504 The Andes and the Amazons. 



Macaca-ijba. — This is a tree of considerable height, fur- 

 nishing a close-grained, very hard wood of a light- red or 

 mottled-red color. It is found throughout the valley, but 

 best grows near Moyobamba, where it is called Quinilla, 



PaeacTJ-uba, or Indian " Teak," from its excellence for 

 boat-building. — The wood has a cherry color, and is very 

 hard and durable. The natives use it for harpoons. The 

 tree is lofty, with a white bark, and grows every where on 

 the river. 



AMBAtJBA, or Embauba, the "Powder -tree." — It is the 

 Cecropia jpeltata, belonging to the Bread-fi-uit order. It 

 abounds on the Solimoens and Amazons generally. It is 

 a comparatively slender tree, with large palmate leaves, 

 and a smooth white bark, and the stems are hollow be- 

 tween the nodes. Its light, porous timber furnishes the 

 best charcoal for powder. To be distinguished from the 

 Morototo (Panax), another white tree abounding all along 

 the river. 



Andartjba, or Andiroba. — This is a tall tree {Xylocar- 

 pus caropd) growing on the Brazilian Amazons, which 

 furnishes a good sliip- timber, fine-grained and durable. 

 The nuts yield oil. 



Guajira, or Gdajuru. — A rosaceous tree (Chrysohola- 

 nus Icaco), most valued for its medicinal bark and leaves. 

 The wood is brittle, and the trunk, which resembles a 

 fluted column, not over fifteen inches in diameter. It is 

 used for rails. 



IpEtJNA. — This is called the hardest wood in Brazil, and 

 belongs to the Bignoniads. But I know nothing further 

 about it. 



SicupiRA, or SucopiRA. — There are two leguminous trees 

 bearing this name. S. parda {Bowdichia virgilioides) is 

 a tree about seventy-five feet trunk, with a diameter of 

 four feet. Tlie bark is bitter, and the wood is dark-color- 



