WOOD SPECIES
SELECTOR FOR
ARCHITECTS AND SPECIFIERS

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Wood Information

NAME: Poplar

Scientific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera

Dry Weight: 29 lbs/ft3 (455 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Maple

Scientific Name: Acer saccharum

Dry Weight: 44 lbs/ft3 (705 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Ash (US White)

Scientific Name: Fraxinus americana

Dry Weight: 42 lbs/ft3 (675 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Lenga

Scientific Name: Nothofagus Pumilio

Dry Weight: 32 lbs/ft3 (520 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Okoume

Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana

Dry Weight: 25lbs/ft3 (400/500 kg/m³)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Cladocalyx (Eucalyptus)

Scientific Name: Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Dry Weight: 68 lsb/ft3 (1090 kg/m3)

Durability: Durable

Wood Information

NAME: Ash (EU)

Scientific Name: Fraxinus excelsior

Dry Weight: 42 lbs/ft3 (680 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Gmelina

Scientific Name: Gmelina arborea Roxb

Dry Weight: 31 lbs/ft3 (480kgs/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Caribbean Pine

Scientific Name: Pinus caribaea

Dry Weight: 39 lbs/ft3 (625 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Ipil-Ipil

Scientific Name: Leucaena leucocephala

Dry Weight: 50 lbs/ft3 (800 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Oak

Scientific Name: Quercus (White Oak)

Dry Weight: 46 lbs/ft3 (740 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Beech

Scientific Name: Fagus grandifolia

Weight: 46 lbs/ft3 (730 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Grandis

Scientific Name: Eucalyptus grandis

Dry Weight: 53 lbs/ft3 (850 kg/m3)

Durability: Durable

Wood Information

NAME: White Seraya

Scientific Name: Parashorea spp.

Dry Weight: 41 lbs/ft3 (400-655 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Kamarere

Scientific Name: Eucalyptus deglupta

Dry Weight: 43 lbs/ft3 / 500kgs/m3

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Khaya

Scientific Name: Khaya ivorensis

Dry Weight: 43 lbs/ft3 (685 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Dark Red Meranti

Scientific Name: Shorea spp.

Dry Weight: 44 lbs/ft3 (450-700kgs/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Cherry (American)

Scientific Name: Prunus serotina

Dry Weight: 37 lbs/ft3 (595 kg/m3)

Durability: For interior use only

Wood Information

NAME: Karri

Scientific Name: Eucalyptus diversicolor

Dry Weight: 56 lbs/ft3 (900 kg/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: Doussie

Scientific Name: Afzelia spp.

Weight: 50 lbs/ft3 (805 kg/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: Mahogany

Scientific Name: Swietenia macrophylla

Dry Weight: 41 lbs/ft3 (655 kg/m3)

Durability: Durable

Wood Information

NAME: Red Seraya

Scientific Name: Shorea spp.

Dry Weight: 37 lbs/ft3 (450-600kgs/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Teak

Scientific Name: Tectona grandis

Weight: 41 lbs/ft3 (650 kg/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: Acacia

Scientific Name: Acacia Mangium / Acacia Auricoliforium

Dry Weight: 40 lbs/ft3 (635 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Yakal

Scientific Name: Shorea leavis

Weight: 53 lbs/ft3 (850 Kgs/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: Apitong

Scientific Name: Dipterocarpus spp.

Dry Weight: 35-45 lbs/ft3 (790 KG/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Sapele

Scientific Name: Entandrophragma cylindricum

Weight: 42 lbs/ft3 (670 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Kempas

Scientific Name: Koompassia malaccensis

Dry Weight: 55 lbs/ft3 (880 kg/m3)

Durability: Durable

Wood Information

NAME: Mengkulang

Scientific Name: Heritiera spp.

Dry Weight: 45 lbs/ft3 (625 kg/m3.)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Merbau

Scientific Name: Intsia spp. (I. bijuga, I. palembanica)

Dry Weight: 52 lbs/ft3 (825 kg/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: Rosewood

Scientific Name: Toog (Pterisantius quadrilatus)

Dry Weight: 52 lbs/ft3 (830 kg/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: Oba Suluk (Nemesu)

Scientific Name: Shorea spp.

Dry Weight: 41 lbs/ft3 (650kgs/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Mengaris

Scientific Name: Koompassia excelsa

Dry Weight: 56 lbs/ft3

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Walnut (American)

Scientific Name: Juglans nigra

Weight: 41 lbs/ft3 (655 kg/m3)

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Keranji

Scientific Name: Dialium patens

Dry Weight: 60 lbs/ft3

Durability: Moderately durable

Wood Information

NAME: Belian

Scientific Name: Eusideroxylon zwageri

Dry Weight: 70 lbs/ft3 (1125kg/m3)

Durability: Very durable

Wood Information

NAME: African Padouk

Scientific Name: Pterocarpus soyauxii

Dry Weight: 46 lbs/ft3 (740 kg/m3)

Durability: Durable

Poplar

Maple

Ash (US White)

Lenga

Okoume

Cladocalyx (Eucalyptus)

Ash (EU)

Gmelina

Caribbean Pine

Ipil-Ipil

Oak

Beech

Grandis

White Seraya

Kamarere

Khaya

Dark Red Meranti

Cherry (American)

Karri

Doussie

Mahogany

Red Seraya

Teak

Acacia

Yakal

Apitong

Sapele

Kempas

Mengkulang

Merbau

Rosewood

Oba Suluk (Nemesu)

Mengaris

Walnut (American)

Keranji

Belian

African Padouk