ORIGIN - West Africa
NAME - afromosia, afromosia, african teak - Pericopsis elata
COLOR - yellowish brown to golden with olive hue, with color tending to darken over time
CITES* - yes

ORIGIN - throughout temperate climate
NAME - apple - Malus spp.
COLOR - reddish to grayish, sometimes with darker streaks or bands
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Europe, Asia
NAME -  European Ash - Fraxinus spp.
COLOR -  light to medium brown with darker streaks
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Europe
NAME - linden, European lime - Tilia europea
COLOR - pale white to yellow, tends to darken with age
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Northwest America
NAME - western red cedar- Thuja plicata
COLOR - reddish to pinkish brown, often with random streaks of darker areas
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - North America, Europe, Asia
NAME -  cherry, black cherry - Prunus spp.
COLOR -  light pinkish brown, tends to darken with age
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Eastern Europe
NAME - horse chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
COLOR - creamy white to yellowish brown
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - equatorial West Africa
NAME -  African ebony - Diospyros Crassiflora
COLOR -  generally black with occasionally dark brown or grayish-brown streaks
CITES* - no, except wild growing species from Madagascar

ORIGIN - tropical Africa
NAME - iroko - Milicia excelsa, Milicia regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, Chlorophora regia)
COLOR - yellow to golden, even green or medium brown, with color tending to darken over time
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - tropical Americas
NAME - louro preto, laurel negro - Cordia spp.
COLOR - medium brown with reddish areas and darker brown streaks. Color tends to darken with age
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Latin and Central South America
NAME - Honduran mahogany - Swietenia macrophylla
COLOR -  from a pale pinkish brown to reddish brown, with color tending to darken over time
CITES* - yes

ORIGIN - Europe, Northeastern North America
NAME - white maple, American maple, hard maple, sugar maple, rock maple - Acer spp..
COLOR - nearly white to cream color sometimes with golden hue. Color tends to darken with age.
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Southeast Asia
NAME - meranti red, dar red meranti, light red meranti, yellow meranti, phillipine mahogany - Shorea spp.
COLOR - from pale straw, light and dark reddish, even purplish brown, often with white resin streaks
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - mainly Southeast Asia
NAME - merbau - Intsia spp.
COLOR - orange, golden, reddish-brown to very dark, with golden spots between grain. Highly variable in colors
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Europe, North America, Minor Asia
NAME - European oak, English oak, white oak - Quercus spp.
COLOR - light to medium brown, with an olive cast, but can be highly variable in colors
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - native to Europe, sometimes other temperate climate regions
NAME -  pear - Pyrus spp.
COLOR -  light reddish brown
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Middle and South America, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar
NAME - rosewood, palisander - Dalbergia spp.
COLOR - highly variable in color - from light orange, reddish brown to golden and deep purplish brown with streaks
CITES* - yes - some species

ORIGIN - Tropical Africa
NAME - sapelli, sapelle, sapele mahogany, african mahogany - Entandrophragma cylindricum
COLOR - golden to dark reddish brown with color tending to darken over time
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Europe, Asia
NAME - European cherry, sweet cherry - Prunus avium
COLOR - pinkish brown, tending to darken over time
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Southern Asia but widely grown on plantations throughout tropica Africa and America
NAME - teak - Tectona grandis
COLOR - yellow to golden, even green or medium brown, with color tending to darken over time
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Eastern United States
NAME - black walnut - Juglans nigra
COLOR - pale brown to dark chocolate with darker brown streaks even almost black
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Europe, Asia
NAME -  common walnut, French walnut - Juglans regia
COLOR -  pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker streaks
CITES* - no

ORIGIN - Central Africa
NAME - wenge - Millettia laurenti
COLOR - from medium brown with reddish or pinksh hue and black streaks. When oiled color become almost black
CITES* - no