Guaranta. 
SYNONYM: P4o duro. 
CLASSIFICATION: Esenbeckia leiocarpa Engl. 
Family: Rutaceae. Order: Gruinales. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 4 to 6 metres in length and 40 
to 50 cms. in diameter. Colour uniformly yellow, with coarse 
grain, golden and brilliant. 
Large layer of alburnum or sap-wood. 
Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 968 to 1,098 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing: 672 kgs.; to bending: 1,640 kgs. 
USES: Bridges, etc., damp situations. Should always be used 
in small lengths. 
HABITAT: Valley of the Tieté and of the Alto Parahyba. 
OBSERVATIONS: Small tree, erect and slim. Leaves large and 
round. 
Guarita. 
VARIETIES: Guarité roxo. Guarité vermelho. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 8 to 10 metres in length and 50 
to 60 cms. in diameter. Colour light red or slightly crimson 
with pronounced black patches. 
Grain fine and straight. Very often forming small cavities. 
Layer of alburnum. Hard to carve. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Guarita roxo: From 936 to 1,007 kgs.; 
Guarité vermelho: From 880 to 990 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Guaritaé vermelho: To crushing: 681 kgs.; to 
bending: 1,371 kgs. 
USES: Cabinet-work. Turning. Exterior work, damp situations. 
Is a handsome wood for polishing. 
HABITAT: West and South of the State, being rare in other parts. 
OBSERVATIONS: A tree of large growth. 
Guatambd. 
VARIETIES: Guatambt amarello. Guatambi vermelho. 
CLASSIFICATION: Aspidosperma macrocarpum Mart. 
Family: Apocynaceae. Order: Contortae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks of 10 metres in length and 80 cms. 
in diameter. Colour light-yellow or red, with lighter patches. 
Grain straight and fine. Small layer of alburnum. Easy 
to carve. 
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