Tropical timbers A to Z

307 tropical woods, each with its own page: Janka hardness, air-dry weight, basic specific gravity, strength green and dry, shrinkage, and what the wood is like to work and use. Every figure is from Tropical Timbers of the World, Martin Chudnoff's data sheets prepared at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, as printed, with its page.

Tropical woods the USDA Wood Handbook also covers, such as teak, ipe and sapele, have their own pages from the Handbook and are listed on types of wood. A range means the sheet prints one, often because the page covers several species of a genus.

One source: USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Tropical Timbers of the World (Chudnoff, 1979 edition), the only published source read for this wood

Tropical America (125)

Wood	Botanical name	Janka hardness	Air-dry weight
Aceituno	Vitex spp.	1,160 lbf dry	40–46 lb/ft³
Albarco	Cariniana pyriformis	1,020 lbf dry	35 lb/ft³
Alerce	Fitzroya cupressoides	560 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
Amendoim	Pterogyne nitens	1,340 lbf green	50 lb/ft³
Angelica Tree	Dendropanax arboreus	530–725 lbf dry	31 lb/ft³
Angelin	Andira inermis	1,600 lbf dry	45–60 lb/ft³
Araracanga	Aspidosperma spp. (araracanga group)	1,820–3,080 lbf dry	53–64 lb/ft³
Arariba	Centrolobium spp.	1,030 lbf dry	—
Araríba	Sickingia spp.	1,070 lbf green	40 lb/ft³
Aromata	Clathrotropis spp.	2,960 lbf dry	60–75 lb/ft³
Bagasse	Bagassa guianensis	1,730 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Balsamo	Myroxylon balsamum	2,200 lbf dry	54–62 lb/ft³
Banak	Virola spp.	450–640 lbf dry	27–46 lb/ft³
Baracara	Ormosia spp.	1,000–1,570 lbf dry	37–52 lb/ft³
Baromalli	Catostemma spp.	720 lbf dry	36–46 lb/ft³
Basralocus	Dicorynia guianensis	1,290 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Bitter Angelim	Vatairea spp.	1,080–1,420 lbf dry	42–49 lb/ft³
Black Cabbage-bark	Lonchocarpus spp.	2,700 lbf dry	46–58 lb/ft³
Brazil-nut Tree	Bertholletia excelsa	1,150 lbf dry	44 lb/ft³
Bulletwood	Manilkara bidentata	3,190 lbf dry	66 lb/ft³
Burada	Parinari spp.	1,830 lbf dry	50–55 lb/ft³
Caimito	Cynodendron spp.	—	50–70 lb/ft³
Canalete	Cordia spp.	2,200 lbf dry	48–65 lb/ft³
Canelo	Nectandra spp.	1,060 lbf dry	32–46 lb/ft³
Cangerana	Cabralea cangerana	—	42 lb/ft³
Capomo	Brosimum spp. (alicastrum group)	1,340–1,700 lbf dry	45–65 lb/ft³
Carbonero	Piptadenia pittieri	1,550–1,680 lbf dry	44–49 lb/ft³
Caribbean Pine	Pinus caribaea	1,240 lbf dry	26–51 lb/ft³
Carne D'anta	Maytenus spp.	2,240 lbf dry	49–59 lb/ft³
Caviuna	Machaerium spp.	1,450–1,780 lbf green	49–57 lb/ft³
Cedro-rana	Cedrelinga catenaeformis	—	40–31 lb/ft³
Ceiba	Ceiba pentandra	240 lbf dry	18 lb/ft³
Chicha	Sterculia apetala	270–530 lbf dry	25 lb/ft³
Chupón	Pradosia spp.	1,880 lbf dry	52 lb/ft³
Copaia	Jacaranda copaia	350 lbf dry	26 lb/ft³
Copaiba	Copaifera spp.	1,740 lbf dry	—
Couma macrocarpa	Couma macrocarpa	980 lbf dry	38 lb/ft³
Cow-tree	Brosimum spp. (utile group)	903 lbf dry	24–38 lb/ft³
Cramantee	Guarea spp.	800–1,330 lbf dry	34–44 lb/ft³
Cuangare	Dialyanthera spp.	375 lbf dry	28 lb/ft³
Cupressus lusitanica	Cupressus lusitanica	460 lbf dry	32 lb/ft³
Curupay	Anadenanthera marocarpa	—	66 lb/ft³
Degame	Calycophyllum candidissimum	1,940 lbf dry	51 lb/ft³
Demerara Greenheart	Ocotea rodiaei	2,360 lbf dry	62–70 lb/ft³
Djedoe	Sclerolobium spp.	700 lbf dry	35 lb/ft³
Duru	Apeiba spp.	250 lbf dry	9–21 lb/ft³
Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	520 lbf dry	26 lb/ft³
Espave	Anacardium excelsum	470 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
Estribeiro	Luehea spp.	900 lbf dry	—
Freijo	Cordia spp.	1,000 lbf dry	34–40 lb/ft³
Fustic	Chlorophora tinctoria	2,380 lbf dry	52–60 lb/ft³
Gommier	Dacryodes excelsa	900 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Grumixava	Micropholis spp.	1,490 lbf dry	41–51 lb/ft³
Guachapele	Pseudosamanea guachapele	1,040 lbf dry	41 lb/ft³
