opposite. Large yellow flowers, forming tubes. The fruit 
is round with a diameter of 15 cms. arranged in circles, 
very good for preserves. 
Goiabeira do Matto. 
A tree of ordinary growth. Is used for bridges and ex- 
terior work in damp situations. Leaves lanceolate and smooth. 
Bark yellow and smooth. Branches thick and bearing tew 
leaves. Its resistance to crushing is 560 kgs. Is common 
throughout the State. 
Gongalo Alves. 
SYNONYM: Guarabt rajado. 
CLASSIFICATION: Astronium fraxinifolium Schott. 
Family: Anacardiaceae. Order: Sapindinae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 8 to 10 metres in length and 
0.60 to’ 1 metre in diameter. 
Colour light-brown with very regular black patches ap- 
pearing longitudinally. Grain fine and straight. Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 855 to 1,049 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing: 618 kgs. 
USES: First-class cabinet-work. Wood-carving. Turning. Interior 
work, bridges, beams, pontoons. Is of first-rate quality. 
Sleepers of first-class quality, lasting 10 years. 
Yields a medicinal resin. 
HABITAT: North of the State. Sierra del Mar. 
OBSERVATIONS: High and broad-topped. Erect. Smooth, res- 
inous bark of rusty appearance. 
Gratna. 
VARIETIES: Gratina parda. Gratina preta. 
SYNONYMS:  Bratna. Baratna. Perovatina. Maria preta. 
Garatina. 
CLASSIFICATION: Melanoxylum Brauna Schott. 
Order: Leguminosae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 8 to 10 metres in length and- 60 
to 80 cms. in diameter. 
Colour dark-brown or black, with longitudinal light 
patches. Grain coarse, straight and tinged with red. 
Layer of alburnum or sap-wood. Very hard to carve. 
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