Ironwood


Ironwood is a common name for many woods that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is denser than water, although usage of the name ironwood in English may or may not indicate a tree that yields such heavy wood.

Some of the species with their common name

Acacia aulacocarpa Acacia estrophiolata, central AustraliaAcacia excelsa Acacia melanoxylon Acacia stenophylla, AustraliaAegiphila martinicensis Afzelia africana Androstachys johnsonii, southeastern Africa and MadagascarAllagoptera caudescens, Borassus flabellifer, Caryota urens, Iriartea deltoidea Black Palm, Palmira wood Argania spinosa Astronium fraxinifolium, Astronium urundeuva Backhousia bancroftii Backhousia citriodora, northeastern AustraliaBackhousia myrtifolia