60 cms. diameter. Colour, dark-yellow to dark-brown. Grain 
very regular and compact. No sap-wood or alburnum. 
Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Arac4: From 997 to 1,071 kilogs. 
Aracapyranga: From 1,000 to 1,100 kilogs. 
RESISTANCE: Aracd: To crushing: 735 kilogs.; to bending 
865 kilogs. 
USES: Aracd: Exterior work, beams, bridges, damp situations, 
second-rate quality. Coarse flooring. Turning. Polished work. 
Aracgagy: Only applicable to interiors, not fitted for 
flooring. 
Aracapyranga: The same uses as Araga, to which it is 
superior being of first-rate quality. 
Aracarana: Is of inferior quality in both varieties. 
Aracgatuba: Is of inferior quality and is only applicable 
to interior work. 
HABITAT: Around S. Paulo, Sierra del Mar, is however found 
in other parts of the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: The Aracgds are trees having little foliage, 
branching upward and straight, the bark dark-brown in 
colour but fine, except the Aragatuba which branches more 
and has a greenish rough bark. 
The Aragarana branco is met with on the south-lying coast. 
te Arapasst. 
Handsome timber for turning, polishing, furniture, &c. 
Of first-rate quality for interior work. Is found in the valley 
of the Ribeira. 
Arapéca. 
SYNONYMS: Guatayapéca. Pdo-amarello. Arapéca-amarella. 
CLASSIFICATION: Raputia magnifica Engl Family: Rutaceae. 
Order: Gruinales. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres long with 40 to 
80 cms. diameter. 
Colour, very even light yellow. Whitish grain, fine and 
not very marked. 
Small amount of sap-wood. Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 720 to 1,210 kilogs. 
USES: Exterior work. Bridges, posts. Beams, damp _ localities. 
Cabinet-work. First-class carriages and coaches. Turning, 
etc. Sleepers of second-rate quality lasting 9 years. 
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