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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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    • Africa
      • Abura
      • Afrormosia
      • Agba
      • Agba
      • Afzelia
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      • Bilinga
      • Bilinga
      • Bomanga
      • Boire
      • Bubinga
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      • Ebiara
      • Ebony, Gaboon
      • Etimoe
      • Faro
      • Faro
      • Framire
      • Guarea
      • Iroko
      • Lati
      • Khaya
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      • Kotibe
      • Kotibe
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      • Limba
      • Limba, Black
      • Makore
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      • Moabi
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      • Obeche
      • Ocotea
      • Ocotea
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      • Okoume
      • Padouk
      • Purpleheart
      • Ramin
      • Rosewood, African Blackwood
      • Rosewood, African Blackwood
      • Rosewood, Madagascar
      • Sapele
      • Sipo
      • Tali
      • Tiama
      • Wenge
      • Walnut, African
      • Zebrawood
    • Asia
      • Acacia, unspecified
      • Ailanthus
      • Albizia, unspecified
      • Alstonia
      • Artocarpus
      • Ash, Tamo
      • Bintangor
      • Bamboo
      • Camphor
      • Coconut
      • Ebony, Black and White
      • Ebony, Macassar
      • Fig, misc.
      • Kapur
      • Keruing
      • Mango
      • Meranti
      • Merbau
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      • Narra
      • Paulownia
      • Rosewood, Indian
      • Satinwood
      • Sen
      • Sucupira
      • Teak
    • Europe
      • Alder
      • Apple
      • Ash, European
      • Ash, Olive
      • Beech, European
      • Birch
      • Birch, Karelian Burl
      • Black Locust
      • Bog Oak
      • Cedar, European
      • Cherry, Sweet
      • Chestnut, Horse
      • Chestnut, Sweet
      • Cypress, Mediterranean
      • Elm
      • Fir, European Silver
      • Hawthorn
      • Hazelnut
      • Hornbeam
      • Laburnum
      • Lagerstroemia
      • Larch, European
      • London Plane
      • Lime, European
      • Madrone
      • Maple, European
      • Mulberry
      • Oak, Sessile
      • Olive
      • Olive, Russian
      • Poplar, Yellow
      • Pine, Maritime
      • Pine, Swiss Stone
      • Pine, unspecified
      • Pear
      • Poplar
      • Spruce, Fiemme (Ciresa tonewood)
      • Sumac
      • Walnut, European
      • Yew
    • North America
      • Ash, American White
      • Alder, Red
      • Beech, North American
      • Beech, North American
      • Boxelder
      • Butternut
      • Catalpa
      • Cedar, Eastern Red
      • Cedar, Western Red
      • Cherry, Black
      • Cypress, Bald
      • Cypress, Lawson
      • Desert Ironwood
      • Desert Ironwood
      • Dogwood
      • Fir, Douglas
      • Giant Sequoia
      • Hackberry
      • Hemlock
      • Hickory
      • Holly
      • Honey Locust
      • Juniperus misc.
      • Koa
      • Magnolia
      • Maple, Bigleaf
      • Maple, Bigleaf
      • Maple, Hard
      • Mesquite
      • Mesquite
      • Oak, Red
      • Oak, White
      • Osage Orange
      • Osage Orange, Green
      • Red Gum
      • Pecan
      • Pecan
      • Redwood
      • Sassafras
      • Service Tree
      • Sycamore, American
      • Sycamore, American
      • Walnut, Black
      • Walnut, Claro
      • Walnut, Claro
      • Willow
    • Oceania
      • Agathis
      • Ash, Crow’s
      • Australian Blackwood
      • Black Bean
      • Cedar, Australian Red
      • Eucalyptus, unspecified
      • Ash, Mountain
      • Gum, River Red
      • Oak, Tasmanian
      • Jarrah
      • Maple, Queensland
      • Oak, Northern Silky
      • Oak, Southern Silky
      • Pine, Huon
      • She-Oak, River
      • Spotted Gum
      • Tasmanian Myrtle
      • Walnut, Queensland
    • South and Central America
      • Angelim
      • Araucaria
      • Aspidosperma
      • Bloodwood
      • Bocote
      • Canarywood
      • Carapa
      • Cedar, Spanish
      • Cerejeira
      • Chechen
      • Cumaru
      • Curupixa
      • Freijo
      • Garapa
      • Goncalo Alves
      • Goupie
      • Granadillo
      • Guanacaste
      • Guatambu
      • Imbuia
      • Ipe
      • Jacareuba
      • Jatoba
      • Jequitiba
      • Katalox
      • Leopardwood
      • Lignum Vitae
      • Louro Faia
      • Louro Preto
      • Mahogany, Cuban
      • Mahogany, Honduras
      • Massaranduba
      • Nothofagus
      • Osage Orange, Argentine
      • Pao Rosa
      • Peroba Rosa
      • Piquiarana
      • Podocarpus
      • Primavera
      • Rosewood, Brazilian
      • Rosewood, Cocobolo
      • Rosewood, Honduras
      • Rosewood, Kingwood
      • Rosewood, Santos
      • Tatajuba
      • Timbauba
      • Tineo
      • Tulipwood (Brazilian)
      • Ziricote
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Summary Table

As of June 15th, 2026, we tested 708 different wood types.

Those for which specimens were obtained from at least 5 different logs are marked as bold.

Chatoyance is measured according to the PZC method.

