Guarabt. 
VARIETIES: Guarabt’ branco. Guarabd preto. 
SYNONYMS: Amarante. Pao roxo. Barabi. Guarabti rajado 
or Ellon grypho. 
CLASSIFICATION: Peltogyne confertiflora Benth. 
Order: Leguminosae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 8 to 10 metres in length with 60 
to 80 cms. diameter. 
Colour light crimson or dark crimson, uniform. Grain 
straight and fine. Hard to carve. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Guarabi branco! From 855 to 1,017 kgs.; 
Guarabi' preto: From 1,000 to 1,052 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Guarabii branco: To crushing: 618 kgs.; Guarabti 
preto: To crushing: 685 kgs. 
USES: Ship-building. Spokes and hubs of cart-wheels. Work 
requiring high resistance. Exterior work, damp situations. 
The Guarabii branco is superior to the Guarabii_ preto. 
Sleepers of second-class quality. Yields an odorous resin 
used medicinally and having the same uses as turpentine, 
producing also a red dye used for textile fabrics. 
Both varieties are put to the same _ uses. 
HABITAT: Marinhas. 
OBSERVATIONS: Trees of large growth. 
Guaranhem. 
SYNONYMS: Buranhem. Guaranhé. Pao doce. Yamiraen. 
CLASSIFICATION: Chrysophyllum Buranhem Ried. 
Family: Sapotaceae. Order: Diospyrinae. 
DESCRIPTION: Compact. Hard to carve. Colour varies much. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 869 to 939 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing: 612 kgs.; to bending: 612 kgs. 
USES: For various kinds of carriages and carts, spokes, etc. Wood- 
work where flexibility is required. Interior work. Bark 
astringent and medicinal, useful in cases of haemorrhage 
and for leucorrhoea. Roots contain pectic acid. 
HABITAT: Sierra do Mar, rare in other parts. 
OBSERVATIONS: Tree of large growth, bark smooth and dark- 
red, with sweetish taste but astringent. Longitudinal cracks. 
Fruit small and like olives. 
= 48 cs 