Gumbo-limbo	Bursera simaruba	270 lbf dry	19–30 lb/ft³
Haiari	Alexa imperatricis	—	32 lb/ft³
Helicostylis tomentosa	Helicostylis tomentosa	2,700 lbf dry	52–58 lb/ft³
Holopyxidium jarana	Holopyxidium jarana	3,500 lbf dry	58–65 lb/ft³
Hura	Hura crepitans	550 lbf dry	25–28 lb/ft³
Imbuia	Phoebe porosa	950 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Jagua	Genipa americana	1,410 lbf dry	44 lb/ft³
Jobo	Spondias mombin	335–510 lbf dry	29 lb/ft³
Jucaro	Bucida buceras	2,340 lbf green	69 lb/ft³
Jutahy	Dialium guianense	4,000 lbf dry	63–73 lb/ft³
Kaneelhart	Licaria spp.	2,900 lbf dry	52–72 lb/ft³
Kirikawa	Iryanthera spp.	850–1,010 lbf dry	26–44 lb/ft³
Kopie	Goupia glabra	1,840 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Kurokai	Protium spp.	720–1,280 lbf dry	33–45 lb/ft³
Lechero	Sapium spp.	700 lbf dry	36 lb/ft³
Long John	Triplaris spp.	1,040–1,820 lbf dry	38–48 lb/ft³
Louro	Aniba spp.	1,470 lbf dry	40–50 lb/ft³
Lysiloma spp.	Lysiloma spp.	1,400 lbf dry	48 lb/ft³
Mahot	Couratari spp.	880 lbf dry	37 lb/ft³
Manbarklak	Eschweilera spp.	1,280–2,480 lbf green	48–74 lb/ft³
Mandioqueira	Qualea spp.	900–1,730 lbf dry	37–46 lb/ft³
Mangle Colorado	Rhizophora mangle	2,760 lbf dry	67 lb/ft³
Manni	Symphonia globulifera	1,120 lbf dry	44 lb/ft³
Marishballi	Licania spp.	3,570 lbf dry	52–72 lb/ft³
Mastate	Poulsenia armata	—	25 lb/ft³
Morototo	Didymopanax morototoni	665–915 lbf dry	28–40 lb/ft³
Nargusta	Terminalia amazonia	1,610–2,100 lbf dry	44–56 lb/ft³
Nogal	Juglans spp.	—	38 lb/ft³
Ocote Pine	Pinus oocarpa	910 lbf dry	41 lb/ft³
Ocotea rubra	Ocotea rubra	660 lbf dry	40–45 lb/ft³
Oiticica Amarela	Clarisia racemosa	1,400 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Oxandra lanceolata	Oxandra lanceolata	2,830 lbf dry	62 lb/ft³
Pacuri	Rheedia spp.	1,250 lbf green	55 lb/ft³
Para-angelim	Hymenolobium excelsum	1,720 lbf dry	47 lb/ft³
Pau Amarello	Euxylophora paraensis	1,820 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Pau Marfim	Balfourodendron riedelianum	—	50 lb/ft³
Persea spp.	Persea spp.	860 lbf dry	30–41 lb/ft³
Pinus patula (plantation)	Pinus patula (plantation)	—	—
Piquiá	Caryocar spp.	1,720 lbf dry	51–58 lb/ft³
Pochote	Bombacopsis quinata	720 lbf dry	34 lb/ft³
Podocarp	Podocarpus spp.	760 lbf dry	28–42 lb/ft³
Primavera	Cybistax donnell-smithii	680 lbf dry	29 lb/ft³
Quebracho	Schinopsis spp.	—	75 lb/ft³
Rauli	Nothofagus spp.	990 lbf dry	34–40 lb/ft³
Roble	Tabebuia spp. (roble group)	960 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Roble, Encino	Quercus spp.	1,600–3,200 lbf dry	44–62 lb/ft³
Sajo	Campnosperma panamensis	425 lbf dry	25 lb/ft³
Sali	Tetragastris spp.	1,770–2,170 lbf dry	48–61 lb/ft³
Samán	Pithecellobium saman	850 lbf dry	35 lb/ft³
Sangre	Pterocarpus spp.	275–1,380 lbf dry	—
Santa Maria	Calophyllum brasiliense	1,150 lbf dry	39 lb/ft³
Sapucaia	Lecythis spp.	3,100 lbf dry	46–69 lb/ft³
Serrette	Byrsonima coriacea var. spicata	1,530 lbf dry	46 lb/ft³
Simarouba	Simarouba amara	440 lbf dry	27 lb/ft³
Sterculia	Sterculia pruriens	770–825 lbf dry	37 lb/ft³
Sucupira (Bowdichia)	Bowdichia spp.	—	56 lb/ft³
Sucupira (Diplotropis)	Diplotropis purpurea	2,140 lbf dry	58 lb/ft³
Suradan	Hyeronima alchorneoides	1,700 lbf dry	46–53 lb/ft³
Tauroniro	Humiria balsamifera	1,610 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Timbauba	Enterolobium schomburgkii	2,330 lbf dry	62 lb/ft³
Tonka	Dipteryx odorata	3,540 lbf dry	62–81 lb/ft³
Trebol	Platymiscium spp.	1,710–3,200 lbf dry	55–73 lb/ft³
Trophis spp.	Trophis spp.	770 lbf dry	31–50 lb/ft³
Trumpet-wood	Cecropia peltata	320 lbf dry	20–26 lb/ft³
Ulmo	Eucryphia cordifolia	—	38 lb/ft³
Wacapou	Vouacapoua americana	1,730 lbf dry	59 lb/ft³
Wamara	Swartzia spp.	3,325–4,060 lbf dry	65–75 lb/ft³
White Peroba	Paratecoma peroba	1,600 lbf dry	46 lb/ft³
White-cedar	Tabebuia spp. (white-cedar group)	1,160–1,400 lbf dry	42 lb/ft³
Yellow Sanders	Buchenavia capitata	1,220 lbf dry	47 lb/ft³
Yemeri	Vochysia spp.	530–680 lbf dry	28–43 lb/ft³

