USES: Barrels. Carts. Bridges. Beams. Sleepers of first-rate quality. 
This wood is noted for its flexibility. 
HABITAT: North of the State and in the valley of the Tieté. 
A rare wood. 
Aroeira. 
VARIETIES: Aroeira. 
5 do campo. 
3 preta. 
3 do sertado. 
SYNONYMS: Aroeira preta or Orindeuva (Q. V.) 
CLASSIFICATION: Aroeira: Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi. 
re do campo: Schinus anthartribua F. 
All. Family: Anacardiaceae. Order: Sapindinae. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 1,050 to 1,267 kilogs. All the varieties 
of Aroeira have this same sp. gr. 
RESISTANCE: Aroeira: To crushing: 1,005 kilogs. 
Aroeira do sertao: To crushing: 1,095 kilogs. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres long, with diameter 
from 40 to 50 centimetres. 
Colour from dark-yellow to red with darker patches, 
forming a kind of pattern or design. 
Grain fine and closely marked forming; a compact wood. 
Layer of alburnum, or sap-wood, also applicable to 
wood-work. 
Very hard to cut. 
USES: Bridges, posts, beams, damp situations. This timber is 
justly considered to be the best in S. Paulo for exterior 
wood-work and damp _ situations. Cabinet-work, axle- 
trees. Forms handsome surface for polishing. The bark 
of the Aroeira and its varieties is used for tanning leather, 
for preparing a dye for textile fabrics and for its medicinal 
properties used in cases of rheumatism. 
The Aroeiras yield an oil which is used for ulcerated 
wounds, and a distillate from their leaves and fruit is an 
extract of diuretic value. The dye of the Aroeira is firm 
in textures which come in contact with salt water, such as 
hair, string and rope, ribbon, etc. 
HABITAT: The valleys of the Mogy-Guassti and Tieté, but is 
found in nearly every part of the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: The tree is small and has a twisted and gnarled 
growth. It yields a fine powder very irritating to the skin. 
Stakes and posts made of Aroeira have usually a 
duration of 50 years. 
BT 
