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ID Family ID Name Authorities Common Name Num. of Species Geolocation Growth Forms Family Name Overview
5840 10 Abies Miller Silver Firs 49 North Temperate zones to Vietnam and Central America. Trees   Important softwood lumber trees. Definitely commercial wood.
Used in great quantities for construction.
6216 140 Acacia Miller   1200   Trees, Shrubs   Has Commercial wood
7846 325 Acer   Maples   Wide range in Temperate areas Tree Aceraceae Has much commercial wood.
8124 102 Achras L.     Central & Latin America, Mexico Tree Sapotaceae Achras = Manilkara
Go to Manilkara for detaisl
Has commercial timbers.
8696 293 Ackama A.Cunn.     Australia Tree    
6219 140 Acrocarpus Wight ex. Am.     Indomalaysia     Has Wood
6958 224 Adansonia       Africa   Bombacaceae Has wood
6221 140 Adenanthera   Coralwood         Likely has commercial wood
7603 100 Adina       Kampuchea, India, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, S. Africa   Saxifragaceae Has wood.
7314 271 Aegiceras   Mangrove   Australia Tree Myrsinaceae Has Wood
8700 314 Aegle Corr. Serr.   3 Indomalaysia Trees   Grows as thorny deciduous trees.
7847 332 Aesculus L. Buckeyes, Horsechestnuts 13 India, East Asia, North America Trees Aceraceae  
5728 66 Aextoxicon Ruiz & Pav     Argentina      
8701 84 Afrocrania              
6225 140 Afzelia       W. & central Africa     Has commercial wood
5808 431 Agathis              
7941 246 Aglaia   Bekak, Pasak, Sengera, Pak       Meliaceae Has commercial timber
7825 251 Agonandra       Brazil   Opiliaceae Has commercial wood.
8698 132 Agrostistachys Dalz.     India to West Malaysia Tree or shrub    
8049 344 Ailanthus       Tropical extending to temperate zones. Tree Simaroubaceae Has wood.
5876 78 Alangium              
6057 132 Aleurites             Has Wood
6228 140 Alexa       Guyana, Venezuela     Has Wood
8702 165 Allanblackia Oliver ex Benth.   10 Tropical Africa Tree    
7986 343 Allophylus L.   1     Rutaceae Has wood. 1 very polymorphic species (Allophyllus cobbe (L.) Rausch. in tropical and warm Africa that at a local level can be subdivided at a local level into 175 apparently distinct subspecies.
Has wood. Colour is pale straw yellow-brown. Close, even grained. Interlocked. Uses: Agricultural tools, boxes, cabinetmaking, furniture, joinery, light construction, toys, plywood.
6539 142 Alnus B. Ehrh. Alder     Tree   Has commercial wood
7402 284 Alphitonia       Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Phillipines   Rhamnaceae Has wood
7606 100 Alseis       Brazil, Belize, Panama, Peru, Venezuela   Saxifragaceae Has wood.
6869 186 Alseodaphne           Lauraceae Has wood
5885 147 Alstonia              
6673 167 Altingia           Hamamelidaceae Has commercial wood
8050 344 Alvaradoa Leibm.   5 Tropical America, Mexico TreeBush Simaroubaceae Has wood. Used locally for carpentry & construction.
6229 140 Amblygonocarpus Harms.   2 African savannas     Has Wood
6230 140 Amburana (Allemao) A.C. Sm.     Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru     Has Commercial Wood
7943 246 Amoora           Meliaceae Has commercial wood
8533 307 Ampelocera           Ulmaceae Has wood.
6233 140 Amphimas Miers   2 Africa     Has commercial wood
8704 140 Amphimas Pierre ex Harms   2   Tree    
8706 314 Amyris P. Browne   40 Tropical America Tree    
7861 327 Anacardium   Cashew   Central & S. America Tree Anacardiaceae Has commercial wood.
8707 140 Anadenanthera Speg.   3 Tropical America Trees    
6234 140 Andira   Angelim, Partridge wood   Guyana     Has commercial wood
6059 132 Androstachys             Has Wood
8708 289 Angelesia Korth.     Indonesia: Sumatra, Malaysia      
6870 186 Aniba   Louro   Guyana   Lauraceae Has wood
8127 102 Aningeria Aubrev. & Pellegrin Aniegre   West & East tropical Africa   Sapotaceae Aningeria = Pouteria
Go to Pouteria for details
Has commercial timbers
7435 286 Anisophyllea           Rhizophoraceae Has wood
6990 228 Anisoptera Korth.   11 Indomalaysia   Diptercarpaceae Has commercial wood
7103 239 Anogeissus       Africa   Combretaceae Has timber
7436 286 Anopyxis       Africa   Rhizophoraceae Has commercial wood
7609 100 Anthocephalus   Kadam   Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand   Saxifragaceae Anthocelphalus = Breona
Go to Breona for details
Has commercial wood.
8483 398 Antiaris           Moraceae Has commercial wood.
6061 132 Antidesma             Has Wood
7862 327 Antrocaryon       Africa   Anacardiaceae Has wood.
7073 235 Apeiba   Duru   N. South America, Central America, Caribbean, S. Mexico, Brazil Tree Tiliaceae Has wood
7942 246 Aphanamixis           Meliaceae Has wood.
8711 307 Aphananthe Planchon   5 Madagascar      
5780 73 Apodytes E. Meyers ex. Arn.     Tropical Old World      
6236 140 Apuleia             Has Wood
6191 137 Aquilaria Lam.   15   Indomalasia   Has Wood
5809 431 Araucaria              
6017 88 Arbutus   Heath          
6857 212 Aromadendron           Magnoliaceae Has wood
8484 398 Artocarpus   Breadfruit, Jackwood   Indonesia, Bali, Guyana Tree Moraceae Has commercial wood.
