The wood gives a spicy and peppery odor when cut 
or sawed. It is a good wood for fence posts. 
Xanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) De Candolle. 
Rutaceae. 
YELLOW PRICKLE. 
This wood is used in building construction and in fur- 
niture making. 
Xanthoxylum flavum Mah/. Rutaceae. 
YELLOW SANDALWOOD. 
This is the West Indian Satinwood of commerce. The 
wood is hard and much in demand for fine furniture and 
novelty manufacture. 
Bursera Simaruba (L.) Sargent. Burseraceae. 
‘TURPENTINE. 
This tree is called Gumbo Limbo in Florida and Cuba, 
and West Indian Birch in the British West Indies. ‘The 
wood is used for fence posts. Pieces put in the ground 
just after cutting will take root and form a living hedge- 
row. 
Stigmaphyllon lingulatum (Por.) Small. Mal- 
pighiaceae. 
Rep Wiss. 
The wood is used for the braces on fish pots. 
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels (Cicea disticha 1.) 
Euphorbiaceae. 
GOOSEBERRY. 
The wood is used for charcoal. (See also under food 
plants). 
Gymnanthes lucida Swartz. Kuphorbiaceae. 
GOA TWOOD. 
The hard black heartwood of this small tree is highly 
prized for making walking sticks. 
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