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

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

States and Territories

Jamaica; Nicaragua; St. Eustatius; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Honduras; St. Martin/St. Maarten; Anguilla; Hispaniola; St. Vincent; Antigua; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Costa Rica; Grenadines; Barbuda; Marie-Galante; Martinique; El Salvador; Bahamas; Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Belize; St. Barthélémy; USA (Florida); Guatemala; Puerto Rico; Colombia (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina); Dominica; Venezuela (Falcon, Guarico); Guadeloupe; Saint Lucia

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

Appearances

Wood

Hough