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Commonly Harvested Tropical Timber Hardwoods
Africa: Iroko
(African teak), Afara (Korina), Sapelli, Utile, Ayan, Ebony, Sipo, Okoumè (Gaboon), Moabi, Ayous, African
mahogany (Khaya), Wengwe, Ozingo
Asia: Ironwood,
Amboyna, Kapur, Sepetir, White seraya, Jelutong, Ramin, Meranti varieties, Teak
Latin America:
Mahogany, Virola, Balsa, Greenheart, Crabwood, Mora, Ekki, Brazil Nut
Tree species to generally avoid when make sustainably-minded purchases. FSC-certifited is OK.
| Common Name | | Other names | | Scientific Name | | Distribution |
| Africa | | | | | | |
| African ash | | Koto, Kyereye, Oporoporo | | Pterygota macrocarpa | | West Africa |
| African mahogany | | | | Khaya grandifoliola, K. senegalensis | | Central Africa |
| African Teak | | | | Chlorophora excelsa | | Central and Western Africa |
| Afzelia | | Aja, Doussie, Odo Niyan | | Afzelia bipindensis | | Western and Central Africa |
| Utile | | African Mahogany, Sipo, Sapele, Sapelli | | Entandrophragma utile, E. cylindricum | | Central and Western Africa |
| Afrormosia | | Assembla, Ayin, Egba | | Pericopsis elata | | West Africa |
| African Cherry | | | | Prunus africana | | Central Africa, Madagascar |
| Asia | | | | | | |
| Almaciga | | | | Agathis philippinensis | | Philippines |
| Beach calophyllum | | Damanu, Bintangor | | Calophyllum insularum | | Indonesia |
| Kauri | | | | Agathis borneensis | | Southeast Asia |
| Lauan | | | | Shorea spp., Dipterocarpus spp. | | Southeast Asia |
| Meranti | | | | Shorea spp., Parshorea spp. | | Southeast Asia |
| Vitex | | Molave | | Vitex parviflora | | Southeast Asia |
| New Guinea Walnut | | Paldao, Dao | | Dracontomelum dao, spp. | | Southeast Asia |
| Nyatoh | | | | Palaquium spp., Payena spp. | | Southeast Asia |
| Pencil cedar | | | | Palaquium spp. | | Southeast Asia |
| Merang | | Ramin | | Gonystylus bancanus | | Southeast Asia |
| Red sandalwood | | Almug | | Pterocarpus santalinus | | India |
| Teak | | Camphorwood | | Dryobalonops spp., Tectona spp. | | South East Asia |
| Agarwood | | | | Aquilaria malaccensis | | Asia |
| Ceylon Satinwood | | | | Chrysophyllum perpulchrum | | South Asia |
| Latin America | | | | | | |
| Brazilian Cherry | | Jatoba | | Hymenaea courbaril | | Brazil |
| Honduran mahogany | | | | Swientenia spp. | | Central and South America |
| Brazilian Walnut | | Ipe, Lapacho | | Coriniana estrellenis | | South America |
| Parana pine | | Brazilian Pine, Pino Blanco | | Araucaria angustifolia | | South America |
| Parlatorei | | | | Podocarpus vitiensis, Decussocarpus vitiensis | | South America |
| Pau rosa | | Aniba Rosewood | | Aniba duckei | | Brazil |
| Rosewood | | Tulipwood, Bahia Rosewood. Brazilian Rosewood, Rio Rosewood | | Dalbergia nigra | | Brazil |
| Sajo | | | | Campnosperma panamensis | | Central and South America |
| Guatemalan fir | | | | Abies guatemalensis | | Central America |
| Ajo | | Garlic Tree | | Caryocar costaricense | | Central America |
| West Indian Satinwood | | | | Zanthoxylum flavum | | Caribbean |
| Spanish Cedar | | | | Cedrela odorata | | Central and South America |
Sources: RAN (the Rainforest Action Network, FAO, CIRAD
Continued: Economic Restructuring
This article was written by Rhett A. Butler [bibliographic citation for this page] and was last updated on the most recent date listed in the column on the right side.
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