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 Australia
- Acacia excelsa
- Acacia melanoxylon
- Acacia stenophylla, Australia
- Aegiphila martinicensis
- Afzelia africana
- Androstachys johnsonii, southeastern Africa and Madagascar
- Allagoptera caudescens, Borassus flabellifer, Caryota urens, Iriartea deltoidea Black Palm, Palmira wood
- Argania spinosa
- Astronium fraxinifolium, Astronium urundeuva
- Backhousia bancroftii
- Backhousia citriodora, northeastern Australia
- Backhousia myrtifolia
- , eastern Australia
- Bridelia micrantha, Bridelia atroviridis
- Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, eastern North America
- Casuarinaceae, she-oaks in general, Southeast Asia
- * Allocasuarina spp.; Allocasuarina luehmannii, Allocasuarina torulosa, Allocasuarina inophloia, Allocasuarina verticillata
- * Casuarina cunninghamiana
- * Casuarina equisetifolia Toa, native from Burma south to Australia
- * Casuarina cristata
- * Casuarina glauca
- * Casuarina stricta
- * Casuarina junghuhniana
- Cercocarpus spp., Cercocarpus betuloides
- Chionanthus battiscombei
- Chionanthus caymanensis
- Chioanthus compactus
- Chionanthus panamensis, Chionanthus ligustrinus
- Chionanthus peglerae
- Cliftonia monophylla
- Coccoloba pubescens
- Colophospermum mopane
- Colubrina elliptica, Colubrina arborescens
- Combretum imberbe
- Cordia subcordata
- Cossinia pinnata
- Cryptocarya lauriflora, Cryptocarya ferrea
- Cyrtophyllum fragrans
- Cynometra alexandri, central and east Africa
- Cyrilla racemiflora
- Dalbergia melanoxylon
- Dialium guianense
- Diploglottis australis Syn.: Diploglottis cunninghamii)
- Distylium racemosum
- Drypetes gerrardii
- Erythrophleum chlorostachys Steelwood, native to northern Australia
- Erythroxylum areolatum
- Eucalyptus spp.
- Eugenia confusa
- Eusideroxylon zwageri, southeast Asia
- Exostema caribaeum
- Exothea paniculata
- Fagraea fragrans
- Fagara lentiscifolia
- Forestiera pubescens
- Forestiera pubescens var. parvifolia
- Genipa americana
- Gordonia haematoxylon
- Gossia bidwillii, Gossia acmenoides , Gossia dulcis, Gossia floribunda, Gossia myrsinocarpa
- Gymnanthes lucida
- Handroanthus spp. formerly Tabebuia spp.; Handroanthus heptaphyllus, Handroanthus serratifolius etc., Ipê, Brazilian walnut, Lapacho, Yellow poui
- Heritiera trifoliolata Black stavewood, Heritiera actinophylla Stavewood
- Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray, western North America
- Homalium dentatum, Homalium letestui , Homalium rufescens, Homalium abdessammadii
- Hopea odorata, Hopea parviflora
- Hypelate trifoliata
- Ilex mitis
- Inhambanella henriquesii
- Intsia bijuga, Intsia palembanica
- Ixora ferrea
- Jacquinia keyensis
- Krugiodendron ferreum, Caribbean
- , Brazil
- Lignum vitae; Guaiacum officinale, Guaiacum sanctum and Argentine, Paraguay Lignum Vitae, Verawood Bulnesia arborea also als Maracaibo Lignum Vitae and Bulnesia sarmientoi
- Lophira alata Red ironwood, Dwarf ironwood, Dryzone, western and central Africa
- Lophira lanceolata
- Lyonothamnus floribundus, in the rose family, Channel Islands of California
- Manilkara hexandra
- Manilkara kauki
- Mesua ferrea, southern and southeastern Asia
- Metrosideros spp. all Species, Metrosideros umbellata, Metrosideros kermadecensis
- Millettia grandis
- Minquartia guianensis
- Mouriri myrtilloides
- Myoporum obscurum
- Myracrodruon urundeuva
- Nestegis apetala, New Zealand and Norfolk Island
- Notelaea ligustrina
- Notelaea longifolia
- native to southern Africa
- Ochna holstii
- Oldfieldia africana
- Olea capensis, Africa
- Olea woodiana, eastern and southern Africa
- Olinia ventosa
- Olneya tesota
- Ostrya knowltonii Knowlton's or Western hophornbeam
- Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam,
- Palicourea cardiomorpha subsp. cardiomorpha
- Parrotia persica
- Parrotia subaequalis
- Paubrasilia echinata
- Peltophorum rufum
- Pemphis acidula
- Picrodendron baccatum
- Planchonella costata
- Planchonella obovata
- Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis kuntzei, Prosopis africana Mesquite
- Prunus africana
- Quebracho Schinopsis spp.; Schinopsis brasiliensis, Schinopsis balansae, Schinopsis lorentzii and Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco
- Rapanea melanophloeos
- Rauvolfia sandwicensis
- Reynosia septentrionalis, Reynosa latifolia
- Rhodamnia acuminata
- Rhodomyrtus trineura var. canescens , Rhodomyrtus pervagata
- Rothmannia capensis
- Schleichera oleosa
- Senegalia intsia
- Senegalia muricata
- Senegalia tenuifolia
- Senna siamea
- Sideroxylon spp. ;
- * Sideroxylon inerme
- * Sideroxylon lanuginosum or Gum bully
- * Sideroxylon lycioides
- * Sideroxylon tenax
- * Sideroxylon celastrinum
- * Sideroxylon cinereum
- * Sideroxylon foetidissimum
- * Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- * Sideroxylon reclinatum
- Sloanea dentata
- Sloanea jamaicensis, Sloanea sinemariensis
- Stadmania spp., Stadmania oppositifolia
- Swartzia spp.; Swartzia tomentosa, Swartzia bannia, Swartzia bidentata, Swartzia leiocalycina, Swartzia ingifolia, Swartzia grandifolia, Swartzia panacoco etc.
- Terminalia canescens
- Tetragastris balsamifera
- Thouinia striata
- Trichilia hirta
- Tristaniopsis laurina
- Vachellia farnesiana
- Vepris lanceolata, Vepris reflexa, Vepris undulata, Vepris carringtoniana, Vepris zambesiaca, Vepris termitaria native to South Africa
- Xanthostemon species collectively known as "Philippine ironwood", all endemic to the Philippines
- Xanthostemon verus
- Xantolis tomentosa
- Xylia xylocarpa
- Zanthoxylum fagara
- Zanthoxylum piperitum
- Zanthoxylum tragodes
- ''Zapoteca tetragona''
Plants named ironwood