Wood Species Database
If a species is not footnoted with a number (1-18), then the specific gravity for that species has not been verified by Wagner. In most cases, with unverified species, these species have the same botanical name as the verified version but just a different common name. Many species (botanical name) in the world have many different common names. The footnote descriptions are shown at the bottom of the page.*
Wood Species Types in Alphabetical Order
To obtain the most accurate moisture content measurements with your Wagner moisture meter, you must set the meter for the correct species settings value for the species you are going to measure. For our customers' convenience, we have calibrated our meter's species settings in terms of specific gravity.*
For those instances where you need to measure moisture in a wood species that is not shown in your User’s Manual, Wagner has compiled this extensive database of wood species with their associated specific gravity values.
The sources for our database include the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory.
The published specific gravity values are the average for each species. There can and will be some variability of the specific gravity (density) within any species of wood, but the average specific gravity value (again, from the most valid published sources) will provide the best settings for your Wagner moisture meter.
Common Name | Botanical Name | Specific Gravity | Verified |
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A Koura | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Aba | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Abacateiro | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Abacu | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Abako | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Abaku | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Abang | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Abang | Chlorophora regia | 0.59 | |
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Abbihal | Erythrophloeum densiflorum | 0.68 | |
Abecou | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Abeille | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Abem | Berlinia acuminata | 0.64 | |
Abenbele | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Abnus | Diospyros ebenum | 0.84 | |
Abogo | Isoberlinia doka | 0.63 | |
Abome | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Aborzok | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Aborzole | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Abotoasebie | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Abotzok | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Abrico do Para | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricot | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricot de Saint Domingue | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricot des Antilles | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricot du Pays | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricoteiro | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricotier | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abricotier d'Amerique | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Abrompesowa | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Abura | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Abura | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Albizia lebbeck | 0.54 | ||
Acacia | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | 0.69 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Acaiquara | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Acajou | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Acajou de Cuba | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Acajou de Cuba | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Acajou de Saint Domingue | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Acajou de St. Domingue | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Acajou de St. Domingue | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Acajou des Antilles | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Acajou Rouge | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Khaya nyassica | 0.44 | ||
Acana | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Acana | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Acana | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Acapu | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Acar-Huacapu | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Acaricaara | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Acaricoara | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Acaricuara | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Acarioba | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Acariquara | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Achi | Brachystegia laurentii | 0.57 | |
Achiwa | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Acrot | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Ada | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Ada boumbra | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Adaan | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Adarouna | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Adirondack Spruce | Picea glauca | 0.36 | 3 |
Adjouaba | Dacryodes le testui | 0.56 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Afara Duclu | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Afara Dudu | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Afara-Dudu | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Afas | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Afia | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Afo | Poga oleosa | 0.39 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Afop Zam | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Afrikaans Padoek | Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | |
African Apple | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
African Apricot | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
African Black Walnut | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
African Boxwood | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
African Brazil Nut | Poga oleosa | 0.39 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
African Cherry | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
African Corkwood | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
African Ebony | Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | 10 |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
African Greenheart | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
African Greenheart | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
African Homalium | Homalium dolicophyllum | 0.63 | |
African Linden | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
African Mahogany | Khaya nyassica | 0.44 | 2 |
African Mammea Apple | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
African Mammy Apple | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
African Mango | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
