HABITAT: Valley of the Ribeira, Sierra del Mar and in the North 
of the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: Upright in growth, much branched, little foliage. 
Dark round leaves. Broad black fruits with yellow veining 
and very oily. This fruit, even without drying, will burn 
giving out a very good light. 
Bracuhy. 
VARIETIES: Bracuhy amarello. 
Ss de pedra. 
5 vermelho. 
SYNONYMS: Baracuhy. Garacuhy. Gracuhy. Guaracuhy. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 10 to 12 metres long and 60 to 
80 centimetres diameter. 
Colour from bright yellow to dark-red. Grain small, 
compact and straight, except in the Bracuhy de pedra, which 
has coarse grain, irregular and netted with faults and knots 
in the interior. 
Thick layer of alburnum. Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Bracuhy amarello: From 920 to 1,010 kgs. 
a de pedra: From 780 to 850 kgs. 
$5 vermelho: From 800 to 920 kgs. 
USES: Beams, bridges and exterior work. Dry situations. Is not 
suitable for making broad planks. The Bracuhy de pedra 
is superior to the other varieties. 
HABITAT: Is common in the State, abounding in the valley 
of the Parahyba. 
OBSERVATIONS: The various varieties of the Bracuhys das 
Marinhas are very superior to those of the interior moun- 
tain-lands, the timber of the Marinhas (coast) being of 
first-rate quality for any kind of wood-work. 
They are trees of large and vigorous growth, with 
thick branches. 
Grey bark, thin and fine. 
Cabretva. 
VARIETIES: Cabretiva amarella. 
2 vermelha. 
SYNONYMS: Cabritiva. Caboré. Oleo de Cabérehyba. Cabretva 
amarella or parda. 
CLASSIFICATION: Myrocarpus fastigiatus F. All. Order: Legu- 
minosae. 
