Yields kino and other resins. Is used for desiccation and 
ornamentation. 
Eucalyptus syderoxylon: An erect tree, not very leafy, 
branches long and high. The wood is used for exterior work. 
posts, bridges, and damp situations. It is used very much for 
drying the soil and yields large quantities. of nectar for the bees. 
Has a rapid growth. Mr. James advises the planting of this 
tree along lines of railway. Has a mean specific gravity of 
1,157 kilogs. 
Eucalyptus tereticornis: Tree of regular growth, having few 
branches and little foliage. Needs a temperate and damp soil, 
little subject to frost. 
Wood of reddish colour, used for inierior work. It is the 
variety of Eucalyptus which yields best return in the timber market. 
Eucalyptus viminalis: A tree of gigantic proportions and 
rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 metres and a diameter 
of 1.5 metre. The wood is suitable for ship-building and for 
all kinds of interior work. Needs a temperate, damp situation, 
little exposed to frost. 
In addition to the above-varieties, Pereira da Fonseca re- 
commends the following: Euc. fissilis, Euc. gomocephala, Euc. 
longifolia, Euc. resinifera, and Euc. rudis, which succeed admir- 
ably well in Rio de Janeiro. 
Faveiro. 
VARIETIES: Faveiro amarello. Faveiro vermelho. 
SYNONYMS: Faveiro amarello or Faveiro do Campo; Faveiro 
vermelho or Faveiro do Matto. 
CLASSIFICATION: Pterodon pubescens Benth. 
Order: Leguminosae. 
DESCRIPTION: Faveiro amarello: Trunks from 4 to 5 metres 
in length and 30 to 40 cms. in diameter. 
Colour whitish yellow, grain coarse and straight. Hard 
to cut. 
Faveiro vermelho: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres in length 
with 40 to 50 cms. in diameter. 
Colour reddish. Grain coarse and straight. Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Faveiro amarello: From 948 to 1,089 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Faveiro amarello:To crushing: 658 kgs.; to flex- 
ion: 1,209 kgs. 
USES: Bridges, posts, damp situations. Sleepers of first-class 
quality. Is not of great adaptability because of shrinking. 
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