African Oak | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
African Oak | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
African Padauk | Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | 4 |
African Pterygota | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
African Pterygota | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
African Rosewood | Guibourtia coleosperma | 0.66 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
African Teak | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
African Tulip | Spathodea campanulata | 0.25 | |
African Tuliptree | Spathodea campanulata | 0.25 | |
African Walnut | Lovoa trichiliodes | 0.46 | |
African Walnut | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
African Yellow Wood | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Microberlinia brazzavillensis | 0.77 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Afrormosia | Pericopsis elata | 0.65 | 2 |
Afun | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
Afzelia | Afzelia bipindensis | 0.62 | |
Afzelia | Afzelia pachyloba | 0.62 | |
Afzelia | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Aga Umbrella Tree | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Agamokive | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Agamokwe | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Aganananga | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Aganokpe | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Aganokwe | Mimusops heckelii | 0.55 | |
Aganokwe | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Agbion | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Agboin | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Agbome | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Agbons | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Aggai | Dillenia pentagyna | 0.55 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Agidilif | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Aglaia | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Agofa | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Agoho | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Agoko | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Agoo | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Agoso | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Agoumi | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Agracejo | Gossypiospermum praecox | 0.77 | |
Agracejo de Monte | Gossypiospermum praecox | 0.77 | |
Aguacatillo | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Aguacatillo | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Aguano | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Aguano | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Aguaras | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Aguay | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Agui | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Agulasing | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Agyemkama | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Ahorn | Acer campestre | 0.55 | |
Ahsang | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Ai Fra Mas | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Aibu | Syzygium buettnerianum | 0.73 | |
Aimela | Syzygium buettnerianum | 0.73 | |
Ainee | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Ainunura | Gonystylus macrophyllum | 0.54 | |
Aisarufa | Syzygium buettnerianum | 0.73 | |
Aiyanepelo | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Aiyo | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Aizella | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Aizella | Intsia palembanica | 0.65 | |
Aj’ | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Ajama | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Ajo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Ajo ajo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Ajoajo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Akagaouan | Bombax brevicuspe | 0.35 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Akasanumu | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Ake | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Ake | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Ake | Testulea gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Akeche | Antiaris toxicaria | 0.35 | |
Akede | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Akewa | Testulea gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Akewe | Testulea gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Akle | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Akleng parang | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Ako | Antiaris toxicaria | 0.35 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Akoga | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Akogka | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Akogo | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Akok | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Akolodo | Brachystegia laurentii | 0.57 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Akot | Drypetes gossweileri | 0.63 | |
Akpakosso | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Akpakpla | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Akrod | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Castanea sativa | 0.51 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Akwakwa | Oxystigma oxyphyllum | 0.53 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Alal | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Alalangad | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Alamag | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Populus tremuloides | 0.38 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Alangilan | Canangium odoratum | 0.28 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Alaska Cedar | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | 0.44 | 3 |
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | 0.44 | ||
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | 0.44 | ||
Larix laricina | 0.53 | ||
Tsuga heterophylla | 0.45 | ||
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | 0.44 | ||
Albero di Paternoster | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Albizzia | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Alcarreto | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Alcornoque | Mora excelsa | 0.89 | |
Alder | Alnus glutinosa | 0.41 | |
Alder | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Alnus rubra | 0.41 | ||
Alelaila | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Aleli | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Alexandrian Laurel | Calophyllum inophyllum | 0.55 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Aligna | Afzelia bipindensis | 0.62 | |
Aligna | Afzelia pachyloba | 0.62 | |
Aligna | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Alilaila | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Al-langigan | Canangium odoratum | 0.28 | |
Allen Ele | Microberlinia brazzavillensis | 0.77 | 3 |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Alm | Ulmus glabra | 0.53 | |
