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Dicorynia paraensis (Tree). — A large tree which is very common on 

 the plateaux and slopes in the interior of Guiana. The common name 

 is Angelica-wood. The wood is reddish in colour, fairly durable, 

 homogeneous and pliant ; the colour of the heart-wood is more distinct 

 and darkens with age. It yields timbers 15 to 20 metres long by 30 to 

 SO cm. scantling. It is in large demand for ship-building, as it is 

 impervious to damp and is not attacked by insects. It is also used 

 for making handrails, railway sleepers, &c. Three varieties are 

 known: black, red, and white. Density, o'746; breaking strain, 

 215 kilos (Lanessan). 



Didelotia Duparquetiana (Tree).— A tree 10 to 12 metres high. It 

 yields an excellent rose-coloured wood, which is easy to work 

 (Autran). 



Dimorphandra excelsa (Tree).— The height of this tree may be as 

 much as 40 metres. The wood is known as mora-wood. It is hard, 

 with interlacing fil^res, and is suitable both for building purposes and 

 marquetry. In great demand. 



Eperua falcata (Tree). — This tree is very common in Guiana in the 

 forests and on the banks of streams and rivers. The trunk is straight 

 up to a height of 18 to 20 metres, when it divides into two or three 

 large branches, which again subdivide. It may be up to 60 cm. in 

 diameter, and its reddish wood is in great demand for building pur- 

 poses, work under water or underground, especially where the soil 

 is damp. In such cases its life is considerably longer than that of 

 many other timbers. It is also used for match-l^oardings, which last 

 for fifteen to twenty years. 



Density o'03o; breaking strain 224 kilos (Lanessan). This tree is 

 commonly known as the Oily Woafa^ as it exudes a large amount of 

 oil, one tree giving as much as 3 kilos. 



Eperua grandiflora (Tree).— .\ hard wood used by the Indians for 

 making musical instruments. 



Erythrophleum Ivorense (Tree).— A tree from 30 to 35 metres high, 

 the diameter of the trunk being 60 to 80 cm. The wood is brown-red 

 in colour and is used for coach-building and visible joinery. Density, 

 o'Qoi (Courtct). 



Erythrophleum guineense (Tree).— A Senegalese tree, the wood of 

 which is in great demand on account of its durability and freedom 

 from decay. It is so hard as not to be charred in the fires which 

 rapidly destroy the huts of the blacks. It is used in making chests 

 and all kinds of domestic utensils. It is not attacked by ants 

 (Lanessan). 



Autran states that it is very common in Gaboon. The reddish- 

 coloured wood is used for joinery, cabinet-making, marquetry, and 

 turned work. The tree is 20 to 25 metres high. 



Cleditschia sinensis (Tree).— The common name is Fcvier. The 

 wood of this tree, which is planted in hedges, is coarse-grained and 

 perishable. It is used for making mortars, troughs, &c., and is also 

 turned into charcoal. 



