Jacaranda rdéxo. 
Jacarandasinho. 
Jacaranda ta. 
ae ta amarello. 
Pa violeta. 
SYNONYMS: Jacarand4 cabitna or Jacarand4 pitanga. 
CLASSIFICATION: Jacaranda: Platypodium elegans Vog. 
3 preto: Machaerium legale Benth. 
% r6xo: Machaerium firmum Benth. 
3 ta: Machaerium Allemanii Benth. 
5 violeta: Mach. violaceum Vog. 
Order: Leguminosae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres in length with 60 
to 80 cms. diameter. 
Jacaranda branco: Colour light-brown with yellowish 
patches. Grain fine and straight. Hard to carve. 
Jacarandé preto: Colour black and glossy with brown 
patches. Grain very fine. Hard to cut. 
Jacarandaé réxo: Very dark rose colour, with black 
veins. Grain very fine. Hard to cut. 
Jacaranda ta: Colour brown, light and dark, with black 
veins. Grain fine and straight. Hard to carve. 
Jacaranda violeta: Colour dark-yellow to light-brown, 
with crimson veins and patches. Grain very fine. Hard to cut. 
All the Jacarandds have a thick layer of alburnum of 
good quality and suitable for working. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Jacaranda branco: From 705 to 820 kgs. 
cabitina: From 815 to 919 kgs. 
preto: From 818 to 961 kgs. 
ta: From 994 to 1,234 kgs. 
ta amarello: From 810 to 890 kgs. 
33 rosa: From 843 to 1,196 kgs. 
r6xo: From 923 to 1,123 kgs. 
a violeta: From 1,046 to 1,299 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Jacarandé cabitina: To crushing: 791 kgs. 
5 preto: To crushing: 425 kgs. 
To bending: 1,171 kgs. 
rosa: To crushing: 777 kgs. 
55 ta: To crushing: 1,043 kgs. 
5 violeta: To crushing: 1,073 kgs. 
USES: Very valuable wood, suitable for first-class cabinet-making. 
It is of first-rate quality for exterior work, bridges and 
beams. Damp situations. Ship-building. 
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