Almaciga | Agathis borneensis | 0.41 | |
Almaciga | Agathis philippinensis | 0.33 | |
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Almendrillo | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Almendr—n | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Almendro | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Almendro | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Almendro | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Almendro | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Almiqui | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Almon | Shorea contorta | 0.37 | 4 |
Almon | Shorea leprosula | 0.50 | 4 |
Almon | Shorea leptoclados | 0.38 | 4 |
Almon | Shorea smithiana | 0.43 | 4 |
Alm Žndro | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Aloe | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Alona Wood | Lovoa trichiliodes | 0.46 | |
Alone | Bombax brevicuspe | 0.35 | |
Alone | Bombax chevalieri | 0.51 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Abies amabilis | 0.43 | ||
Abies lasiocarpa | 0.32 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Aluppe | Bassia latifolia | 0.82 | |
Abies amabilis | 0.43 | ||
Amacey | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Amapa Prieta | Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | 4 |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Amapa Rana | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Amapola | Spathodea campanulata | 0.25 | |
Amarante | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Amarante | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Amaranth | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Amaranth | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Amaratante | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Plathymenia reticulata | 0.56 | ||
Plathymenia reticulata | 0.56 | ||
Amarillo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Amarillo Carabazuelo | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Amarillo Carabazuelo | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Amarillo de Panama | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Amarillon | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Amat | Tetramerista glabra | 0.73 | |
Amaya | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Amazakoue | Guibourtia ehie | 0.71 | 4 |
Amazoue | Guibourtia ehie | 0.71 | 4 |
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Am-bop | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Amboyna | Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | 3 |
Ambugis | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Amburana | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Plathymenia reticulata | 0.56 | ||
Fraxinus americana | 0.60 | ||
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | 0.56 | ||
American Basswood | Tilia americana | 0.37 | 1 |
American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | 0.64 | 1 |
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.62 | ||
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Fraxinus nigra | 0.49 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Juglans nigra | 0.55 | ||
American Chestnut | Castanea dentata | 0.43 | 1 |
Diospyros virginiana | 0.71 | ||
American Elm | Ulmus americana | 0.50 | 1 |
Tsuga canadensis | 0.40 | ||
American Holly | Ilex opaca | 0.55 | 3 |
American Tornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | 0.64 | |
Larix laricina | 0.53 | ||
American Light Cordia | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Tilia americana | 0.37 | ||
Tilia americana | 0.37 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Pinus elliottii | 0.59 | ||
Pinus palustris | 0.59 | ||
Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | ||
Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | ||
American PlanetreeSee other common name American Sycamore for verified SG for this same botanical name. | Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Quercus rubra | 0.63 | ||
Pinus resinosa | 0.46 | ||
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
American Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | 1 |
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Juglans nigra | 0.55 | ||
American Western PlaneSee other common name American Sycamore for verified SG for this same botanical name. | Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | |
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Americkaans MahonieSee other common name True Mahogany for verified SG for this same botanical name. | Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Amesclao | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Amire | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Amongian | Pygeum turnerianum | 0.44 | |
Microberlinia brazzavillensis | 0.77 | ||
Ampas | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Ampira | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Amugan | Pygeum turnerianum | 0.44 | |
Amugis | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Amunu | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Amunu | Podocarpus neriifolia | 0.48 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Anakin | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Anamenila | Lovoa trichiliodes | 0.46 | |
Anang | Diospyros pyrrhocarpa | 0.69 | 14 |
Anang Gulod | Diospyros inclusa | 0.70 | 14 |
Anangibang | Canangium odoratum | 0.28 | |
Anangilan | Canangium odoratum | 0.28 | |
Anangossiti | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Anani | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Ananiwana | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Anapla | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Anatolia | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Anatolia | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Andaman Gurjun | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | 0.68 | |
Andaman Padauk | Pterocarpus dalbergioides | 0.65 | 3 |
Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | ||
Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | ||
Andaman Thingan | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Andinding | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Andiniding | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Andiroba | Carapa guianensis | 0.57 | 2 |
Andjung | Didelotia brevipaniculata | 0.54 | |
Andoc | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Andok | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Andok Oba | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Andoum | Antiaris toxicaria | 0.35 | |
Andoung | Didelotia brevipaniculata | 0.54 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Anegre | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Anegre | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Anegre | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Anesita | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
An'fekan | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Angale | Poga oleosa | 0.39 | |
Angaria | Phoebe hainesiana | 0.43 | |
Angatuan | Alangium meyeri | 0.56 | |
An-gba | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
