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Ironwood is a common name for many woods that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is denser than water (approximately 1000 kg/m 3, 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.
Xanthostemon verdugonianus, commonly known as mangkono or Philippine ironwood, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. [2] It is endemic to the islands of the Visayas, Palawan, and northeastern Mindanao. It is valued for its extremely durable and heavy timber. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is moderately hard and strong. It is used for door and window frames, and carts. Ironwood, Penaga Lilin, Bosneak, Gangaw, Mesua Mesua ferrea: Reddish brown [5] 960–1,060 kg/m 3: 1,620–1,790 lb/cu yd [6] Ironwood is durable though it is very hard and is not easily worked. It even resists penetration of nails.
The common English name hornbeam derives from the hardness of the woods (likened to horn) and the Old English beam, "tree" (cognate with Dutch Boom and German Baum).. The American hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood, the first from the resemblance of the bark to that of the American beech Fagus grandifolia, the other two from the hardness of the wood and ...
Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus.American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech.
Acacia estrophiolata, commonly known as ironwood, [1] southern ironwood, [2] desert ironwood [3] or utjanypa, [4] is a tree native to Central Australia. Description
It is commonly known as Ceylon ironwood, cobra's saffron, Indian rose chestnut, ironwood tree, ... heavy and strong at about 72 pounds per cubic foot (1.15 g/cm 3).
Black ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum) Black ironwood, olive (Olea spp.) Lebombo ironwood Androstachys johnsonii; Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus) Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea) Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota) Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) Brazilian ironwood, pau ferro (Caesalpinia ferrea) Yellow lapacho (Tabebuia serratifolia)