many constructions on account of shrinkage. For damp 
situations of first-class quality. Yields a caustic resin, and 
in springtime a liquid pleasant to drink. 
HABITAT: Sierra de la Mantiqueira and in the West. 
OBSERVATIONS: Where this tree grows it may be taken as an 
indication that the land is good for cultivation. Of erect 
growth, with few branches and little foliage. Bark thick, 
rough and fissured. Leaves small, whitish and palmate. 
Large flowers, yellow, perfumed and in sheaths. Fruit a 
small pod, rounded and twisted. 
Gua-Mirim. 
There are two varieties: the QGua-mirim-ferro and the 
Gua-mirim-guassi. Trees of small growth with trunks of 4 
metres long and 40 cms. in diameter. Sp. gr. The Gua- 
mirim-ferro from 720 to 842 kgs. and the Gua-mirim- 
guassi from 670 to 803 kgs. The wood is much used for 
gardeners’ frames, hurdles and fencing, damp situations, in 
small pieces, lasting only a short time if used large. The 
Gua-mirim-ferro makes sleepers of second quality, lasting 
for 6 years. Grows in the neighbourhood of the Capital 
and in the Valley of the Ribeira. 
There is another variety of Gua-mirim, the Gua-mirim- 
lanceta which is used only for fire-wood and may be 
felled every 5 years, in which time it will grow to fit 
size again. 
Guanandi. 
VARIETIES: Guanandi amarello. 
es cedro. 
es piolho. 
ss vermelho. 
SYNONYMS: Inglez jacaréub4. Landim. 
CLASSIFICATION: Calophyllum brasiliensis Camb. 
Family: Guttiferae. Order: Cistiflorae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres in length with 60 
to 80 cms. diameter.’ 
Colour reddish, very uniform. Grain fine and straight. 
Hard to cut. 
There are small differences in colour and veining between 
the various varieties except the Guanandi cedro which has 
the same appearance. 
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