Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl) Urb.
Black Ironwood; Leadwood; Strong back
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Black Ironwood; Leadwood; Strong back | |
| Français | Petit bois-de-fer | |
| Español | Palo de hierro; Palo di hierro (San.Dom.); Espejuelo (P.R.) | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | USA (Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; Antigua; Barbuda; Dominica; Grenadines; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; St. Barthélémy; St. Eustatius; Saint Lucia; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Vincent; Venezuela (Falcon, Guarico); Colombia (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Rhamnaceae | |||
| Genus | Krugiodendron | |||
| Species | ferreum | |||
| Author citation | (Vahl) Urb. | |||
| Scientific name | Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl) Urb. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Krugiodendron ferreum , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson