Commercial Woods

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1 - . - .Myristica simiarum 2 - .(Amharic) : botoro (English) : markhamia (Luganda) : lusambya, nsambya (Somali) : sogdu (Swahili) : mgambo, mtalawanda - .Markhamia lutea 3 - .Aa, Indian Mulberry, great morinda - .Morinda tinctoria 4 - .Abura - .Mitragyna ciliata 5 - .Abura, Nzingu - .Mitragyna stipulosa 6 - .Adivigubatadu, Kamala - .Mallotus philippinensis 7 - .Afraba, Fafaraha - .Malacantha alnifolia 8 - .African corkwood, Aga - .Musanga cecropioides 9 - .Am - .Mangifera indicata 10 - .Amapa doce, Rokoro - .Macoubea guianensis .... 11 - .Andaman bulletwood - .Manilkara littoralis 12 - .Angelim Rajado, Marblewood - .Marmaroxylon racemosum .... 13 - .Aripiri, Arapari - .Macrolobium acaciifolium 14 - .Awati - .Maprounea guianensis 15 - .Aye - .Morus lactea 16 - .Belian, Bitis - .Madhuca utilis .... 17 - .Bitis - .Madhuca sp 18 - .Black Mulberry - .Morus nigra .... 19 - .Bolivian Rosewood, Santos Rosewood, Caviuna, Morado - .Machaerium schleroxylon .... 20 - .Bombo, Muyati - .Mildbraediodendron excelsum .... 21 - .Bosmahome - .Martiodendron parviflorum 22 - .Bulletwood, Balata, Masaranduba - .Manilkara bidentata .... 23 - .Cabreuva, Incenso, Tobacco Wood - .Myrocarpus floridus 24 - .cafetos - .Micropholis egensis 25 - .Chambaggam, Llan0ilang, Chempa - .Michelia champaca .... 26 - .Chupa-Chupa - .Matisia cordata 27 - .Cuchara-caspi, - .Malouetia tamaquarina 28 - .Cucumbertree - .Magnolia acuminata .... 29 - .Curupixa - .Micropholis spp .... 30 - .Darah darah - .Myristica buchneriana 31 - .Darah darah - .Myristica sp .... 32 - .Darah Darah, Penarhan - .Myristica gigantea 33 - .Darah Darah, Penarhan - .Myristica maxima 34 - .Difou - .Morus mesozygia 35 - .English: African pearwood French: Sisina de forêt; Bois de fer Trade: Fou - .Manilkara obovata 36 - .Faveira, Morabukea - .Mora gonggrijpii 37 - .Formosan michelia - .Michelia formosana 38 - .Gangaw, Ceylon Ironwood, Ger gau - .Mesua ferrea .... 39 - .Himalayan Mulberry, Pakistan Mulberry, Shatoot - .Morus macroura 40 - .Honey tree, Butter tree, Madhuca, moha, mohua, madhuca, illuppai, kuligam, madurgam, mavagam, nattiluppai, tittinam, mahwa, mahua, mowa, moa or mowrah - .Madhuca indica 41 - .Iroko - .Milicia excelsa 42 - .Kaim - .Mitragyna parvifolia 43 - .Karai - .Monocarpia marginalis 44 - .Kaudamu - .Myristica chartacea 45 - .Kwako - .Marlierea montana 46 - .Madhuca, Basong - .Madhuca malaccensis 47 - .Magic nu - .Maprounea africana 48 - .Magnolia, Japanese Cucumber - .Magnolia obovata 49 - .mahwa, Mahua - .Madhuca longifolia 50 - .Mamuriballi, Perchi-caspi - .Mouriri huberi 51 - .Mango - .Mangifera indica .... 52 - .Manniballi - .Moronobea coccinea .... 53 - .Mansonia - .Mansonia altissima .... 54 - .Manwood, Wanania - .Minquartia guianensis .... 55 - .Massananduba, Black Balata - .Manilkara huberi .... 56 - .Mispel / Naseberry - .Manilkara zapotilla 57 - .Mora - .Mora excelsa 58 - .Mora - .Maclura tinctoria .... 59 - .Most known as Iroko Angola: Moreira Benin: Lokotin Cameroon: Abang Dem. Republic of Congo: Kambala, Lusanga, Mokongo, Moloundou Equatorial Guinea: Abang Gabon: Abang, Mandji Ghana: Odoum Guinea: Simme Liberia: Semli Mozambique: Mufula, Tule Nigeria: Rokko Sierra Leone: Semli Belgium: Kambala - .Milicia regia 60 - .Muiratinga Trade and local names: muiratinga (BR, DE), pau tanino, pau de indio (BR) - .Maquira sclerophylla 61 - .Mukubakuha - .Macaranga sp. .... 