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Wood common nameSpeciesN. different logsPZC averagePZC minPZC max
AbarcoCariniana Pyriformis127.827.827.8
AburaMitragyna spp.58.36.710
acacia, unspecifiedAcacia spp.417.514.721.8
Adams Apple FlowerTabernaemontana crassa115.715.715.7
AfinaStrombosia grandifolia18.78.78.7
African CorkwoodMusanga cecropioides110.610.610.6
African Oil BeanPentaclethra macrophylla113.913.913.9
African tulip treeSpathodea campanulata212.811.414.2
African Yellow WoodAnnickia affinis115.115.115.1
AfrormosiaPericopsis Elata814.211.916.5
AfzeliaAfzelia spp.1113.910.218.7
AgathisAgathis spp.614.913.316.4
AgbaGossweilerodendron balsamiferum413.410.618.5
AieleCanarium Schweifurtii117.117.117.1
AilanthusAilanthus spp.715.210.422.9
AituwuDendrobangia sp.112.312.312.3
AkuammaPicralima nitida18.38.38.3
Albizia, Large-LeavedAlbizia Versicolor111.611.611.6
Albizia, PlumeAlbizia Lophantha517.216.718.1
Albizia, unspecifiedAlbizia spp.121.821.821.8
AlderAlnus Glutinosa814.510.819.1
Alder, RedAlnus Rubra516.815.119.5
AlepDesbordesia glaucescens16.96.96.9
AleuritesAleurites spp.111.611.611.6
Allocasuarina, misc.Allocasuarina Verticillta27.477.7
AlmondPrunus amygdalus311.18.112.6
AlstoniaAlstonia spp.5116.212.9
AmvoutTrichoscypha acuminata17.27.27.2
AnacahuitaCordia Boissieri17.87.87.8
AndoungAphanocalyx heitzii117.517.517.5
AngelimHymenolobium spp.511.910.114.6
Angelim VermelhoDinizia Excelsa111.511.511.5
AngeliqueDicorynia guianensis221.919.524.3
Angico Parapiptadenia Rigida112.712.712.7
AniegreAningeria spp.1114.211.517.8
Aningre blancChrysophyllum gigantea113.413.413.4
AorantheAoranthe cladantha1999
AppleMalus Communis99.26.711
Apple, Argyleeucalyptus cinerea18.28.28.2
Apple, EmuOwenia Acidula110.210.210.2
Apple, MalaySyzygium malaccense17.77.77.7
Apricot treePrunus armeniaca18.28.28.2
AraucariaAraucaria Angustifolia1114.28.120.5
Arbre a fourmisBarteria fistulosa16.16.16.1
ArtocarpusArtocarpus spp.418.611.927.3
Arura VermelhoIryanthera Grandis116.516.516.5
Ash, American WhiteFraxinus Americana711.58.714.2
Ash, CrowsFlindersia Australis38.47.29.7
Ash, EuropeanFraxinus Excelsior1612.78.916.8
Ash, MannaFraxinus Ornus212.811.714
Ash, Moreton BayCorymbia Tessellaris111.611.611.6
Ash, MountainEucalyptus Regnans718.918.121.4
Ash, OliveFraxinus Excelsior815.112.118.1
Ash, SilverFlindersia Bourjotiana313.59.517.1
Ash, TamoFraxinus mandshurica616.613.522
AspidospermaAspidosperma spp.611.15.414.1
AssengaiCurtisia Dentata112.912.912.9
Australian BlackwoodAcacia Melanoxylon2626.717.535.6
AvocadoPersea americana19.79.79.7
AvodireTurraeanthus Africanus614.110.020.1
Axegapper Geijera Salicifolia15.85.85.8
AzobeLophira spp.79.37.612
BabulVachellia Nilotica113.113.113.1
BacuriPlatonia insignis110.310.310.3
BaelAegle Marmelos19.19.19.1
BalsaOchroma pyramidale19.79.79.7
BambooBambusoideae59.17.89.4
Bamboo, MosoPhyllostachys Edulis510.28.611.3
BanksiaBanksia Serrata1101010
BaraunaSchinopsis brasiliensis18.58.58.5
BarberryBerberis Thunbergii214.313.315.4
BaromalliCatostemma Fragrans113.113.113.1
Batswing Coral TreeErythrina Vespertilio110.510.510.5
Bauhnia, WhiteLysiphyllum Hookeri15.95.95.9
Bee-Bee TreeTetradium daniellii1141414
Beech, EuropeanFagus Sylvatica2410.98.315.2
Beech, North AmericanFagus Grandifolia310.88.612.7
BeefwoodGrevillea Striata39.68.610.7
BeliJulbernardia pellegriniana622.62026
BelianEusideroxylon Zwageri27.16.87.4
Belize LogwoodHaematoxylum Campechianum111.511.511.5
BilingaNauclea diderrichii612.810.515
Billy Webb WoodAcosmium Panamense1171717
BintangorCalophyllum spp.923.614.529.4
BirchBetula spp.1517.613.921.3
Birch, Karelian BurlBetula Pendula415.111.919.7
Birch, SilverBetula Pendula213.413.113.6
Bishop WoodBischofia Javanica17.77.77.7
BitterbarkSacoglottis gabonensis110.410.410.4
BitterwoodVatairea spp.115.815.815.8
Black BeanCastanospermum Australe513.610.915.6
Black ChacateGuibourtia conjugata17.57.57.5
Black LocustRobinia Pseudoacacia3514.97.423.1
Black Monkey ThornAcacia Burkei211.99.314.5
Black SirisAlbizia Odoratissima318.016.120.7
BlackbuttEucalyptus Pilularis214.512.016.9
Blackdown StringybarkEucalyptus Sphaerocarpa1999
BlighiaBlighia welwitschii19.59.59.5
BloodwoodBrosimum Rubescens / B. Paraense518.911.623.5
BoarwoodSymphonia globulifera15.75.75.7
BocoBocoa prouacensis16.86.86.8
BocoteCordia elaeagnoides1011.28.313