Africa (92)

Wood	Botanical name	Janka hardness	Air-dry weight
Abura	Mitragyna ciliata	780 lbf dry	34 lb/ft³
Adjouaba	Dacryodes spp.	—	41–51 lb/ft³
Afina	Strombosia glaucescens	—	61 lb/ft³
African Blackwood	Dalbergia melanoxylon	—	83 lb/ft³
African Canarium	Canarium schweinfurthii	670 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
African Celtis	Celtis spp.	1,670 lbf dry	40–50 lb/ft³
African Corkwood	Musanga cecropioides	—	14–21 lb/ft³
African Homalium	Homalium spp.	2,050 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
African Padauk	Pterocarpus soyauxii	—	42–51 lb/ft³
African Pencil Cedar	Juniperus procera	765 lbf green	36 lb/ft³
African-walnut	Lovoa trichilioides	940 lbf dry	34 lb/ft³
Afzelia	Afzelia spp.	1,770–1,850 lbf dry	51 lb/ft³
Albizzia	Albizia spp.	750–1,160 lbf dry	35–45 lb/ft³
Alstonia	Alstonia congensis	410 lbf dry	25 lb/ft³
Angueuk	Ongokea gore	—	55 lb/ft³
Aningeria	Aningeria spp.	740–1,250 lbf dry	30–36 lb/ft³
Antiaris	Antiaris spp.	500 lbf dry	27 lb/ft³
Ayan	Distemonanthus benthamianus	1,230 lbf dry	45 lb/ft³
Berlinia	Berlinia spp.	1,360 lbf dry	44 lb/ft³
Bombax	Bombax spp.	400 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
Brachylaena Hutchinsii	Brachylaena hutchinsii	2,190 lbf dry	58 lb/ft³
Brown Sterculia	Sterculia rhinopetala	1,810 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Burkea	Burkea africana	—	46–61 lb/ft³
Cassipourea malosana	Cassipourea malosana	1,250–1,650 lbf dry	47 lb/ft³
Cordyla	Cordyla africana	1,580 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Cynometra alexandri	Cynometra alexandri	2,540–3,410 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Dahoma	Piptadeniastrum africanum	1,540 lbf dry	43 lb/ft³
Danta	Nesogordonia papaverifera	2,140 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Difou	Morus mesozygia	—	54 lb/ft³
Dina	Swartzia fistuloides	—	64 lb/ft³
East African Camphorwood	Ocotea usambarensis	930 lbf dry	37 lb/ft³
East African Satinwood	Fagara macrophylla	—	42–64 lb/ft³
Ekebergia	Ekebergia rueppelliana	900 lbf dry	38 lb/ft³
Ekop	Tetraberlinia tubmaniana	—	46 lb/ft³
Erimado	Ricinodendron heudelotii	—	15 lb/ft³
Erythrophleum ivorense	Erythrophleum ivorense	2,930 lbf dry	56 lb/ft³
Erythroxylum manii	Erythroxylum manii	—	40 lb/ft³
Essia	Combretodendron macrocarpum	2,180 lbf dry	53 lb/ft³
Eveuss	Klainedoxa gabonensis	—	68 lb/ft³
Eyoum	Dialium dinklagei	—	50–61 lb/ft³
Gambeya africana	Gambeya africana	—	48 lb/ft³
Gedu Nohor	Entandrophragma angolense	940 lbf dry	34 lb/ft³
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum	Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum	740 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
