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The species choices of hardwood flooring available are enormous. There are a wide range of differences from both domestic and exotic wood species that manufacturers are offering in their flooring lines. Some of the reasons one might choose a particular species are hardness, color, grain pattern, width and stability when subjected to moisture and humidity. To obtain more information about the choices of wood flooring species for your next project be certain to check with Morwood Flooring Inc. in Palm Beach County, Florida for information about installations of wood flooring. They are located at 3201 North Dixie Highway in Boca Raton and can be reached at 954-658-2691.

List of Domestic and Exotic Wood Flooring Species

The wood flooring species listed below, contain its botanical name, lumber names, hardness and allergic reaction potential (R=Respiratory, D=Dermatitis) to dust generated during finishing or installation.

 

SpeciesBotanical NameLumber Name(s)Hardness (Janka)Allergic Potential
Afrormosia Pericopsis, elata Afrormosia 1560 R & D
Amendoim Peltogyne, spp Amendoim, Ybyario 2090 -
Angelique Dicorynia, guianensis Angelique, Baslra Locus 1290 R & D
Ash, Silky Couratari, spp Tauary 1460 -
Ash, Victorian Eucalyptus, regnans/obliqua/delegatensis Tasmanian Oak, Victorian Ash 1010 D
Ash, White Fraxinus, excelsior White Ash 1320 -
Bamboo, Carbonized Phyllostachys, pubescens Moso Bamboo 1120 -
Bamboo, Natural Phyllostachys, pubescens 1400 -
Beech, European Fagus, slyvatica European Beech 1300 -
Bloodwood Brosimum, rubescens Bloodwood, Satinae, Cardinalwood, Pau Brazil 2900 -
Brushbox, Northern Tristania, spp Brushbox 2045 -
Bubinga Guibourtia, demeusei Bubinga 1980 D
Cherry, Andean Guibourtia, chodatianal Kuruguay, Sirari, Tiete Rosewood 2820 -
Cherry, Bolivian Manilkara, bidentata Massarasanduba, Chico zapote, Quinilla 3190 R & D
Cherry, Brazilian Hymenaea, courbaril Jatoba in Brazil, Paquio in Bolivia, Guapinol 2820 -
Cherry, Caribbean Lonchocarpus, castilloi Machiche, Black Cabbage Bark 3100 -
Cherry, Chilean Nothofagus, dombeyi Coigue 990 -
Cherry, N. American Prunus, serotina Black Cherry, American Cherry, North American Cherry 950 D
Cherry, Patagonian Guibourtia, chodatianal Kuruguay, Sirari, Tiete Rosewood 2820 -
Cherry, Salinas Manilkara, achras Nispero 3190 -
Chestnut, Patagonian Cabralea, parda Patagonian Chestnut, Incensio, parda, or Myrocarpus, frondosus 1610 -
Chestnut, Southern Sweetia, panamensis Chichi pâté, Cencero, Billy Webb 2670 -
Chestnut, Sweet Castanea, sativa Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut, European Chestnut 540 R
Cypress, Australian Callitrus, glauca Australian Cypress, Cypress Pine 1375 -
Cypress, Bermuda Callitrus, glauca Bermuda Cypress, Cypress Pine 1375 -
Doussie Afzelia, spp Afzelia / Apa / Doussie 1770 R & D
Ebony, Striped Guibourtia, arnoldiana Shedua, Mutenye 1650 -
Gum, Red River Eucalyptus, camaldulensis 1410 -
Gum, Sydney Blue Eucalyptus, saligna Sydney Blue Gum 2025 -
