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