Idigbo	Terminalia ivorensis	845 lbf dry	32 lb/ft³
Ilomba	Pycnanthus angolensis	—	31 lb/ft³
Kamassi	Gonioma kamassi	2,730 lbf dry	58 lb/ft³
Kosipo	Entandrophragma candollei	—	40–50 lb/ft³
Mafu	Fagaropsis angolensis	1,370 lbf dry	43 lb/ft³
Mansonia	Mansonia altissima	1,290 lbf dry	38–45 lb/ft³
Mbarika	Isoberlinia scheffleri	1,420 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Mecrusse	Androstachys johnsonii	2,540 lbf dry	55 lb/ft³
Moabi	Baillonella toxisperma	—	50–60 lb/ft³
Monopetalanthus heitzii	Monopetalanthus heitzii	—	33 lb/ft³
Mtambara	Cephalosphaera usambarensis	740 lbf dry	37 lb/ft³
Mtundu	Brachystegia spiciformis	1,830 lbf dry	51 lb/ft³
Mueri	Pygeum africanum	1,860 lbf dry	45 lb/ft³
Muirungi	Casearia battiscombei	720 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Mukulungu	Autranella congolensis	—	60 lb/ft³
Muninga	Pterocarpus angolensis	1,480 lbf dry	41 lb/ft³
Musine	Croton megalocarpus	1,350 lbf dry	44 lb/ft³
Musizi	Maesopsis eminii	500–700 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
Mutenye	Guibourtia arnoldiana	—	50 lb/ft³
Muwa	Julbernardia globiflora	2,470 lbf dry	60 lb/ft³
Niangon	Tarrietia utilis	1,100 lbf dry	39–48 lb/ft³
Nkobakoba	Baikiaea insignis subsp. minor	1,770 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Oba	Irvingia gabonensis	—	52–58 lb/ft³
Oboto	Mammea africana	—	41–54 lb/ft³
Odoko	Scottellia coriacea	1,090 lbf dry	41 lb/ft³
Ogea	Daniellia ogea	710 lbf dry	31 lb/ft³
Okan	Cylicodiscus gabunensis	2,780 lbf dry	60 lb/ft³
Okwen	Brachystegia spp.	930–1,430 lbf dry	34–44 lb/ft³
Olea hochstetteri	Olea hochstetteri	2,740 lbf dry	55 lb/ft³
Onzang	Odyendea spp.	—	24 lb/ft³
Opepe	Nauclea diderrichii	1,630 lbf dry	47 lb/ft³
Ovoga	Poga oleosa	—	27 lb/ft³
Panga Panga	Millettia spp.	1,630 lbf dry	50–60 lb/ft³
Podo	Podocarpus spp.	830 lbf dry	32 lb/ft³
Pterygota	Pterygota spp.	940–970 lbf dry	35–43 lb/ft³
Rhodesian-teak	Baikiaea plurijuga	2,990 lbf dry	56 lb/ft³
Sapo	Didelotia brevipaniculata	—	41 lb/ft³
Scyphocephalium ochocoa	Scyphocephalium ochocoa	—	36 lb/ft³
Sougué	Parinari excelsa	1,720 lbf dry	47–57 lb/ft³
Staudtia stipitata	Staudtia stipitata	—	57 lb/ft³
Sugar-plum	Uapaca spp.	—	40–52 lb/ft³
Tchitola	Oxystigma oxyphyllum	1,250 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Testulea gabonensis	Testulea gabonensis	—	46 lb/ft³
Tieghemella heckelii	Tieghemella heckelii	1,110 lbf dry	42 lb/ft³
Utile	Entandrophragma utile	1,260 lbf dry	41 lb/ft³
Vitex	Vitex doniana	680 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
West African Cordia	Cordia millenii	590 lbf dry	25 lb/ft³
Yellow Sterculia	Sterculia oblonga	1,120 lbf dry	48 lb/ft³
Zebrano	Microberlinia brazzavillensis	—	53 lb/ft³

