566 Northern Porliera 



tic lilac-purple petals; the filaments are pink and the anthers bright yellow; the 

 ovary is finely hairy. The fruit is from 2-lobed to 4-lobed. 



The wood is hard, compact, the heart wood dark brown, the sapwood yellow; 

 it is heavier than water, the specific gravity being about i.io. It has medical 

 properties similar to Guaiacum wood, but less active. 