Bog OakQuercus spp.811.69.314.2
BoireDetarium spp.518.614.225.2
Boleko NutOngokea gore16.76.76.7
BomangaBrachystegia spp.517.515.918.2
BonewoodMacropteranthes Leichhardtii110.410.410.4
BoonareeAlectryon Oleifolius1777
BoxelderAcer Negundo711.89.315.1
BoxwoodBuxus Sempervirens57.36.97.8
Boxwood, BrazilianEsenbeckia Grandiflora16.36.36.3
Boxwood, CasteloCalycophyllum spp.26.35.17.5
Boxwood, MaracaiboCasearia praecox18.28.28.2
BrachyrachysSwartzia brachyrachys19.39.39.3
BriarErica Arborea710.46.613
Bridalveil TreeCaesalpinia Granadillo124.824.824.8
BrideliaBridelia Ferruginea113.913.913.9
BrigalowAcacia Harpophylla213.29.417
BroomCalicotome Villosum1218.515.226
Broom, Mount EtnaGenista Aetnensis112.412.412.4
Broom, SpanishSpartium Junceum614.812.616.4
BruinhartVouacapoua spp.411.810.412.8
Brushbox Lophostemon Confertus29.28.510
BubingaGuibourtia Demeusei1418.612.824.4
Buckthorn, AlderFrangula Alnus118.718.718.7
Buckthorn, EuropeanRhamnus Cathartica717.613.221.7
Buckthorn, ItalianRhamnus Alaternus815.412.718.9
Buckthorn, Italian, Inner SapwoodRhamnus Alaternus812.18.815.9
Buckthorn, SeaHippophae Rhamnoides115.915.915.9
BudgerooLysicarpus Angustifolius16.76.76.7
BulokeAllocasuarina Luehmannii211.58.714.3
BushwillowCombretum spp.19.29.29.2
ButternutJuglans Cinerea516.113.219.5
Cabbage-Bark Treeandira coriacea311.78.613.7
CabreuvaMyrocarpus spp.316.716.217.4
CacaoTheobroma Cacao18.88.88.8
CamelliaCamelia Japonica14.94.94.9
CamphorCinnamomum Camphora315.511.818.4
CanarywoodCentrolobium spp.718.214.922.8
Cannonball TreeCouroupita Guianensis114.314.314.3
CapparisCapparis arborea17.87.87.8
CarapaCarapa spp.620.316.326
Caribbean Trumpet TreeTabebuia Aurea1777
CarobCeratonia Siliqua610.66.614.9
Carolina silverbellsHalesia Carolina19.99.99.9
Castor BeanRicinus Communis211.510.812.1
Casuarina, misc.Casuarina Equisetifolia311.99.615.2
CatalpaCatalpa spp.919.711.124.7
Cattle BushPittosporum Angustifolium28.67.210
Cedar, Australian RedToona Ciliata1518.111.726.6
Cedar, ChineseToona Sinensis319.813.525.4
Cedar, Eastern RedJuniperus Virginiana59.89.310.2
Cedar, EuropeanCedrus Libani118610.1
Cedar, IncenseCalocedrus Decurrens210.810.011.6
Cedar, MackayParaserianthes Toona113.813.813.8
Cedar, SpanishCedrela Odorata921.316.227.9
Cedar, Western RedThuja Plicata71210.713.2
CedroranaCedrelinga Cateniformis115.915.915.9
CerejeiraAmburana Caearensis714.111.716.3
Chacate PretoGuibourtia Conjugata19.99.99.9
ChastetreeVitex Agnus-castus612.39.516.2
ChechenMetopium Brownei615.910.721.3
ChempakaMagnolia Champaka220.618.622.7
Chen ChenAntiaris spp.312.11212.2
Cherry, BirdPrunus Padus215.11515.1
Cherry, BlackPrunus Serotina917.413.518.7
Cherry, Black (GROWN IN ITALY)Prunus Serotina1612.610.215.2
Cherry, KoreanPrunus Maximowiczii116.216.216.2
Cherry, MahalebPrunus Mahaleb19.29.29.2
Cherry, Manchurianprunus maackii121.821.821.8
Cherry, Sargent'sprunus sargentii114.114.114.1
Cherry, SweetPrunus Avium1615.6918.4
Cherry, Virginia Birdprunus virginiana117.517.517.5
Chestnut, AmericanCastanea Dentata110.510.510.5
Chestnut, ChineseCastanea Mollissima19.29.29.2
Chestnut, HorseAesculus Hippocastanum410.89.411.7
Chestnut, SweetCastanea spp.1413.58.918.5
Chestnut, TropicalSterculia Tragantha19.39.39.3
ChinaberryMelia Azedarach316.514.319.3
Chinese Cork TreePhellodendron Amurense318.99.425.7
CoachwoodCeratopetalum Apetalum113.813.813.8
Coast Silk-TasselGarrya elliptica16.26.26.2
Cocaine BushErythroxylum Australe27.87.58.2
CoconutCocus Nucifera47.36.68.3
CocuswoodBrya Ebenus112.912.912.9
CoffeetreeGymnocladus Dioicus212.711.913.4
ColaCola Gigantea611.57.515.9
CoobaAcacia Salicina218.216.819.6
CornelCornus Mas49.38.110.4
Cotoneaster, WatererCotoneaster x Watereri28.58.48.5
CoulaCoula edulis16.36.36.3
CumaruDipteryx spp.810.38.114.2
CurupayAnadenanthera Colubrina318.416.122
CurupixaMicropholis spp.413.210.816.1
Cypress, ArizonaCupressus Arizonica48.16.98.9
Cypress, BaldTaxodium Distichum77.66.79.8
Cypress, LawsonChamaecyparis Lawsoniana810.27.512.1
Cypress, Mediterranean Cupressus Sempervivens997.211.5
Cypress, MexicanCupressum Lusitanica210.58.812.1
Cypress, NootkaCallitropsis Nootkaensis112.912.912.9
DabemaPiptadeniastrum Africanum320.418.822.8
Dead FinishArchidendropsis Basaltica18.78.78.7
Desert IronwoodOlneya Tesota612.18.215.1
DesplatsiaDesplatsia subericarpa110.910.910.9
