The Jacarandé rosa as sleepers will last 12 years. 
The cabitina r6xo and ta last 11 years. 
The Jacarand4 branco and the Jacarandasinho are in- 
ferior to the others. 
Jacaré. 
Piptadenia communis Benth. 
Order: Leguminosae. 
A tree of normal growth, having few branches and little 
foliage. Leaflets small, palm-like compound leaves. Fruit 
small with coarse pod, covered with teeth, like those of the 
animal, the Jacaré, on the new branches, disappearing on 
the older ones, Sp. gr. from 910 to 1,025 kilogs. Wood 
white in colour, compact: grain fine and easy to carve. 
Used for interior-work, flooring and carving. The bark is 
used for tanning. 
Jaguatirao. 
Tibouchina mutabilis Cogn. 
Family: Melastomaceae. Order: Myrtiflorae. 
Timber ‘of inferior quality, suitable for interior work only, 
boxes and flooring. 
Specific Gravity: 660 kgs. 
Is met with in the North, rarely in other parts of 
the State. 
Jantar. 
A tree of erect growth, branching freely with good 
foliage, leaves large and round, bark thin and cracked. 
Wood of red colour with grain coarse and conspicuous. 
Large layer of alburnum forming. a small vein in the trunk. 
Specific gravity: From 1,120 to 1,210 kgs. Is used for 
bridges and posts. Damp situations. Exterior work, is of 
first-class quality. Is found in the valley of the Mogy- 
Guassti and of the Tieté. : 
Jatahy. 
VARIETIES: Jatahy. 
»  péba. 
»  Vvermelho. 
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