5888 147 Aspidosperma              
8393 367 Asteropeia           Asteropeiaceae Has wood.
7863 327 Astronium       Brazil, Guyana Tree Anacardiaceae Has commercial wood.
6905 213 Atherosperma       Australia Tree Monimiaceae Has commercial wood. Also placed under Atherosperataceae
7911 310 Aucoumea           Burseraceae Has commercial wood.
8128 102 Autranella A Chev.   1 West Africa   Sapotaceae Only 1 species, Autranella Congolensis
Has commercial wood.
6667 162 Averrhoa L. Bilinging, Lilimbi   Brazil, Malaysia, Turkey, Pantropical     Has wood
6724 179 Avicennia       Africa   Verbenaceae Has timber
8485 398 Bagassa Aubl Tatajuba, Bagassa   Brazil, Guyana, Sirinam, Amazon   Moraceae Has commercial wood.
6243 140 Baikiaea       Africa     Has Wood
8129 102 Baillonella Pierre Moabi 1 West Africa   Sapotaceae Has commercial wood, good timber (Moabi).
8073 163 Balanites           Zygophyllaceae Has wood.
6991 228 Balanocarpus           Diptercarpaceae Has wood
8714 314 Balfourodendron Mello ex Oliver Guatambu 1 Southern Brazil Trees   Valuable timber, cultured ornamentals.
6244 140 Baphia   Camwood, Odwen   Africa     Has Wood
6746 191 Barringtonia           Lecythidaceae Has wood
8130 59 Bassia All.   21 Warm climates. 7 Species in Europe.   Sapotaceae Has wood.
7017 230 Bastardiopsis           Malvaceae Has commercial wood
7074 235 Belotia           Tiliaceae Has wood
6252 140 Berlinia Sol. ex. Hook. F. & Benth. Berlinia, Red Berlina   Nigeria     Has commercial wood
7075 235 Berrya       India   Tiliaceae Has wood
7982 338 Bersama Fres.   2 Tropical & South Africa Trees & Shrubs Melianthaceae Has commercial wood.
6540 142 Betula   Birch     Tree   Has commercial wood
7933 332 Billia Peyr.   2 Southern Mexico to South America   Hippocastanaceae Has wood.
6069 132 Bischofia Blume   1       Has Wood
6747 191 Bixa           Lecythidaceae Has wood
7864 327 Blepharocarya F. Muell.     N.E. Australia, Queensland   Anacardiaceae Has wood.
8766 343 Blighia Konig   4 Tropical Africa     Has timber
8548 400 Boehmeria           Urticaceae Has wood.
6961 224 Bombacopsis           Bombacaceae Has wood
6962 224 Bombax           Bombacaceae Has wood
6963 224 Boschia           Bombacaceae Has wood
7865 327 Bouea       Malaysia, Indonesia, Java   Anacardiaceae Has wood.
6254 140 Bowdichia   Sucupira   Brazil     Has commercial wood
5470 27 Brachylaena              
6255 140 Brachystegia Benth.     Tropical & south central Africa     Has commercial timbers
8177 349 Bravaisia           Acanthaceae Has wood.
7624 305 Breonia           Saxifragaceae Has wood.
6075 132 Bridelia             Has Wood
8490 398 Brosimum   Amapa, Satin Rouge   Panama, Guatemala, Fr. Guiana, Peru Tree Moraceae Has commercial wood.
8488 398 Broussonetia       Slovenia Tree Moraceae Has wood.
6260 140 Brya   Cocus wood         Expensive, rare commercial wood
7866 327 Buchanania       Oceania, S. E. Asia   Anacardiaceae Has wood.
7104 239 Buchenavia       Brazil   Combretaceae Has commercial wood
7105 239 Bucida   Black Olive, Pucte       Combretaceae Has commercial wood
6674 167 Bucklandia           Hamamelidaceae Has wood
8074 163 Bulnesia   Verawood   Venezuela, Tropical America, Columbia, Paraguay   Zygophyllaceae Has very heavy, hard commercial wood.
8132 102 Bumelia Sw.     Central America   Sapotaceae Bumelia = Sideroxylon.
Go to Sideroxylon. for details. Has commercial wood.
6261 140 Burkea       East Africa     Has commercialwood
7913 310 Bursera       Guatemala   Burseraceae Has wood.
6262 140 Bussea       Africa     Has timber
6263 140 Butea Roxb. ex Willd.   2 Indomalaysia     Has Wood
5617 32 Buxus              
6939 221 Byrsonima   Serrette       Malpighiaceae Has wood
7945 246 Cabralea           Meliaceae Has wood.
6266 140 Caesalpinia L. Sapanwood, Brazilwood 150 Tropical warm America, Trees, shrubs, climbers   Has commercial wood
5781 73 Calatola              
6725 179 Callicarpa           Verbenaceae Has wood
5815 434 Callitris Vent. Cypress Pines, Australian Cypress. 14 Australia: Queensland, NSW Tree    
8720 314 Calodendrum Thuunb.   2 South Africa Tree    
8584 428 Caloncoba           Flacourtiaceae Has wood.
6270 140 Calpocalyx             Has Wood
7628 305 Calycophyllum       Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peruj   Saxifragaceae Has commercial wood.
7867 327 Campnosperma           Anacardiaceae Has commercial wood.
8199 350 Camptostemon           Bignoniaceae Has wood.
7914 310 Canarium   Kedongdong   Australia: Queensland, Pacific Islands, Africa   Burseraceae Has commercial wood.
 
               
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