DialiumDialium Pachyphillum110.910.910.9
Dickson's EhretiaEhretia Dickinsonii110.110.110.1
DividaScorodophloeus Zenkeri119.419.419.4
DogwoodCornus spp.59.28.112.4
DrypetesDrypetes gossweileri16.76.76.7
DurianDurio spp.213.21313.4
EbanoCaesalpinia Ebano17.67.67.6
EbiaraBerlinia spp.715.611.817.5
EbinCroton oligandrus116.516.516.5
Ebony, Black and WhiteDiospyros Malabarica38.77.610.5
Ebony, BrazilianSwartzia panacoco1666
Ebony, BrownLibidibia Paraguariensis17.97.97.9
Ebony, GaboonDiospyros crassiflora56.75.77.9
Ebony, greenDiospyros Durionoides29.89.89.9
Ebony, MacassarDiospyros Celebica1011.17.714.9
EkongTricoscypha Eugong119.319.319.3
Ekounecoelocaryon preussii117.717.717.7
ElderberrySambucus spp.510811.7
ElmUlmus spp.1314.411.218.2
Elm, AmericanUlmus Americana212.29.614.8
Enterolobium, misc.Enterolobim Maximum215.9724.8
Epaulette TreePterostyrax Hispidus18.58.58.5
EssiaPetersianthus Macrocarpus216.815.018.6
EtimoeCopaifera Salikounda1021.917.627.3
Eucalyptus, unspecifiedEucalyptus spp.916.111.123.7
Eveussklainedoxa gabonensis18.88.88.8
EyekPachyelasma Tessmannii120.220.220.2
FaroDaniellia oliveri112.512.512.5
Fever TreeAcacia Xanthophloea112.112.112.1
FiddlewoodCitharexylum montevidense19.79.79.7
Fig, commonFicus Carica68.36.011.2
Fig, misc.Ficus Spp.710.89.313.9
Fir, ChineseCunninghamia Lanceolata18.88.88.8
Fir, DouglasPseudotsuga Mendziesii1011.1913.7
Fir, European SilverAbies Alba7108.112.7
FirethornPyracantha spp.49.47.311.1
Flat CrownAlbizia Adianthifolia217.814.621.1
FramireTerminalia Ivorensis514.610.517.2
FreijoCordia Goeldiana418.116.720.9
FumaCeiba Pentandra27.67.47.8
FuntumiaFuntumia Africana29.48.710.2
FurcraeaFurcraea Parmentieri14.14.14.1
GarapaApuleia Leiocarpa612.11014.2
GeronggangCratoxylum Arborescens, C. Glaucum1232323
GheombiSindoropsis Letestui121.321.321.3
Giant SequoiaSequoiadendron Giganteum69.87.313.4
GidgeeAcacia Cambagei213.411.315.6
Gidgee, PinkAcacia Crombiei18.78.78.7
Gingko BilobaGingko Biloba29.2711.4
GnetumGnetum Gnemon110.510.510.5
GoiabaoPlanchonella Pachycarpa27.15.78.5
Goldenrain TreeKoelreuteria Paniculata19.39.39.3
GombeDidelotia spp.120.920.920.9
Goncalo AlvesAstronium Lecointei612.88.921.8
Gonfolo roseQualea rosea115.715.715.7
GoupieGoupia Glabra311.21012.2
GranadilloPlatimyscium spp.1213.710.617.4
GuanacasteEnterolobium Cyclocarpum620.513.227
GuareaGuarea spp.815.710.618.5
GuatambuBalfourodendron riedelianum486.49.7
Guava, CommonPsidium guajava111.511.511.5
Gum Arabic TreeAcacia Senegalensis112.912.912.9
Gum, AraluenEucalyptus Kartzoffiana112.112.112.1
Gum, BlueEucalyptus Tereticornis111.011.011
Gum, CiderEucalyptus Gunnii19.29.29.2
Gum, FloodedEucalyptus Grandis1232323
Gum, Liberian Blackhaplormosia monophylla110.710.710.7
Gum, MannaEucalyptus Viminalis110.410.410.4
Gum, MindanaoEucalyptus Deglupta1171717
Gum, RibbonEucalyptus Rubida116.516.516.5
Gum, River RedEucalyptus Camaldulensis89.88.412.1
Gum, ShiningEucalyptus Nitens215.214.216.2
Gum, SnowEucalyptus Pauciflora110.810.810.8
Gum, Sydney BlueEucalyptus Saligna213.81314.6
Gum, Tasmanian BlueEucalyptus Globulus215.314.316.3
HackberryCeltis spp.712.710.316
Hackberry, MediterraneanCeltis Australis312.211.113.5
Happy TreeCamptotheca Acuminata1888
Harongaharungana madascariensis116.216.216.2
HawthornCrataegus spp.98.46.59.8
HazelnutCorylus spp.1012.29.215.7
HederaHedera spp.27.16.87.3
HeisteriaHeisteria parvifolia18.48.48.4
HemlockTsuga Canadensis611.6718.1
HickoryCarya spp.613.912.515.1
Hickory, CairnsFlindersia Ifflana1181818
HollyIlex spp.76.75.78.3
Holly, EuropeanIlex Aquifolium46.65.58.5
Honey LocustGleditsia Triacanthos813.39.917.8
HoneysuckleLonicera Maackii35.44.85.8
HophornbeamOstrya Carpinifolia311.510.712.6
HornbeamCarpinus Betulus6108.811.9
Howatharra MalleeEucalyptus Blakelyii19.29.29.2
Ice Cream BeanInga Edulis114.914.914.9
Igiri TreeIdesia Polycarpa111.411.411.4
ImbuiaPhoebe Porosa512.2818.8
Inga, misc.Inga spp.118.818.818.8
IpeHandroanthus spp.911.27.615.3
IrokoMilicia spp.1521.415.826.5
Ironbark, Narrow-LeavedEucalyptus Crebra211.68.614.5
Ironwood, Coastal WhiteVepris Carringtoniana111.111.111.1
Ironwood, PersianParrotia Persica19.39.39.3
IzombeTestulea Gabonensis17.77.77.7
JabotyErisma Uncinatum115.415.415.4
JacarandaJacaranda copaia113.113.113.1
JacareubaCalophyllum Brasiliense423.621.425.2
JarrahEucalyptus Marginata513.26.820.5
