Ironwood

Ironwood

Ironwood

Index of plants with the same common name


Ironwood is a common name for many woods or plants that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is heavier than water (approximately 1000 kg/m3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in English may or may not indicate a tree that yields such heavy wood.

Some of the species with their common name

  • Xanthostemon verus (Asian or Moluccan, Real or True ironwood)
  • Xantolis tomentosa (Armed ironwood, Felty, Woolly, Downy-leaved ironwood)
  • Xylia xylocarpa (Burma ironwood or Myanmar ironwood)
  • Zanthoxylum fagara (Bastard, False ironwood, Yellow ironwood, Jamaica, Brazilian ironwood, Intended-leaved American ironwood)
  • Zanthoxylum piperitum (Crenated-leaved ironwood)
  • Zanthoxylum tragodes (Prickly-leaved American ironwood)
  • Zapoteca tetragona (Antillean ironwood)

Plants named ironwood

See also


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