CLASSIFICATION: Vanillosmopsis erythropappa. Schultz Bip. 
Family: Compositae. Order: Aggregatae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 5 to 6 metres long with 40 to 
50 centimetres diameter. 
Colour, white or light-brown, with conspicuous veins. 
Grain fine and straight with small cracks running longi- 
tudinally. 
Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 890 to 950 kilogs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing 472 kilogs. 
USES: Ship-building. Canoes. Bridges, posts. Dry situations. 
HABITAT: Common throughout the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: Tree of small growth, with regular-shaped top. 
The Cambarad poca is of inferior quality. 
Cambuhy. 
VARIETIES: Cambuhy. 
fe vermelho. 
SYNONYMS: Cabuhy. 
Cambuhy vermelho or C. Pitanga. 
CLASSIFICATION: Eugenia sp. Family: Myrtaceae. Order: Myrti- 
florae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks 6 metres long with 60 cms. diameter. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Cambuhy. From 670 to 770 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Cambuhy vermelho: To crushing: 580 kgs. 
USES: First-class cabinet-work. Bridges. Exterior work. Dry 
situations. 
The Cambuhy vermelho is superior to the other variety 
and makes sleepers of first-rate quality, lasting 10 years. 
HABITAT: Valley of the Mogy-Guassii and in other districts of 
the State, with more or less vigorous growth. 
OBSERVATIONS: Tree of small growth and branching freely. 
Rather erect. Leaves small, light in colour, smooth and 
glossy with very fine venation. Bark smooth and light 
in colour, 
Candeia. 
VARIETIES: Candeia gratida. 
8 mirim. 
SYNONYMS: Pdo candeia. Acende candeia. 
CLASSIFICATION: Lychnophora sp. Mart. Family. Compositae. 
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