Jasmine, OrangeMurraya Paniculata115.315.315.3
JatobaHymenaea Courbaril817.212.122.5
JelutongDyera Costulata1888
JequitibaCariniana spp.518.614.424
JongkongDactylocladus Stenostachys123.823.823.8
JunglesopAnonidium mannii114.214.214.2
Juniper, CadeJuniperus Oxycedrus513.47.816.7
Juniper, PhoeniceanJuniperus Phoenicea58.78.39.3
Juniperus misc.Juniperus spp.1110.48.314.2
KahikateaDacrycarpus Dacrydioides1131313
KakiDiospyros Kaki59.26.510.9
KapurDryobalanops spp.514.613.416.1
KarriEucalyptus Diversicolor217.915.620.3
KataloxSwatzia Cubensis68.4614.4
KatsuraCercidiphyllum Japonicum211.11012.1
KempasKoompassia Malaccensis315.713.418.2
Kentucky YellowwoodCladrastis Kentukea110.610.610.6
KeruingDipterocarpus spp.814.710.521.3
KeruntumCombretocarpus Rotundatus112.312.312.3
KhayaKhaya spp.1520.713.828.7
KiwiActinidia spp.26.967.7
KnobthornAcacia Nigrescens112.912.912.9
KoaAcacia Koa2526.318.133.5
Koa, FormosaAcacia Confusa1262626
KosipoEntandophragma Candollei422.218.828
KotibeNesogordonia spp.518.715.624
KotoPterygota Macrocarpa1112.310.117.5
LaburnumLaburnum spp.719.712.926.2
LagerstroemiaLagerstroemia spp.211.110.911.4
LancewoodAcacia Shirleyi112.212.212.2
Larch, EuropeanLarix spp.1210.88.213.7
LatiAmphimas spp.69.3711.1
Laurel, BayLaurus nobilis512.19.817.1
Laurel, CherryPrunus Laurocerasus119.36.912.9
Laurel, ChileanLaurelia Sempervirens18.68.68.6
Laurel, IndianTerminalia Elliptica312.69.516.6
Laurel, PortugalPrunus Lusitanica1999
Leatherwood, Tasmanian Red HeartEucryphia Lucida115.215.215.2
LecaniodiscusLecaniodiscus cupanioides1999
Leichardt BeanCassia Brewsteri18.08.08
LentiskPistacia Lentiscus89.67.812.8
LeopardwoodRoupala spp.510.79.312.1
LeptactinaLeptactina arborescens19.49.49.4
LicariaLicaria cayanense216.61419.3
Lignum VitaeGuaiacum Officinale696.713.6
LilacSyringa Vulgaris26.166.2
Lilac, SummerBuddleja Davidii210.39.810.8
LimbaTerminalia Superba615.814.117.5
Limba, BlackTerminalia Superba917.914.322.3
LimbaliGilbertiodendron Dewerei222.219.824.5
Lime, EuropeanTilia spp.812.110.014.1
Lime, KaffirCitrus Hystrix18.28.28.2
Lime, nativeCitrus Glauca16.66.66.6
LitseaLitsea spp.211.78.315.1
Loblolly-Baygordonia lasianthus113.613.613.6
Lolly BushClerodendrum Floribundum1666
London PlanePlatanus X Hispanica9128.115.5
LoquatEriobotrya Japonica16.26.26.2
LotofaSterculia Rhinopetala317.315.719
Louro FaiaPanopsis spp.816.413.119.3
Louro PretoCordia Glabrata511.39.913.4
LyptusEucalyptus Urograndis119.619.619.6
MacadamiaMacadamia spp.29.49.19.7
MacarangaMacaranga spinosa114.314.314.3
MachicheLonchocarpus Castilloi120.620.620.6
MadroneArbutus spp.98.55.313.6
Maesobotrya barteriMaesobotrya barteri15.75.75.7
MagnoliaMagnolia Grandiflora1310.4812.8
Mahogany, CubanSwietenia Mahogani516.910.023
Mahogany, HondurasSwietenia Macrophylla920.313.925.4
Mahogany, NatalTrichilia emetica113.413.413.4
Mahogany, SwampEucalyptus Robusta386.49.8
MajaguaHibiscus Tiliaceus212.35.519.1
MakoreTieghemella Heckelii, T. Africana1319.912.226.8
Mandioqueiraqualea albiflora219.418.720.1
MangoMangifera Indica1017.311.427.2
Mango, WildIrvingia spp29.49.09.9
ManoaoManoao Colensoi110.310.310.3
MansoniaMansonia Altissima617.113.021.5
Maple, BigleafAcer macrophyllum314.110.419.3
Maple, EuropeanAcer spp.2813.79.717.8
Maple, FullmoonAcer Japonicum18.58.58.5
Maple, Hard Acer Saccharum1215.212.718.9
Maple, MontpellierAcer Monspessulanum19.59.59.5
Maple, QueenslandFlindersia Brayleyana823.516.428.2
Maple, SilverAcer Saccharinum314.111.516.1
Maple, Silver (Flindersia)Flindersia Acuminata1191919
Maple, Western RedAcer Rubrum214.914.215.5
MarblewoodZygia Racemosa21110.711.3
MassarandubaManilkara spp.510.08.911.6
MatoaPometia Pinnata121.121.121.1
MatumiBreonadia Salicina19.19.19.1
MbutaTrichoscypha oddonii111.211.211.2
MedlarMespilus Germanica16.16.16.1
MelaleucaMelaleuca spp.310.48.213.8
MerantiShorea spp.1318.111.225.6
MerbauIntsia spp.919.114.824.2
MersawaAnisoptera spp.511.28.718.6
MesquiteProsopis spp.516.51421
MiamingomoCaloncoba mannii110.210.210.2
MilkwoodWrightia Saligna26.14.97.3
MiloThespesia populnea19.69.69.6
MoabiBailonella Toxisperma612.310.913.1
Mock-OrangePhiladelphus spp.265.76.2
Monkey FruitMyrianthus arboreus112.612.612.6
MonkeypodAlbizia Saman320.315.924.5
MonterilloBrownea spp.114.114.114.1
MopaneColophospermum Mopane113.613.613.6
Mora GonggrijpiiMora Gonggrijpii120.420.420.4