62 - .Musizi - .Maesopsis eminii 63 - .Naga / Purple haiti-haiti - .Montezuma speciosissima .... 64 - .Nkunya, Abot-zoc - .Manilkara cuneifolia 65 - .No common name found - .Malmea cuspidata 66 - .Oboto - .Mammea africana 67 - .Orangebark - .Maytenus sp. 68 - .Pagoda Tree - .Mimusops elengi .... 69 - .Panga Panga - .Millettia stuhlmannii .... 70 - .Paradise Apple - .Malus pumila .... 71 - .Patin - .Mussaendopsis beccariana .... 72 - .Quina, Balsam of Peru - .Myroxylon peruiferum .... 73 - .Red Mulberry - .Morus rubra .... 74 - .Rosadinha - .Micropholis guyanensis .... 75 - .Ryukyu, Champa-pa, Champak, Champac - .Michelia compressa .... 76 - .Santos mahogany, Balsamo, Balm tree, Toiu - .Myroxylon balsamum .... 77 - .Sapodilla, Caqui, Sawokecik - .Manilkara kauki .... 78 - .Sathorn - .Millettia leucantha 79 - .Southern Magnolia - .Magnolia grandiflora .... 80 - .Sweet Bay Magnolia - .Magnolia virginiana .... 81 - .Syrenga, Syringa, Dhraik, Chinaberry, Persian Lilac, White Cedar, Texas Umbrella, Bead Tree, Lunumidella, Ceylon Cedar Chinabean,Serenga, Namu-mealguseul - .Melia azedarach .... 82 - .Tausaquiro - .Macbrideina peruviana 83 - .Tobaccowood, Olea Pardo, Incenso - .Myrocarpus frondosus .... 84 - .Trade name - Bam-kung - .Maniltoa polyandra 85 - .Uvilla, uvilla blanca - .Matisia ochrocalyx 86 - .Wait-A-Bit - .Machaerium lunatum 87 - .Wenge - .Millettia laurentii .... 88 - .West African: GHANA odubrafo executioner; alluding to its poisonous properties (auctt.); FANTE odubrafo brafo: executioner; TWI odubrafo WASA odubrafo. IVORY COAST _ koékpagni AKAN-ASANTE du frafo = (K&B) nofé (B&D) AKYE oya oyia ANYI bagba (K&B) essan (K&B) pété péré (K&B) BAULE bodiè (B&D) GAGU guala (K&B) GREBO (Nyabo) tiému (K&B) GUERE tehin (K&B) GUERE (Chiehn) bogbo (K&B; B&D) KRU-BETE tiamui (K&B) KWENI sanbra dikra (B&D) siambralapa (B&D) simbla hakana iri (K&B) ‘ANDO’ ado bla fo = to do wrong to a woman (Visser) ‘KRU’ trahain (K&B) LIBERIA KRU-BASA chaw (C&R) chew (C&R) MANO wana (Har.; JMD) MENDE nguangua (C&R) NIGERIA EDO uhosa (Ross; KO&S) IGBO oke-owuma from oke: male (Tuley) SIERRA LEONE BULOM (Sherbro) _wa_wa-l_ from _wa: bitter (FCD; S&F) KISSI lamba (FCD; S&F) KONO __na_g_na (FCD; S&F) KORANKO war_-war_ (S&F) KRIO n_mba-wan i.e., number one; a corruption of _wa_wa (Mende) (FCD; S&F) LIMBA _kb_g_bagawandi (NWT) kukb_go (NWT) kukp_bo (NWT) LOKO girib_ (NWT) mac(onj__ (NWT) ngalamum (NWT) _wa_wa (FCD); _wa: bitter (S&F) walewale (NWT) w__wa (NWT) MENDE ma_wa (NWT) ndewe (NWT) _wa_wa (def. -i) = bitter-bitter; from _wa: bitter (auctt.) wakwe (JMD) wãnwã (Fisher) wa_wei (NWT) wongwai (Aylmer) wonwai (JMD) wua wua (DS) SUSU barambaramyi (NWT) buisigbuisigbwe (NWT) TEMNE an-gbese_ (auctt.) - .Mareya micrantha 89 - .White Kulishiri - .Matayba opaca 90 - .White mulberry - .Morus alba .... 91 - .Yulan Magnolia - .Magnolia denudata 92 - .Zapote Macho / Chicle - .Manilkara chicle 93 - .Zebrano, African zebrawood - .Microberlinia brazzavillensis 94 - .Zebrawood - .Microberlinia bisulcata

End of Listing for All Woody Species starting with M