Southeast Asia and Oceania (90)

Wood	Botanical name	Janka hardness	Air-dry weight
Amoora	Amoora spp.	895 lbf dry	33–58 lb/ft³
Andaman Padauk	Pterocarpus dalbergioides	1,630 lbf dry	48 lb/ft³
Australian Blackwood	Acacia melanoxylon	1,100 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Batai	Albizia falcataria	450 lbf dry	24 lb/ft³
Belian	Eusideroxylon zwageri	3,020 lbf dry	64–71 lb/ft³
Benguet Pine	Pinus insularis	425–785 lbf dry	32–38 lb/ft³
Berangan	Castanopsis spp.	—	42 lb/ft³
Bintangor	Calophyllum spp.	1,475 lbf dry	31–50 lb/ft³
Binuang	Octomeles sumatrana	355–370 lbf dry	23 lb/ft³
Bishopwood	Bischofia javanica	1,370 lbf dry	34–54 lb/ft³
Black Wattle	Acacia mollissima	1,750 lbf dry	45 lb/ft³
Bluegum	Eucalyptus globulus	1,540–2,580 lbf dry	61–51 lb/ft³
Broad-leaved Tea-tree	Melaleuca quinquenervia	1,530 lbf green	50 lb/ft³
Brush Box	Tristania spp.	2,045–4,130 lbf dry	55–70 lb/ft³
Burma Lancewood	Homalium spp.	1,850–2,690 lbf dry	58 lb/ft³
Burma Padauk	Pterocarpus macrocarpus	2,170 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Cananga	Canangium odoratum	330 lbf dry	23 lb/ft³
Casuarina	Casuarina spp.	3,200 lbf dry	64 lb/ft³
Champaca	Michelia spp.	650–800 lbf dry	31 lb/ft³
Chengal	Balanocarpus spp.	2,130 lbf dry	58 lb/ft³
Chickrassy	Chukrasia tabularis	1,310 lbf dry	42 lb/ft³
Cinnamon Wood	Cinnamomum spp.	—	26–39 lb/ft³
Cordia	Cordia spp.	—	30–50 lb/ft³
Dacrydium spp.	Dacrydium spp.	785 lbf dry	30–40 lb/ft³
Darah Darah	Myristica spp.	1,020 lbf dry	35–45 lb/ft³
Deglupta	Eucalyptus deglupta	470 lbf dry	35–50 lb/ft³
Durian	Durio spp.	560–800 lbf dry	30–50 lb/ft³
East Indian Satinwood	Chloroxylon swietenia	2,600 lbf dry	61 lb/ft³
Gangaw	Mesua ferrea	2,890 lbf dry	60–66 lb/ft³
Geronggang	Cratoxylon arborescens	420 lbf green	30 lb/ft³
Gmelina	Gmelina arborea	525–720 lbf dry	30 lb/ft³
Gubas	Endospermum spp.	—	30 lb/ft³
Haldu	Adina cordifolia	1,140 lbf dry	41–48 lb/ft³
Hoop-pine	Araucaria spp.	650 lbf dry	31 lb/ft³
Indian Almond Wood	Terminalia catappa	—	35–45 lb/ft³
Jongkong	Dactylocladus stenostachys	720 lbf dry	34 lb/ft³
Kadam	Anthocephalus chinensis	600 lbf dry	23–30 lb/ft³
Kasai	Pometia spp.	1,300–1,890 lbf dry	41 lb/ft³
Kauri	Agathis spp.	700–870 lbf dry	30–36 lb/ft³
Kedondong	Canarium spp.	—	26–40 lb/ft³
Kekatong	Cynometra spp.	2,340 lbf dry	60 lb/ft³
Kelat	Eugenia spp.	915–1,480 lbf dry	50 lb/ft³
Keledang	Artocarpus spp.	1,250 lbf dry	32–57 lb/ft³
Keranji	Dialium spp.	2,545–3,745 lbf green	60 lb/ft³
Kokko	Albizia lebbek	1,240–1,440 lbf dry	39 lb/ft³
Kulim	Scorodocarpus borneensis	1,370 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Machilus	Machilus spp.	630 lbf dry	30–35 lb/ft³