MorindaMorinda lucida111.811.811.8
MovinguiDistemonanthus benthamianus71613.818.1
MuhuhuBrachylaena Huilensis115.415.415.4
MukulunguAutranella Congolensis410.57.713.5
MulberryMorus spp.1316.510.329
Mulberry, AfricanAfromorus Mesozygia212.611.413.7
Mulberry, ChineseMorus Australis115.215.215.2
Mulberry, WhiteMorus Alba224.919.630.3
MulgaAcacia Aneura215.51318
MuningaPterocarpus Angolensis114.714.714.7
MuriatingaMaquira Sclerophylla1999
MusaseAlbizia Ferruginea320.419.122.1
MutenyeGuibourtia Arnoldiana520.018.720.9
MvanaHylodendron gabunense114.414.414.4
Myrtle, CaliforniaUmbellularia Californica123.223.223.2
Myrtle, QueenslandPsydrax Attenuata17.27.27.2
Myrtle, trueMyrtus communis56.86.17.8
NargustaTerminalia Amazonia211.38.713.9
NarraPterocarpus Indicus716.510.420.8
NeedlewoodHakea Leucoptera111.611.611.6
NewtoniaNewtonia Hildebrantii111.111.111.1
NiangonTarrietia spp.718.916.123.6
NiatohPlaquium spp., Payena spp.119.119.119.1
Nile TulipMarkhamia Lutea212.711.514
NioveStaudtia spp.713.19.319.7
NothofagusNothofagus Procera511.5917.1
NtomDuguetia staudtii118.918.918.9
Oak, AthertonAthertonia Diversifolia117.817.817.8
Oak, Chestnut-Leavedquercus castaneifolia111.711.711.7
Oak, corkQuercus Suber59.27.811.3
Oak, English BrownQuercus spp.315.413.417.8
Oak, evergreenQuercus Ilex78.47.710
Oak, ForestAllocasuarina Torulosa211.49.213.6
Oak, HairyAllocasuarina Inophloia49.4811.5
Oak, HungarianQuercus Frainetto1141414
Oak, JapaneseQuercus Mongolica111.611.611.6
Oak, Japanese BlueQuercus Glauca19.99.99.9
Oak, Northern SilkyCardwellia Sublimis815.211.617.1
Oak, PedunculateQuercus Robur610.78.212.4
Oak, PinQuercus Palustris113.613.613.6
Oak, RedQuercus Rubra712.110.612.8
Oak, Scarletquercus coccinea110.310.310.3
Oak, SessileQuercus Petraea, Q. Pubescens2312.69.815.5
Oak, SilverGrevillea Parallela111.811.811.8
Oak, Southern RedQuercus Falcata19.69.69.6
Oak, Southern SilkyGrevillea Robusta513.610.717.7
Oak, StoneLithocarpus sp.110.810.810.8
Oak, Swamp LaurelQuercus Laurifolia111.111.111.1
Oak, Swamp WhiteQuercus Bicolor18.58.58.5
Oak, TasmanianEucalyptus Obliqua, E. Delegatensis, E. Regnans1416.612.621.5
Oak, TurkeyQuercus Cerris1151515
Oak, WhiteQuercus Alba811.48.514.2
ObecheTriplochiton Scleroxylon811.110.411.9
ObotoMammea africana116.616.616.6
OcholPseudospondias microcarpa111.311.311.3
OcoteaOcotea spp.620.512.628.7
OkanCylicodiscus Gabunensis113.813.813.8
OkoumeAucoumea Klaineana1221.114.727.5
Old Man's BeardClematis Vitalba17.57.57.5
OleanderNerium Oleander57.87.38.5
OliveOlea Europeea148.35.511.6
Olive, RussianEleagnus spp.414.410.716.4
Olive, WildOlea Oleaster610.56.413
OlonFagara Heitzii214.412.716
OnzabiliAntrocaryon Klaineanum212.79.715.8
OrangeCitrus Sinensis110.910.910.9
Orange, BitterCitrus x Aurantium17.17.17.1
Orange, WildCapparis Mitchellii17.57.57.5
Ormosiaormosia coccinea119.619.619.6
Osage OrangeMaclura Pomifera613.611.415.7
Osage Orange, ArgentineMaclura Tinctoria415.510.822.9
Osage Orange, GreenMaclura Pomifera1017.011.123.7
OsangaPteleopsis hylodendron111.711.711.7
OssokoScyphocephalium Ochocoa1222222
OvangkolGuibourtia Ehie92012.624.2
OweHexalobus crispiflorus110.110.110.1
PadoukPterocarpus Soyauxii1417.413.222.4
Padouk, BurmaPterocarpus Macrocarpus212.510.314.8
PaldaoDracontomelon dao1021.117.824.3
Palm, BlackBorassus Flabellifer37.16.77.9
Palm, DatePhoenix Dactylifera16.96.96.9
Palm, Mexican FanWashingtonia Robusta19.79.79.7
Palm, Queensyagrus romanzoffiana110.310.310.3
Palm, WindmillTrachycarpus fortunei56.35.27.3
PandaPanda oleosa18.38.38.3
Panga PangaMillettia Stuhlmannii36.76.17.3
Pao RosaSwarzia Fistuloides510.48.611.8
Pau BrancoPhyllostilon Brasiliensis110.210.210.2
PaulowniaPaulownia Tomentosa612.510.915.3
Paw PawAsimina Triloba111.111.111.1
PearPirus Communis1010.1715.1
Pear, BradfordPyrus Calleriana16.76.76.7
Pear, European WildPyrus Pyraster111.011.011
Pear, MilkInhambanella Henriquesii17.37.37.3
Pear, WhiteApodytes dimidiata18.18.18.1
PecanCarya Illinoinensis312.510.114.8
Pepper, EthiopianXylopia Aethiopica513.411.415.2
Pepper, PeruvianSchinus Molle19.29.29.2
Peroba RosaAspidosperma Cylindrocarpon58.98.19.6
Persian Silk TreeAlbizia Julibrissin422.411.929.2
PersimmonDiospyros Virginiana39.87.812.6
Pheasant-berryMargaritaria discoidea111.211.211.2
PhyllireaPhyllirea spp.66.95.98.1
PicconiaPicconia excelsa1999
