Designation:D1165−18StandardNomenclatureofCommercialHardwoodsandSoftwoods1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1165;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Commercialspeciesgroupnamesarelistedwithcom-montreeandbotanicalnames.Commercialnamesarerepre-sentativeofcommercialpracticeintheUnitedStatesandCanada.SomeforeignspeciesthatareusedintheUnitedStatesandCanadaarelistedinAppendixX1withtheircommercialandbotanicalnames.1.2TheofficialcommonnamesconformtoUSFSAH41.Inadditiontotheofficialcommonnameforaspecies,thechecklistalsolistsothernamesbywhichthespeciesandthelumberproducedfromitaresometimesdesignated.NamesuniquetoCanadaareshownwithan*.1.3Thedesignationsinparentheses,(North)and(South),aconventionusedbytheAmericanLumberStandardCommittee(ALSC)accreditedlumberruleswritingagencieslistedinNISTPS20,identifyacommercialnameappliedonlywhentheincludedspeciesareharvestedfromCanadaas(North)ortheUnitedStatesas(South).1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1OtherDocuments:NISTPS20AmericanSoftwoodLumberStandard,U.S.DepartmentofCommerceUSFSAH41CheckListofNativeandNaturalizedTreesoftheUnitedStates(includingAlaska),AgricultureHand-bookNo.41,1953,U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture3.Terminology3.1CommercialnamesforlumberrepresentcommercialpracticeintheUnitedStatesandCanada.3.2Officialcommontreenamesarethoseusedtoidentifytreespecies.3.3Botanicalnamesarethosethatscientificallyidentifythegenusandspeciesofindividualtreespecies.3.4Commercialspeciesgroupsarethosethatarecombinedformarketingconvenience,forgr...