Magas	Duabanga spp.	310–615 lbf dry	25 lb/ft³
Mango	Mangifera spp.	1,000 lbf dry	35–45 lb/ft³
Medang	Litsea spp.	525–600 lbf dry	31 lb/ft³
Mengkulang	Heritiera spp.	1,140–1,320 lbf dry	40–45 lb/ft³
Merkus Pine	Pinus merkusii	620 lbf dry	43 lb/ft³
Merpauh	Swintonia spp.	850–1,300 lbf dry	46 lb/ft³
Mersawa	Anisoptera spp.	875 lbf dry	34–47 lb/ft³
Narra	Pterocarpus indicus	1,055–1,350 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Needlewood	Schima spp.	1,245 lbf dry	43 lb/ft³
Neem	Azadirachta spp.	1,460 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Nyatoh	Palaquium spp.	840–1,195 lbf dry	38–45 lb/ft³
Ohia	Metrosideros collina subsp. polymorpha	2,090 lbf dry	57 lb/ft³
Orientalwood	Endiandra palmerstonii	—	42 lb/ft³
Perepat	Sonneratia spp.	1,015–1,140 lbf green	30–50 lb/ft³
Persian Lilac	Melia azedarach	—	36 lb/ft³
Perupok	Lophopetalum spp.	—	30–40 lb/ft³
Pipli	Bucklandia populnea	1,145 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Punah	Tetramerista glabra	—	45 lb/ft³
Putat Paya	Planchonia spp.	1,310–1,400 lbf dry	48 lb/ft³
Pyinma	Lagerstroemia spp.	1,055 lbf dry	43 lb/ft³
Queensland-maple	Flindersia spp.	725 lbf dry	35 lb/ft³
Ranggu	Koordersiodendron pinnatum	1,860 lbf dry	50–55 lb/ft³
Rengas	Gluta spp.	1,400–2,040 lbf dry	45–50 lb/ft³
Resak	Cotylelobium spp.	1,550 lbf dry	40–65 lb/ft³
Rose-maple	Cryptocarya spp.	1,515–2,095 lbf dry	35–55 lb/ft³
Sandalwood	Santalum album	1,680 lbf dry	58 lb/ft³
Sepetir	Pseudosindora palustris	1,170–1,410 lbf dry	40–45 lb/ft³
Silky-oak	Grevillea robusta	840 lbf dry	38 lb/ft³
Simpoh	Dillenia spp.	1,000–1,500 lbf dry	35–55 lb/ft³
Tasmanian-myrtle	Nothofagus spp.	1,325 lbf dry	33–45 lb/ft³
Tawa	Beilschmiedia tawa	1,405 lbf dry	44 lb/ft³
Tembusu	Fagraea spp.	2,120 lbf dry	50–63 lb/ft³
Terminalia tomentosa complex	Terminalia tomentosa complex	2,100–2,340 lbf dry	54 lb/ft³
Thingan	Hopea spp.	1,050–1,460 lbf dry	48 lb/ft³
Thitka	Pentace spp.	930–1,305 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
Toon	Cedrela spp.	550–1,035 lbf dry	32 lb/ft³
Totara	Podocarpus spp.	450–860 lbf dry	25–40 lb/ft³
Turpentine	Syncarpia glomulifera	2,600–2,900 lbf dry	60 lb/ft³
White Bombay	Terminalia procera	1,070 lbf dry	40 lb/ft³
White Chuglam	Terminalia bialata	1,190 lbf dry	43 lb/ft³
White Cypress-pine	Callitris glauca	1,030 lbf green	42 lb/ft³
White Lauan	Pentacme contorta	690 lbf dry	33 lb/ft³
White Seraya	Parashorea spp.	710–965 lbf dry	33 lb/ft³

Tropical timbers A to Z

Tropical America (125)

Africa (92)

Southeast Asia and Oceania (90)

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