Acacia. 
Acacia polyphilla DC. Order: Leguminosae. 
Fine wood affording a surface which can be polished. 
May be used for furniture, decorative purposes, &c., and for 
interiors of buildings. Is found in S. Paulo and in neighbouring 
localities. Specific gravity: 750 kilograms per cubic metre. 
Acoita-Cavallo. 
VARIETIES: Acoita-cavallo. 
4 és branco. 
SYNONYMS: Soita-cavallo. Salta-cavallo. Agouta-cavallo. Ivatingy. 
CLASSIFICATION: Luehea paniculata Mart. Family: Tiliaceae. 
Order: Columniferae. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE TIMBER: Trunks 10 to 12 metres 
long with diameter of 0.80 to 1 metre. Colour whitish, or 
hoary, with darker patches. Stubborn fibrous texture. 
No alburnum. Easy to carve. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 640 to 850 kilogs. 
USES: Building-interiors. Panelling. Framework. Scantlings. Soles 
of boots, clogs, wooden vessels and spoons. 
Branches very flexible. 
The bark is used for tanning and is of medicinal value, 
for arthritic tumours, diarrhoea and _ leucorrhoea. 
HABITAT: Abounds in the North of the State to the boundaries 
of the State of Rio; is met with, nevertheless, in nearly 
every part of the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: Its wood is of second-rate quality, the Agoita- 
cavallo branco being even more inferior. 
The tree attains a large size, widely branching and leafy, 
affording grateful shade to cattle in the pastures. 
Very flexible branches. 
Large, oval, bright green leaves; woody fruit, long, divided 
into five cavities. 
Flowers in February and March. 
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