Specie Latin Name Cut Origin Properties Afrormosia Pericopsis elata Quarter Africa Often used as a teak substitute, but has a finer texture and is less oily. Colour: Mid-Brown Agba Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum Quarter Africa Varies from yellowish-pink to pale red-brown, with no lustre. Colour: Beige Alder Alnus glutinosa Crown Quarter Europe & Asia Darkish red-brown colour without lustre. Often marked with dark fine streaks. Colour: Mid-Brown Anegre Aningeria Crown Quarter Africa Reddish-grey to light yellowish-brown, and fine grained. Colour: Beige Anegre Figured Aningeria Crown Quarter Africa Features pronounced and beautiful markings, with a silky lustre. Very decorative when the figuring occurs at a 90 degree angle. Colour: Beige Appletree Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Ash Fraxinus excelsior Crown Quarter Europe Distinctive regular grain, yellow-white in colour, with a coarse texture. Colour: Pale Ash Burr Fraxinus excelsior Europe Cluster-type burr, with burr zones linked with one another by wild textures. Colour: Pale Ash Olive Fraxinus excelsior Crown Quarter Europe The name refers to the colouring of the heartwood, which shows as dark brown streaks alternating with the usual yellow wood colour, and gives a decorative and dramatic character to the wood. Colour: Beige Ash Olive, Burr Fraxinus excelsior Crown Quarter Europe The name refers to the colouring of the heartwood, which shows as dark brown streaks alternating with the usual yellow wood colour, and gives a decorative and dramatic character to the wood. Colour: Mid-Brown Aspen Populus tremuloides Crown Quarter North America Cream-grey to pale biscuit, with a fine texture. Colour: Beige Avodire Turraeanthus africanus Quarter Africa Pale yellow with natural lustre, darkening to a golden-yellow colour. The grain is regular, but often wavy and interlocked, producing a beautiful mottled figure. Colour: Beige Bamboo Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Beige Bamboo Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Pale Beech, Steam Fagus sylvatica Crown Quarter Europe Reddish-brown in colour, with a fine even texture. Colour: Beige Beech, White Fagus sylvatica Crown Quarter Europe White to cream white in colour, with a fine even texture. Colour: Pale Birch Betula Europe Yellowish-white in colour and plain. Colour: Pale Birch, Curly, Quilted Betula Europe Decorative figuring on veneer caused by grain deviations Colour: Beige Birch, Masur Betula Europe A beautiful grain deviation with irregular dark markings much sought after. Colour: Beige Bubinga Guibourtia Crown Quarter Africa Brown to violet-red with pink or red veining. A decorative and colourful appearance Colour: Beige Buinga, Pommele Guibourtia Africa Highly decorative swirly grain in the full length. Colour: Beige Camphor Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Beige Cedar Of Lebanon Cedrus Quarter Middle East Reddish-brown wood with medium-coarse texture and straight grained Colour: Beige Cedar, Western Red Thuja plicata Quarter North America Reddish-brown tone, which weathers in time to silver-grey. Coarse-textured. Colour: Mid-Brown Chenchen Antiaris toxicaria Quarter Africa White to yellowish-grey in colour, with straight to interlocked grain, and a medium to coarse texture. Colour: Beige Cherry, American Prunus serotina Crown North America The colour varies from reddish-brown to a rich red, with a fine, straight, close grain. Colour: Red Cherry, European Prunus avium Crown Quarter Europe Warm, reddish-orange colour, becoming more attractive and warmer over time. Regular grained, with a fine, even texture. Colour: Beige Chestnut, Crown Castanea sativa Crown Europe Yellow to dark brown in colour, resembling oak in appearance. Colour: Beige Chestnut, Quartered Castanea sativa Quarter Europe Yellow to dark brown in colour, resembling oak in appearance. Colour: Beige Ebony Diospyros Crown Quarter South Asia Black wood streaked with grey-brown or red-brown bands, and with a distinct decorative sheen. The grain is usually straight, but sometimes wavy. Colour: Beige Elm, Burr Ulmus carpinifolia Europe Very decorative wood, becoming more and more scarce. Light to dark brown in colour, with a fine-eyed burr and a wavy texture. Colour: Red Elm, European Ulmus Crown Quarter Europe Chocolate brown colour with cross-grained character and a coarse texture. Colour: Mid-Brown Elm, Red Ulmus fulva Crown Quarter North America Regular or occasionally interlocked grain, with a coarse texture. Pale reddish-brown in colour. Colour: Mid-Brown Etimoe Copaifera salikounda Crown Africa Red brown sometimes with a reddish stripe. The grain is regular to interlocked and the texture is fine and even. Colour: Mid-Brown Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Quarter Europe A mixture of colours, grey to pinkish green, often with a stripy interlocked grained Colour: Beige Fig Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Quarter North America Cream colour, lustrous wood with a fine even texture. Colour: Beige Hornbeam Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Pale Iroko Chlorophora excelsa Quarter Africa