon Ebony

Gabón Ébano

Diospyros crassiflora


Common name: Gaboon Ebony, African Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, Cameroon Ebony

Janka: 3,080 lbf

Origin: Equatorial West Africa

Goncalo Alves

Goncalo Alves

Astronium spp. (primarily A. fraxinifolium and A. graveolens)


Common name: Goncalo alves, tigerwood, jobillo, muiracatiara

Janka: 2,170 lbf

Origin: From Mexico southward to Brazil

Granadillo Exotic Wood Zone

Novedades en Granadillo

Platymiscium spp. (P. dimorphandrum, P. pinnatum, P. trinitatis, P. ulei)


Common name: Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, Orange Agate

Janka: 2,700 lbf

Origin: Central and South America

Hard Maple

Arce duro

Acer saccharum


Common name: Hard maple, sugar maple, rock maple

Janka: 1,450 lbf

Origin: Northeastern North America

Hawaiian Koa

Koa hawaiana

Acacia koa


Common name: Koa, Hawaiian koa

Janka: 1,170 lbf

Origin: Hawaii

Honduran Mahogany

Caoba Hondureña

Swietenia macrophylla


Common name: Honduran mahogany, genuine mahogany, big-leaf mahogany, Brazilian mahogany, American mahogany

Janka: 900 lbf

Origin: From Southern Mexico to central South America; also commonly grown on plantations

Honduras Rosewood Exotic Wood Zone

Madera de palisandro de Honduras: nuevas llegadas

Dalbergia stevensonii


Common name: Honduran rosewood, Honduras rosewood

Janka: 2,200 lbf

Origin: Very limited range primarily within Belize (British Honduras)

Indian Ebony Exotic Wood Zone

Ébano de la India

Diospyros ebenum


Common name: Ceylon Ebony, East Indian Ebony

Janka: 2,430 lbf

Origin: Southeast Asia

Lacewood Exotic Wood Zone

Lacewood

Grevillea robusta


Common name: Southern Silky Oak

Janka: 880 lbf

Origin: Eastern coastal Australia, also grown on plantations in South Africa

Laurel Exotic Wood Zone

Laurel

Terminalia elliptica (syn. T. tomentosa)


Common name: Indian Laurel

Janka: 2,340 lbf

Origin: Southern Asia (primarily India and Myanmar)

Leopardwood

madera de leopardo

Roupala montana (syn. R. brasiliense)


Common name: Leopardwood

Janka: 2,150 lbf

Origin: Central and South America

Macassar Ebony Exotic Wood Zone

Ébano de Macassar

Diospyros celebica


Common name: Macassar Ebony, Striped Ebony, Amara Ebony

Janka: 3,220 lbf

Origin: Southeast Asia

Mahogany

Caoba

Toona ciliata


Common name: Indian Mahogany

Janka: Approximately 1,070 lbf

Origin: India

Malaysian Blackwood

Ébano de Malasia

Diospyros ebonasea


Common name: Malaysian Blackwood

Janka: 3,180 lbf

Origin: Malaysia

Mango Exotic Wood Zone

Mango

Mangifera indica


Common name: Mango, Hawaiian mango

Janka: 1,070 lbf

Origin: Tropical Asia and Oceania

Merbau Exotic Wood Zone

Merbau

Intsia spp. (I. bijuga, I. palembanica)


Common name: Merbau, Kwila, Ipil

Janka: 1,840 lbf

Origin: From East Africa to Southeast Asia and Australia; (primarily New Guinea)

Olivewood

Madera de olivo

Olea europaea


Common name: Olive, European olive, Italian olive, Mediterranean olive, Bethlehem olive

Janka: 2,710 lbf

Origin: Native to Mediterranean Region

Osage Orange

Naranja de Osage

Maclura pomifera


Common name: Osage Orange, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple, Bois d’arc

Janka: 2,620 lbf

Origin: South-central United States

Ovangkol Exotic Wood Zone

Ovangkol

Guibourtia ehie


Common name: Amazique, Amazoue, Mozambique, Ovangkol, Shedua

Janka: 1,330 lbf

Origin: Tropical west Africa

Padauk

Padauk

Pterocarpus soyauxii


Common name: African padauk, vermillion

Janka: 1,710 lbf

Origin: Central and tropical west Africa

Paela

Paella

Coulteria platyloba (=Caesalpinia)


Common name: Chakte Viga, Paela, Aripin

Janka: 2,250 lbf

Origin: Tropical areas of Mexico and Central America

Peruvian Walnut Exotic Wood Zone

Nogal peruano

Juglans spp. (Juglans australis, J. neotropica, J. olanchana, etc.)


Common name: Peruvian Walnut, Tropical Walnut, Nogal

Janka: 960 lbf

Origin: Southern Mexico, Central and South America

Poplar

Álamo

Liriodendron tulipifera


Common name: Poplar, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar

Janka: 540 lbf

Origin: Eastern United States

Purpleheart

Corazón Purpura

Peltogyne spp.


Common name: Purpleheart, amaranth, roxinho, violeta

Janka: 2,520 lbf

Origin: Central and South America (from Mexico down to southern Brazil)

Santos Mahogany Exotic Wood Zone

Caoba de Santos

Myroxylon balsamum


Common name: Santos Mahogany, Cabreuva

Janka: 2,400 lbf

Origin: Southern Mexico and Central and South America

Santos Rosewood

Santos Palosanto

Machaerium spp. (primarily M. scleroxylon)


Common name: Pau ferro, morado, Bolivian rosewood, santos rosewood, caviuna

Janka: 1,960 lbf

Origin: Tropical South America (mainly Brazil and Bolivia)

Sapele

sapeli

Entandrophragma cylindricum


Common name: Sapele, sapelli, sapeli mahogany

Janka: 1,360 lbf

Origin: Tropical Africa

Sitka Spruce Exotic Wood Zone

Pícea de Sitka

Picea sitchensis


Common name: Sitka Spruce

Janka: 510 lbf

Origin: Northwestern North America

Spalted Tamarind

Tamarindo espaldado

Tamarindus indica


Common name: Tamarind, Spalted Tamarind

Janka: 2,690 lbf

Origin: India