Pine, Celery TopPhyllocladus Aspleniifolius110.310.310.3
Pine, Eastern WhitePinus Strobus211.710.313.2
Pine, HuonLagarostrobos Franklinii410.5818.1
Pine, King BillyAthrotaxis Selaginoides110.410.410.4
Pine, LoblollyPinus Taeda212.71213.3
Pine, MaritimePinus Pinaster58.47.19.4
Pine, Mediterranean StonePinus Pinea111.311.311.3
Pine, Rottnest IslandCallitris Preissi18.98.98.9
Pine, SlashPinus Ellioti114.514.514.5
Pine, Swiss StonePinus Cembra710.7913.5
Pine, unspecifiedPinus spp.811.25.415
Pine, Western WhitePinus Monticola110.910.910.9
Pink IvoryBerchemia Zeyheri29.68.510.7
PiquiaranaCaryocar spp.37.26.97.6
Pistachio, AtlasPistacia Atlantica17.27.27.2
PlatycaryaPlatycarya Strobilacea18.58.58.5
Plum MyrobalanPrunus Cerasifera310.18.611.2
Plum, Blackvitex doniana112.312.312.3
Plum, Chineseprunus mume17.67.67.6
Plum, EuropeanPrunus Domestica410.5711.9
Plum, SugarUapaca guineensis112.112.112.1
PodocarpusPodocarpus spp.6139.917.8
PomegranatePunica Granatum68.56.79.8
Pomelocitrus maxima18.38.38.3
Popcorn TreeSenna spectabilis115.615.615.6
PoplarPopulus spp.914.510.417.2
Poplar, RainbowLiriodendron Tulipifera226.021.131
Poplar, YellowLiriodendron Tulipifera1313.210.419.5
PrekeseTetrapleura tetraptera111.611.611.6
PrimaveraRoseodendron Donnell-Smithii514.913.118.2
Privet, GlossyLigustrum Lucidum15.35.35.3
ProtiumProtium spp.114.114.114.1
PurpleheartPeltogyne spp.1014.510.719.3
QuinaMyroxylon peruiferum213.11214.2
QuinceCydonia Oblonga26.66.36.8
RaminGonystilus spp.512.110.913.4
Red GumLiquidambar Styraciflua512.612.312.9
RedbudCercis spp.518.311.226.1
RedheartErythroxylum spp., Simira spp.413.111.215.3
Redheart MoitEucalyptus Decipiens111.411.411.4
RedwoodSequoia Sempervirens610.77.812.4
Redwood, DawnMetasequoia Glyptostroboides110.510.510.5
RengasGluta spp.321.316.326.8
ResakVatica spp., Cottlelobium spp.115.615.615.6
Rewarewaknightia excelsa121.521.521.5
RhododendronRhododendron spp.18.78.78.7
RibbonwoodEuroschinus Falcatus117.717.717.7
Rice Paper PlantTetrapanax Papyrifer118.418.418.4
RoseRosa spp.26.86.37.3
Rose of SharonHibiscus Syriacus17.37.37.3
Rosewood, African BlackwoodDalbergia Melanoxylon47.96.29.5
Rosewood, AmazonDalbergia Spruceana214.210.517.8
Rosewood, BrazilianDalbergia Nigra313.610.715.9
Rosewood, BurmeseDalbergia Oliverii310.39.511.1
Rosewood, CocoboloDalbergia Retusa59.58.411.8
Rosewood, HondurasDalbergia Stevensonii714.910.817.6
Rosewood, IndianDalbergia Latifolia710.98.615.4
Rosewood, KingwoodDalbergia Caearensis813.19.316.8
Rosewood, MadagascarDalbergia Baronii511.7917.6
Rosewood, North Indiandalbergia sissoo19.59.59.5
Rosewood, SantosMachaerium Villosum1412.68.515.7
Rosewood, ThaiDalbergia Cochinchinensis315.814.217.1
RubberwoodHevea spp.210.88.713
SabicuLysiloma Sabicu1131313
SafouPachylobus edulis112.612.612.6
Sandalwood, AfricanOsyris spp.116.216.216.2
SandaracTetraclinis Articulata111.511.511.5
Sandbox TreeHura Crepitans114.214.214.2
SapeleEntandrophragma cylindricum1820.414.124.5
SassafrasSassafras Albidum515.71318.5
Sassafras, BlackheartAtherosperma moschatum316.315.318
SatinwoodChloroxylon Swietenia713.51117.6
Satinwood, West Indianzantoxylum flavum16.36.36.3
Sausage treeKigelia africana18.38.38.3
Scrub LeopardwoodFlindersia Dissosperma16.16.16.1
Sea GrapeCoccoloba Uvifera17.77.77.7
SelanganHopea spp.120.320.320.3
SenKalopanax spp.714.410.417.7
SepetirSindora spp.227.927.828.1
Service TreeSorbus Domestica610912.2
She-Oak, RiverCasuarina Cunninghamiana410.810.111.5
SicklebushDichrostachys cinerea123.323.323.3
SideroxylonSideroxylon spp.35.74.96.4
SimaroubaSimarouba amara112.312.312.3
SimpohDillenia spp.117.917.917.9
SipoEntandophragma Utile722.016.526.2
SirisAlbizia Lebbeck218.614.522.8
SlangenhoutLoxopterygium Sagotii113.313.313.3
SmoketreeCotinus Obovatus215.311.319.3
Smoketree, EuropeanCotinus Coggygria1121.213.431.6
SnakewoodBrosimum Guianense212.110.213.9
SobuCleistopholis glauca111.411.411.4
SophoraSophora spp.514.612.417.3
Southern SalwoodAcacia Disparrima sub Caldestris113.713.713.7
SpindleEuonymus Europaeus46.457.7
Spotted GumCorymbia spp.711.59.613.5
Spruce, Fiemme (Ciresa Tonewood)Picea Excelsa179.37.612.6
Spruce, NorwayPicea Abies112.112.112.1
Spruce, WhitePicea Glauca111.211.211.2
Stinkwood, WhiteCeltis Africana18.48.48.4
SucupiraBowdichia Nitida / Diplotropis Purpurea69.57.912