Golden brown in colour, with a coarse but even texture and an interlocked grain. Colour: Mid-Brown Jactobe Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Koto Pterygota bequaertii Quarter Africa Yellowish-white to cream in colour with an interlocked grain and a moderately coarse texture. Quartered surfaces reveal a striking flecked figure. Colour: Pale Lacewood Burr Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Limba Terminalia superba Quarter Africa Pale yellow-brown to straw coloured with a straight close grain, which when interlocked can produce an excellent figure. Coarse but even texture. Colour: Beige Louro Preto Cordia Crown South America Light grey-brown to darker pinkish brown with frequent long dark streaks. The grain is straight to irregular with medium texture and a slight lustre. Colour: Beige Madrona Burr Arbutus menziesii North America Reddish-brown with very dense closed grain and elaborate burr pattern. Highly decorative. Colour: Red Mahogany, African Khaya ivorensis Crown Quarter Africa Colour varies from light to deep reddish brown. Regular or interlocked grain with medium coarse texture. Colour: Red Mahogany, Brazilian Swietenia macrophylla Crown Quarter South America Colour can vary from light reddish-brown to a dark rich red, with a regular to interlocked grain. Can show a variety of decorative figures when flat-sliced. Colour: Red Mahogany, Figured Swietenia macrophylla Crown Quarter South America Distinctive figure caused by irregular grain Colour: Red Makore Tieghemella heckelii Crown Quarter Africa Colour varies from pink-red to brown and blood red. Often straight grained but can have a chequered silk mottle with darker streaks. Lustrous and fine textured. Colour: Red Maple, Birds Eye Acer saccharum North America Formation of 'sleeping bud growth' around the log causes this dot pattern to occur, resulting in some stunning effects. Colour: Beige Maple, Burr Acer saccharum Crown Quarter North America Creamy white in colour with a fine even texture Colour: Beige Maple, Crown Cut Acer saccharum Crown North America Creamy white in colour with a fine even texture Colour: Pale Maple, Figured, Curly Acer saccharum Crown Quarter North America A beautiful grain deviation with irregular grain pattern. Colour: Beige Maple, Quilted Acer saccharum Crown Quarter North America Creamy white in colour with a fine even texture Colour: Mid-Brown Meranti Shorea Quarter South East Asia Red-brown colour with an interlocked and wavy grain. Coarse even texture with some lustre. Colour: Mid-Brown Movingui Distemonanthus benthamianus Quarter Africa Greenish-yellow in colour. This wood has an intensely lustrous surface, and can have pronounced decorative figuring in various forms. Colour: Mid-Brown Myrtle Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Beige Oak, American White, Crown Quercus alba Crown North America Broad spectrum of colours from light yellow to 'biscuit' colour, sometimes with a pink tint. Regular grain with medullary grain on quarter cut wood. Medium texture. Colour: Beige Oak, American White, Quartered Quercus alba Quarter North America Broad spectrum of colours from light yellow to 'biscuit' colour, sometimes with a pink tint. Regular grain with medullary grain on quarter cut wood. Medium texture. Colour: Mid-Brown Oak, Bog Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Mid-Brown Oak, Burr Quercus petraea/ Europe Burr growth caused by ingrown bark, producing highly decorative veneer used for high quality interior architectural work. Colour: Mid-Brown Oak, European Quercus petraea/ Crown Europe Colour ranges from light tan to biscuit, with narrow-ringed, close-grown wood used for veneer. Can also feature medullary grain and 'raindrop' decorative markings. Colour: Beige Oak, European Rift Quercus petraea/ Quarter Europe Cut to give good widths and consistent colour and grain Colour: Beige Oak, Pippy Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Mid-Brown Oak, Red Quercus rubra Crown Quarter North America Light to medium red colour, with a regular grain and a coarse texture. Colour: Beige Olive, Torpical Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Padouk Pterocarpus soyauxii Quarter Africa Lustrous coral-red or orange-brown colour, resulting in a highly decorative veneer, with a straight or slightly interlocked grain. Colour: Red Paldao Dracontomelum dao Quarter Philippines Grey-brown with a faint greenish tinge, with attractive dark brown to black streaks. The grain can be straight, interlocked or wavy. Colour: Mid-Brown Pine, Baltic Pinus sylvestris Crown Europe Pale yellow to red-brown, with clearly marked growth rings. Colour: Beige Pine, Idaho Knotty Pinus sylvestris Crown North America Pale-yellow regular grain with areas of dark distinctive knots. Colour: Beige Pine, Knotty Pinus sylvestris Crown Europe Pale-yellow regular grain with even distribution of small dark knots. Colour: Beige Pine, Oregon Bc (Douglas Fir) Pseudotsuga menziesii Quarter North America Light reddish-brown, with prominent regular grain Colour: Red Pine, Yellow Carolina Pinus strobus Crown North America Fine, even, satin texture, with a regular grain. Colour varies from