Jequitiba. 
VARIETIES: Jequitibé amarello. 
ie branco. 
5 vermelho. 
SYNONYMS: Jequitiba vermelho or rosa. 
CLASSIFICATION: Couratarii estrellensis Raddi. Family: Myr- 
taceae. Order: Myrtiflorae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 10 to 12 metres in length and 1 
to 1.20 metre in diameter. Layer of alburnum. Easily carved. 
Jequitib4 amarello: Colour yellow, very uniform, grain 
fine and straight. 
Jequitibaé branco: Colour white, grain fine and straight. 
Juquitibaé vermelho: Colour red, very uniform, grain fine 
and straight. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Jequitiba branco: From 616 to 691 kgs. 
Jequitiba vermelho: From 641 to 699 kilogs. 
RESISTANCE: Jequitibad branco: To crushing: 396 kgs.; To 
flexion: 938 kgs.; Jequitibé vermelho: To crushing: 750 
kgs.; to flexion: 375 kgs. 
USES: Flooring. Scantlings. Boxes. The Jequitibad vermelho is 
superior to the others and is used for carving. The bark is 
astringent and medicinal. 
HABITAT: Is common throughout the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: This is the largest tree of S. Paulo and one 
: of the largest in the world. There are some with a diameter 
of more than 2 metres, Is remarkable for the beauty of 
its form. Flowers small and white or pink. Fruit long and 
cylindrical in shape. 
Jissara. 
Euterpe oleracea Mart. Family: Palmaceae. Order: 
Spadiciflorae. 
Jussara.or Gissara. This is a cocoa-palm of large growth 
and very leafy, and is used for supporting-structures. It 
is of first-rate quality for such purposes. Is common through- 
out the State. 
Larangeira do Matto. 
Esenbeckia febrifuga Juss. Family: Rutaceae. Order: 
Gruinales. 
A tree similar in its leaves and newer branches to the 
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