SugiCryptomeria Japonica29.78.610.7
SumacRhus Typhina3528.91536.6
Sumac, ChineseRhus Chinensis1151515
Sumac, LemonadeRhus Integrifolia115.115.115.1
Sumac, ShiningRhus Copallinum118.118.118.1
Sycamore, AmericanPlatanus Occidentalis410.48.911.9
TachiTachigali spp.125.125.125.1
TaliErythrophleum Micranthum617.115.322
TallowwoodEucalyptus Microcorys17.97.97.9
TamarackLarix Laricina114.714.714.7
TamarindTamarindus Indica18.38.38.3
TamariskTamarix spp.411.29.313.5
TambotiSpirostachys Africana114.714.714.7
TanoakNotholithocarpus Densiflorus112.812.812.8
Tasmanian MuskOlearia Argophylla110.310.310.3
Tasmanian MyrtleNothofagus Cunninghamii1013.711.519.6
TatajubaBagassa Guianensis519.613.527.8
TauariCouratari spp.214.610.618.5
Tauronirohumiria balsamifera121.121.121.1
TchitolaOxystigma Oxyphillum320.317.822.3
TeakTectona Grandis1515.812.820.6
Teak, RhodesianBaikiaea Plurijuga113.413.413.4
TepaLaureliopsis philippiana112.912.912.9
TerebinthPistacia Terebinthus312.311.113.2
TerentangCamnosperma spp.1222222
TetrorchidiumTetrorchidium didymostemom1999
Thorn, sweetVachellia Karroo19.29.29.2
Thuja, ChinesePlatycladus Orientalis17.77.77.7
TiamaEntandophragma Angolense522.719.025.3
TieteGuibourtia Hymenaeifolia112.312.312.3
TimbaubaEnterolobium Schomburgkii513.77.421.7
TineoWeinmannia trichosperma514.712.618.1
Tree DracaenaDracaena arborea15.35.35.3
Tree MallowMalva Arborea210.28.811.6
Tree SpurgeEuphorbia Dendroides712.39.316.1
TremaTrema spp.212.811.913.7
Tulipwood (Brazilian)Dalbergia Decipularis612.611.315.4
TupeloNyssa spp.211.19.612.5
UlmoEucryphia cordifolia17.07.07
Urundel Astronium Urundeuva1171717
VelvetseedGuettarda Combsii16.76.76.7
VerawoodBulnesia spp.210.49.411.5
Viburnum, LeatherleafViburnum Rhytidophyllum38.54.910.4
VitexVitex grandifolia111.711.711.7
VochysiaVochysia spp.111.611.611.6
WallabaEperua spp.1131313
Walnut, AfricanLovoa Trichilioides920.315.725.9
Walnut, BlackJuglans Nigra2519.815.426.1
Walnut, ClaroJuglans Hindsii, J. Californica314.11116.6
Walnut, EuropeanJuglans Regia231712.923.6
Walnut, ManchurianJuglans Mandshurica120.920.920.9
Walnut, PatagonianJuglans Honorei320.61922
Walnut, QueenslandEndiandra Palmerstonii817.714.121.1
WamaraSwartzia Benthamiana117.617.617.6
WanaSextonia Rubra213.11115.1
Wattle, BlackAcacia Mangium222.220.623.9
Wattle, CatkinAcacia Julifera116.716.716.7
Wattle, Early GreenAcacia Decurrens118.418.418.4
Wattle, Ear-podAcacia Auriculiformis115.315.315.3
Wattle, ElegantAcacia Victoriae114.814.814.8
Wattle, GreenAcacia Mearnsii217.416.418.4
Wattle, HickoryAcacia Implexa221.917.226.6
Wattle, NeedleAcacia Choriophylla1151515
Wattle, OrangeAcacia Saligna914.912.220.5
Wattle, SilverAcacia Dealbata418.216.920.1
Wattle, SpearAcacia Rhodoxylon116.216.216.2
WengeMillettia Laurentii168.46.410.2
WhitebeamAria Edulis14.64.64.6
Whitebeam, KoreanAlniaria Alnifolia114.814.814.8
Whitebeam, SwedishScandosorbus Intermedia16.76.76.7
WhitewoodAtalaya Hemiglauca17.17.17.1
WillowSalix spp.1413.68.816.8
Willow, BitterSalix Eleagnos223.921.326.5
WingnutPterocarya sp.217.116.118
Yellow BoxEucalyptus Melliodora18.78.78.7
Yellow WoodTerminalia Oblongata16.16.16.1
YellowheartEuxyloflora Paraensis214.612.416.8
YewTaxus Baccata79.58.211.2
Yew, PacificTaxus Brevifolia18.78.78.7
YuccaYucca spp.18.58.58.5
ZebrawoodMicroberlinia Brazzavilensis1419.113.622.2
Zelkova, Caucasianzelkova carpinifolia114.814.814.8
ZiricoteCordia Dodecandra776.19.1

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2 thoughts on “Summary Table”

  1. German news on Luglio 3, 2025 | 1:54 am

    This is a fascinating study on wood chatoyance, covering a wide range of wood types. The Woodworker’s Guide to Chatoyance seems like a valuable resource for enthusiasts. It’s great that it’s available in multiple countries, making it accessible to a global audience. I’m curious about the specific methods used to measure chatoyance in different woods. How does the guide help in identifying and enhancing chatoyance in woodworking projects?

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    • ppjbcol on Luglio 10, 2025 | 4:46 am

      Hi
      The guide covers both the difference between wood types and the effect of treatments/finishes.
      You can start by exploring the website to get a feeling of what this is all about!

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