Brazilian Hardwoods Species

Database of wood species.

Brazilian hardwoods species.

Reproduction of the american woods. Exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by romeyn b. These woods include teak and shorea. And canada while exotic hardwoods are those that come from anywhere else in the world domestics include familiar favorites such as birch cherry.

International wood collectors society. Not all species are listed or available. Ncsu inside wood project. Our ipe wood and cumaru decking are grade a and can be used for outdoor construction as well as for luxury interiors.

These species are some of the hardest in the world and include ipe cumaru massaranduba jatoba purpleheart tigerwood and garapa. Brazilian wood depot stocks several popular species of brazilian hardwoods for decking siding and flooring. Quite simply brazilian ipe looks good just about anywhere outdoors. The terms ipe lumber or ipe wood are often clustered with other tropical hardwoods that share similar characteristics especially for outdoor furniture.

Brazilian hardwoods are regarded as exotic hardwoods though the distinction between native and exotic woods is a bit dated and nativistic a domestic hardwood is defined as a wood hailing from north america u s. Only use this list as a guide for common botanical names etc. Us forest products laboratory characteristics and availability of commercially important wood from the wood handbook pdf 916k.