Balsino. 
Timber used for carts and waggons, joinery, exte- 
rior wood-work, etc. Of second-rate quality. Tree of small 
growth to be met with on the Sierra del Mar. Sp. gr 
from 930 to 1,010 kilogs. 
Barbatimido. 
SYNONYMS: Casca de virgindade. 
CLASSIFICATION: Stryphnodendron Barbatiméo Mart. Order: 
Leguminosae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 3 to 4 metres long with 40 to 50 
centimetres diameter. 
Fibres much interlacing. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 1,045 to 1,304 kilogs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing: 1,105 kilogs. 
USES: Cabinet-work, turning. Exterior work. Damp situations. 
Is not suitable for flooring nor for broad planking. 
The bark is astringent and is used for tanning. The bark 
and leaves are used as a tonic, also for malignant wounds 
or sores and diarrhoea, both for men and animals. 
HABITAT: North of the State, valleys of the Tieté and Rio 
Pardo, being found, however, in almost every part of 
the State. : 
OBSERVATIONS: Twisted and gnarled growth, very few leaves, 
small palmate. White flowers in dense spikes. 
The fruit is small with coarse red seeds. 
Bico de Pato. 
SYNONYMS: Guaximbé. Bico de papagaio. 
CLASSIFICATION: Machaerium sp. Order: Leguminosae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks of 8 to 10 metres in length with 50 
to 60 centimetres diameter. 
Whitish colour with branching patches. 
Grain very fine and interlaced. Large layer of sap-wood. 
Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 900 to 1,000 kilogs. 
USES: Bridges, beams. Exterior work. Damp localities, first- 
rate quality. 
The bark is used for tanning. 
HABITAT: Valley of the Tieté and certain parts of the North 
of the State. 
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