An-gbere | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Angelim Rajado | Marmaroxylon racemosum | 1.07 | |
Angelin Rajado | Marmaroxylon racemosum | 1.07 | |
Anglai | Intsia palembanica | 0.65 | |
Ang-Menga-Menga | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Angouchi | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | ||
Angsana | Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | 3 |
Angu | Dipterocarpus basilanicus | 0.54 | |
Angu | Dipterocarpus warburgii | 0.53 | |
Angu | Pterocarpus marsupium | 0.71 | 4 |
Angu | Pterocarpus vernalis | 0.63 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Aniba Rosewood | Aniba duckei | 0.56 | |
Anidja | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Aniegre | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Aniegre | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Aniegre | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Aninapla | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Aningeria | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Aningeria | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Aningeria | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Aningeria Blanc | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Aningre | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Aningre | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Aningre | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Aningueri Blanc | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Aningueri Blanc | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Anjalli | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Anjili | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Anoano | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Anoi | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Anokye | Guibourtia ehie | 0.71 | 4 |
Millettia laurentii | 0.81 | ||
Anongo | Turpinia ovalifolia | 0.36 | |
Anoniwana | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Anono | Xanthophyllum excelsum | 0.67 | |
Ansiopi | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Antiaris | Antiaris toxicaria | 0.35 | |
Antillen Mahogani | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Antipolo | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Anubing | Artocarpus ovata | 0.46 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Anyi | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Apa | Afzelia bipindensis | 0.62 | |
Apa | Afzelia pachyloba | 0.62 | |
Apa | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Apegya | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Api | Diplodiscus paniculatus | 0.62 | |
Apia | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Apitan | Pygeum turnerianum | 0.44 | |
Apitong | Dipterocarpus basilanicus | 0.54 | |
Apitong | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | 0.68 | |
Apitong | Dipterocarpus warburgii | 0.53 | |
Apixuna | Micropholis guianensis | 0.67 | |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Apopo | Lovoa trichiliodes | 0.46 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Apple | Malus pumila | 0.64 | |
Aprend | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
Apricot | Mammea americana | 0.74 | |
Aprono | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
Aptakas | Calophyllum inophyllum | 0.55 | |
Aquacatillo | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Aquacatillo | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Araca | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Aracan | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Araciuba | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Aralta | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Arangen | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Araracanga | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Ararauba | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Arariba | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Araruet | Pygeum africanum | 0.61 | |
Arata Minquar | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Aratta | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Araucaria angustifolia | 0.49 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Arbe a Buerre | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Arbol de Indias | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Arbol de Paternoster | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Arbol del Ajo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Thuja occidentalis | 0.31 | ||
Thuja occidentalis | 0.31 | ||
Thuja plicata | 0.32 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Arbre de Paternoster | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Arbutus menziesii | 0.64 | ||
Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Arenillo | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Aricurana | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Quercus alba | 0.68 | ||
Picea engelmannii | 0.35 | ||
Quercus alba | 0.68 | ||
Arjun | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Arkansas Oak | Quercus arkansana | 0.53 | |
Arkansas Water Oak | Quercus arkansana | 0.53 | |
Armaniuri | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Aromilla | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Aroo | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Arrida | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Aru | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Arupag | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Asaka | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Asam | Mangifera altissima | 0.52 | |
Asam | Mangifera indica | 0.53 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Asamfona | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Asan | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Asang Bitum | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Asapoko | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Asas | Bridelia aubrevillei | 0.59 | |
Fraxinus americana | 0.60 | ||
Ash | Fraxinus excelsior | 0.58 | 14 |
Fraxinus nigra | 0.49 | ||
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | 0.56 | ||
Ashleaf Maple | Acer negundo | 0.45 | 2 |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Asomba | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Asore | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Populus tremuloides | 0.38 | ||
Populus tremuloides | 0.38 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Assan | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Assang | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Assas | Bridelia aubrevillei | 0.59 | |
Asseng | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Assia | Dacryodes le testui | 0.56 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Ata ata | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Atchiupon | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Ateje | Cordia collococea | 0.50 | |
Atereba | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Atha | Mesua ferrea | 0.92 | |