Iroko/Kambala Chloraphora, excelsa Iroko/Kambala 1260 R & D
Jarrah Eucalyptus, marginata Jarrah 1915 -
Kempas Koompassia, malaccensis Kempas 1710 -
Lacewood Roupala, brasiliensis Lacewood 840 -
Mahogany, Andean Piptadenia, macrocarpa Curupay / Angico Preto 3840 -
Mahogany, Honduran Swietenia, macrophylla Honduran Mahogany, Brazilian Mahogany, Bolivian Mahogany 800 R & D
Mahogany, Royal Pithecellobium, arboreum Cola de Marona, Barba Jolote 1400 -
Mahogany, Santos Myroxylon, balsamum Santos Mahogany, cabreuva vermelha, red incensio, quina quina, estoraque, balsamo, nava 2200 R
Mani Mimosa, scabrella 1400 -
Maple Acer, spp Maple 1450 -
Maple, N. American Acer, saccharum Hard Maple, Sugar Maple, North American Maple 1450 D
Maple, Patagonian Balfourodendron, riedelianum Guatambu, Pau Marfin 1500 -
Merbau Intsia, spp Merbau, Kwila 1925 -
Nogal, Nicoyan Hyeronima, alchorneoides Nanciton, Pilon 1700 -
Oak, Red Quercus, rubra Red Oak 1260 D
Oak, White Quercus, alba White Oak, American White Oak 1360 D
Orosi Dipteryx, panamensis Almendro - Selected Light 3540 -
Padauk, African Pterocarpus, soyauxii Padauk 1725 R & D
Palm Borassus, flabellifer 1500 -
Palo Blanco Celtis, laevigata Almez Americano, American Celtis, Bagolaro Americano, Bois, Inconnu, Connu, Lowland Hackberry, Micocoulier a Sucre, Sockernasslatrad, Southern Hackberry, Sugarberry, Sugar Hackberry, Suikernetelboom, Texas Sugarberry 680 -
Palo Rosa Aspidosperma, spp Amarello, Amargoso (Brazil), Ibira-romi, Palo rosa (Argentina), Peroba Rosa 1732 -
Pine, Heart Pinus, caribaea Honduras Heart Pine 910 -
Purpleheart Peltogyne, spp Purpleheart 2090 R & D
Rosewood, Bolivian Machaerium, sclieroxylon Morado, Moradillo, Santos Palisander 1780 R & D
Rosewood, Caribbean Metopium, browneii Chechen, Poison Wood 2300 R & D
Rosewood, Honduran Dalbergia, stevensonii Honduran Rosewood, Rosul 2200 R & D
Rosewood, Patagonian Piptadenia, macrocarpa Curupay / Angico Preto 3840 -
Rosewood, Striped Guibourtia, arnoldiana Shedua, Mutenye 1650 -
Saddlewood Vatainea, lundellii Mora 1420 -
Santa Maria Calophyllum, brasiliense Jacareuba, Alfaro 1150 -
Shedua-Mutenye Guibourtia, arnoldiana Shedua, Mutenye 1650 -
Sucupira Diplotropis, purpurea Botonallare, Peonia (Venezuela), Tatabu, Aramatta (Guyana), Zwarte kabbes (Surinam), Coeur dehors (French Guiana), Sapupira 2140 -
Tamarind Dialium, guianense Tamarindo 3000 -
Teak, Brazilian Dipteryx, odorata Cumaru, Almendrillo 3540 D
Teak, True Tectona, grandis True Teak 1155 R & D
Tigerwood Astronium, spp Goncalo Alves 2160 D
Timborana Piptadenia, suaveolens Timborana 1570 -
Walnut, Brazilian Tabebuia, spp Ipe, Cortez 3680 R & D
Walnut, Caribbean Lysiloma, bahamensis T’zalam 1400 -
Walnut, N. American Juglans, nigra Black Walnut, N. American Walnut 1010 R & D
Walnut, Patagonian Tabebuia, heptaphylla Lapacho 2800 R & D
Walnut, Peruvian Juglans, neotropica Peruvian Walnut 1080 -
Walnut, Tiger's Eye Guibourtia, arnoldiana Shedua, Mutenye 1650 -
Wenge Milletia, laurentii Wenge 1630 R & D
Zebrawood Microberlina, brazzavillensis Zebrawood 1575 R