Black ironwood is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

Allagoptera caudescens, Borassus flabellifer, Caryota urens, Iriartea deltoidea Black Palm, Palmira wood Colophospermum mopane Krugiodendron ferreum, a species of tree found in the Americas Olea capensis, a species of tree found in afromontane forests throughout Africa Olea woodiana Picrodendron baccatum Rothmannia capensis Sloanea dentata