Atiokouo | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Atiokwo | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | 0.32 | 1 |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Attaka | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Atui | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Atzapolquahuitl | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Atzapotl | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Aulne Noir | Alnus glutinosa | 0.41 | |
Aune | Alnus glutinosa | 0.41 | |
Aune Commune | Alnus glutinosa | 0.41 | |
Aupar Kwipari | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Aus | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Ausabo | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Araucaria cunninghamii | 0.44 | ||
Australian Beefwood | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Australian Black Acacia | Acacia melanoxylon | 0.54 | |
Australian Blackwood | Acacia melanoxylon | 0.54 | |
Australian Cedar | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Callitris glauca | 0.59 | ||
Australian Grey Bastard Box | Eucalyptus hemiphloia | 0.93 | |
Australian Maple | Flindersia pimenteliana | 0.51 | |
Australian Maple | Flindersia pubescens | 0.60 | |
Eucalyptus obliqua | 0.68 | ||
Australian Pine | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Australian Red Cedar | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Australian Red-Cedar | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Australian silky oak | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Australian Silky-Oak | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Austrian Oak | Quercus petraea | 0.65 | |
Quercus robur | 0.57 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Ausubo | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Ausus | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Avellano | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Avenbok | Carpinus betulus | 0.61 | |
Avewotse | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Avispillo | Phoebe elongata | 0.62 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Avodire | Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | 2 |
Avoga | Poga oleosa | 0.39 | |
Millettia stuhlmannii | 0.83 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Awari | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Awari | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Awenshin | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Millettia laurentii | 0.81 | ||
Awoung | Millettia laurentii | 0.81 | 14 |
Axlewood | Anogeissus latifolia | 0.66 | |
Ayas | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Aye | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Ayni | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Azobe | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Azucarero | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Azucarito blanco | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Azza | Afzelia bipindensis | 0.62 | |
Azza | Afzelia pachyloba | 0.62 | |
Azza | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 |
Footnotes:
* Legal disclaimer:
Wagner has compiled species’ average specific gravity (SG) values (wood volume at 12% moisture content (MC) and oven-dry weight) from industry-accepted 3rd-party sources (USDA Forest Products Laboratory as an example) and provides this list for free with no implied warranty. Where an SG value listed in Wagner Meters’ manuals or website has been verified by Wagner, this is indicated as such, and not indicated as verified if a verification process has not been completed by Wagner for that species. Wagner is not responsible for any 3rd-party oversights or errors in their (the 3rd-parties) published SG values.
Where no published average SG value could be found for a species for the wood volume at 12% MC and oven-dry weight basis, Wagner has derived the proper SG value through a robust algorithm (see detailed explanation below under the heading ‘Specific Gravity (SG) Values of Wood and Their Referenced Moisture Content’).
Specific Gravity (SG) Values of Wood and Their Referenced Moisture Content
Wagner Meters’ moisture meters’ species settings are calibrated to wood samples that are at a nominal 12% moisture content (MC). It should also be recognized that the measurement accuracy of non-pin wood moisture meters is almost solely dependent on wood density; that is because wood species that have differing wood density but the same absolute amount of water will have different MC values because the definition of MC is the ratio of water weight to wood weight. Some online and other technical references that cite specific gravity (SG) values for different wood species list the SG when the wood is a different MC other than 12%. For example, some SG values listed are the values when the wood is dried all the way down to where the MC is actually zero. Other listed values are when the wood is “green” at perhaps 80% MC or even higher.
The reason that it matters what the MC was when the SG was determined is that the volume of a wood sample will shrink when it is dried down from high MC values to lower MC values. So as the volume of the wood sample shrinks, the density (SG) of the wood increases because the formula for the wood density is the weight of the wood sample divided by the volume of the wood sample, or more simply the ratio of the weight of the wood to its volume. As the weight stays the same during shrinkage, the volume decreases. Online and other references will not only provide SG values at some specific MC but also their “shrinkage ratio”. The shrinkage ratio is defined to be the percent of the volume of the wood that shrinks per decrease in MC value. For instance, one might see a 2% shrinkage ratio which means that for every 1% drop in MC the wood will shrink by 2% of its volume.
Wagner chose to calibrate its meters at a nominal 12% MC because this is close to where most wood will be in service and will be measured by our meters. Therefore we publish SG values for wood species to be used by our meters that correlate to a 12% MC value. Since online and other references publish SG values at sometimes 0% MC or “green” MC, you will often see different values online than what we publish. We correct these published values by applying correction factors based on MC at referenced SG values and shrinkage ratio published values. It should be noted that a wood sample will not begin shrinking significantly until the MC drops below fiber saturation point, which is generally between 28% and 32%, so we use 30% as the average fiber saturation point.
As an example, let’s say we have a published SG value of 0.50 referenced to 0% MC with a shrinkage ratio of 0.1% of volume per percent MC. We want to convert to an SG value referenced to 12% MC. A sample at 12 % MC will be 1.2% larger in volume (swells 12 * 0.1%). Since 0.50 equals the weight of the sample divided by volume, we now know the volume will actually be 1.2% larger, so the SG should be adjusted by a factor of 1 divided by (1 + 1.2%) or 1 divided by (1.012) = 0.50/1.012 = 0.49). So, in this specific case, the 12 % MC referenced SG value will be slightly less than the published value referenced at 0% MC.