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	Ironwood may refer to Plants Any particular wood that has a reputation for hardness. Usage of the name may (or may not) include the tree that yields this wood. Species involved include: Acacia estrophiolata Acacia estrophiolata *Acacia estrophiolata, commonly known as the Ironwood* or Southern Ironwood, is a tree native to Central Australia.It is a graceful, pendulous shade tree, which grows from about 4-16 m tall and has a trunk with a diameter of up to about 0.45 m.... , Southern ironwood Androstachys johnsonii, Lebombo ironwood Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam *Carpinus caroliniana* is a small hardwood tree in the genus Hornbeam. American Hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood.... , American hornbeam Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina equisetifolia *Casuarina equisetifolia* is a species of Casuarina, native to Australasia, southeastern Asia, and islands of the western Pacific Ocean, from Burma and Vietnam east to French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu, and south to Australia .... , Common ironwood from Australia Casuarinaceae Casuarinaceae Casuarinaceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Fagales, consisting of 3 or 4 genera and approximately 70 species of trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics , Australia, and the Pacific islands.... (she-oaks) in general Chionanthus foveolatus , Pock ironwood from South Africa Choricarpia subargentea, Giant ironwood Copaifera Copaifera *Copaifera* is a genus of plants in the legume family , Fabaceae.The scientific name means "copal-bearer" , since economically important resins and essential oils can be acquired from them.... spp., Diesel Tree, Kerosene Tree, Kupa'y, Cabismo, or Copaúva Erythrophleum chlorostachys Erythrophleum chlorostachys *Erythrophleum chlorostachys* is a species of leguminous tree endemic to northern Australia, from northeastern Queensland to the Kimberley region of Western Australia region of Western Australia.... , Cooktown ironwood from Australia. Eusideroxylon zwageri Eusideroxylon zwageri *Eusideroxylon zwageri* is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, the Sabah and Sarawak states of Malaysia, and the Philippines.... , Borneo ironwood Guaiacum officinale Guaiacum officinale *Guaiacum officinale* is one of the species yielding the true lignum vitae. All species in this genus Guaiacum are -listed. The other species of true Lignum Vitae is Guaiacum sanctum.... , Lignum vitae Lignum vitae Lignum vitae is a trade wood, from trees of the genus Guaiacum, also called guayacan. This wood was once very important for uses requiring Strength of materials, weight, and hardness.... Guaiacum sanctum Guaiacum sanctum *Guaiacum sanctum* is a species of plant in the Larrea tridentata family, Zygophyllaceae. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas south to Central America and the Greater Antilles.... , Holywood Holodiscus discolor Holodiscus discolor The shrub *Holodiscus discolor* bears the common names ocean spray and creambush. It is native to western North America, and is most common in the mountainous Pacific Northwest where it is part of the forest understory.... , Creambrush Hopea odorata Hopea odorata *Hopea odorata* is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.... , White thingan, Ceylon or Malabar ironwood Krugiodendron ferreum Krugiodendron ferreum *Krugiodendron ferreum, commonly known as the Black Ironwood* or Leadwood, is a species of tree in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae.... , Black Ironwood Lyonothamnus floribundus, Lyon tree Lyonothamnus lyonii, Catalina ironwood Mesua ferrea Mesua ferrea *Mesua ferrea* It is a tall tree rech up to 100ft tall, often buttressed at the base with a trunk up to 2 meeters in diameter.It is commen in wet zone at Sri Lanka up to 1500 meters.It has simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves 7-15 cm long, with a whitish underside; the emerging young leaves are red to yellowish pink and drooping.... , Rose chestnut or Ceylon ironwood Nestegis apetala Nestegis apetala *Nestegis apetala* is a small tree native to northern New Zealand and to Norfolk Island. The common names in New Zealand are Coastal maire or Broad-leaved maire.... , Coastal maire, Broad-leaved maire or Ironwood Olea Olea *Olea* is a genus of about 20 species in the family Oleaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australasia.... spp., Various olive trees Olneya tesota Olneya tesota *Olneya tesota* is a Perennial plant flowering tree of the Fabaceae family, legumes , which is commonly known as Ironwood or Desert Ironwood.... , Desert ironwood Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana *Ostrya virginiana* , is a species of Ostrya Indigenous to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Manitoba and eastern Wyoming, southeast to northern Florida and southwest to eastern Texas.... , Hop hornbeam Parrotia persica, Persian ironwood Tabebuia serratifolia Tabebuia serratifolia Yellow Lapacho is a tree native to forests throughout Central America and South America. This plant is grows up in the Cerrado vegetation of Brazil.... , Yellow poui Places In the United States: Ironwood High School Ironwood High School Ironwood High School is a Peoria Unified School District public school high school in Glendale, Arizona. The school's official colors are red and grey and the mascot is an eagle.... in Glendale, Arizona Ironwood, Michigan Ironwood, Michigan Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan, about 18 miles south of Lake Superior. The population was 6,293 at the 2000 United States Census.... , a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan Ironwood Township, Michigan Ironwood Township, Michigan Ironwood Township is a charter township of Gogebic County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,330 at the United States Census, 2000.... , north of the city Ironwood Ridge High School Ironwood Ridge High School Ironwood Ridge High School is a public high school, located in Oro Valley, Arizona. Ironwood Ridge is one of three high schools in the Amphitheater Public Schools in Tucson, Arizona and serves grades 9-12.... in Tucson, Arizona Fictional places: Ironwood County Ironwood County The fictional Ironwood County, created by United States author John Schreiber, is located between Steele County, Minnesota, Dodge County, Minnesota, and Olmsted County.... , the fictional creation of American author John Schreiber Ironwood (Norse mythology), a forest in Norse mythology Other Ironwood (comics) Ironwood (comics) *Ironwood* is a pornographic comic book series written and drawn by Bill Willingham in the 1990s, published in the United States by Eros Comix.... , erotic comics by Bill Willingham published in the United States by Eros Comicx See also Ironbark Ironbark Ironbark is a common name of a number of species in the genus Eucalyptus with dark deeply furrowed bark. Instead of being shed annually as in many of the other species of Eucalyptus, the dead bark accumulates on the trees forming the fissures....