creamy white to light reddish brown. Colour: Beige Planetree, Lacewood Platanus acerifolia Quarter Europe Reddish-grey to brown, with frequent colour variations. A snakeskin effect can be achieved by quarter-slicing, producing a very decorative veneer. Colour: Red Poplar Populus Crown Europe Creamy-white to grey. Straight grained with a fine and even texture. Colour: Beige Rosewood, Bahia Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Rosewood, Indian Dalbergia latifolia Quarter India & Asia Tobacco-coloured with dark brown to purple lines, giving a ribbon grain figure when flat cut. The texture is uniform and medium coarse. Colour: Red Rosewood, Santos Machaerium scleroxylon Crown South America A highly decorative veneer, with a distinctive light red colouring. Colour: Red Rosewood, Santos (Rio type) Machaerium scleroxylon Crown South America Dark streaks on a red to chocolate-brown background. Replaced by Santos Rosewood due to environmental reasons Colour: Red Sapele, Crown Entandophragma cylindricum Crown Africa Weak pink to dark red, darkening to red-brown, with a ribbon figure when quarter cut. Sometimes interlocked wavy grain with a fine texture. Colour: Red Sapele, Quartered Entandophragma cylindricum Quarter Africa Weak pink to dark red, darkening to red-brown, with a ribbon figure when quarter cut. Sometimes interlocked wavy grain with a fine texture. Colour: Red Sen Acanthopanax Crown Japan & China Uniformly white to yellowish-brown, with a regular grain and coarse texture. Colour: Beige Swiss Pear Pyrus communis Crown Quarter Europe Very elegant wood, with a warm reddish tone achieved by steaming. Texture is fine and even, and the veneer is used in high quality interior settings. Colour: Mid-Brown Sycamore, European Acer pseudoplatanus Crown Quarter Europe Creamy-white with a natural lustre. Regular grained but often curly or wavy resulting in an attractive figure on quartered surfaces. Colour: Pale Sycamore, Figured Acer pseudoplatanus Crown Quarter Europe Highly decorative irregular grain across the normal grain direction. Colour: Pale Sycamore, Weathered, Figured, Crown Acer pseudoplatanus Crown Europe Steamed to create a 'champagne' or pink-brown colour. Fine grained. Colour: Mid-Brown Sycamore, Weathered, Figured, Quartered Acer pseudoplatanus Quarter Europe Steamed to create a 'champagne' or pink-brown colour. Fine grained. Colour: Beige Teak Tectona grandis Crown South East Asia Rich brown colour, with darker chocolate markings. Regular to wavy grained and coarse-textured. Colour: Mid-Brown Tropical Olive Daniellia ogea Quarter Africa Coarse textured, and a straight to interlocking grain. The colour ranges from straw to reddish brown, sometimes with darker streaks. Colour: Mid-Brown Utile Entandrophragma Quarter Africa Pinkish brown with rather irregular interlocked grain, producing a wide striped figure on quartered surfaces. Colour: Mid-Brown Vavoma Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Red Walnut, African Lovoa trichilioides Quarter Africa Golden yellow-brown with a distinct regular stripe. Colour: Red Walnut, American Black Juglans nigra Crown Quarter North America Rich 'mouse' grey to brown colour, sometimes with figuring. Regular grained Colour: Red Walnut, American Black, Burr Juglans nigra Crown Quarter North America Rich 'mouse' grey to brown colour, sometimes with figuring. Regular grained Colour: Red Walnut, Burr Juglans nigra Crown Quarter North America Rich 'mouse' grey to brown colour, sometimes with figuring. Regular grained Colour: Red Walnut, European Juglans regia Crown Europe & Asia More subtle in appearance than American Walnut. The colour is grey-brown with darker streaks, and a straight to wavy grain. Medium-textured. Colour: Red Walnut, European, Burr Juglans regia Crown Europe & Asia More subtle in appearance than American Walnut. The colour is grey-brown with darker streaks, and a straight to wavy grain. Medium-textured. Colour: Red Walnut, European, Satin Juglans regia Crown Europe & Asia More subtle in appearance than American Walnut. The colour is grey-brown with darker streaks, and a straight to wavy grain. Medium-textured. Colour: Beige Wenge Millettia laurentii Crown Quarter Africa Dark brown to black-violet wood, with a coarse texture. Colour: Beige Yew Taxus baccata Crown Europe Red to orange-brown, with distinctive 'pepper' markings, giving a cluster effect. Colour: Red Zarch Missing latin name Country Missing properties missing properties Colour: Beige Zebrano Microberlinia brazzavillensis Quarter West Africa Light grey to yellow with distinctive dark brown stripes, giving the 'zebra' appearance. Colour: Mid-Brown Select Veneers is the UK's leading supplier of natural wood veneers. Please contact us for further details and to order any veneer from our range. Our web site www.selectveneers.com has comprehensive details on all our veneers and other products.		Select Veneers (UK) Ltd Unit 3 The iO Centre Whittle Way Arlington Business Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 2BD Tel: 01438 750880 Fax: 01438 750881 sales@selectveneers.com www.selectveneers.com
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