CLASSIFICATION: Zollernia ilicifolia Vog. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 10 to 12 metres in length and 60 
to 80 cms, in diameter. 
Layer of alburnum. Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Moss. parda: From 813 to 1,265 kgs. 
Moss. preta: From 1,000 to 1,048 kgs. Moss. vermelha: From 
1,117 to 1,418 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Moss. vermelha: To. crushing: 1,057 kgs.; to bend- 
ing: 874 kgs. 
USES: Cabinet-work. Beams. Scaffolding, posts, and damp situa- 
tions. Sleepers of third-rate quality, lasting six years. 
HABITAT: Sierra del Mar. Valley of the Ribeira. 
OBSERVATIONS: A tall tree with spreading top, branching 
freely and with good foliage. Bark, thick, ribbed and black. 
The branches burn even while green. 
Nhanduparana. 
A timber suitable for ordinary purposes. Colour white 
or red. Grain fine, straight and compact. Very resistant. 
Interior work, furniture, polished work. Has the same uses 
as the Guatambi amarello. 
Specific igravity: 680 kgs. 
Grows in the North of the State. 
A tall tree, branching freely and with good foliage. 
Bark thin, rough and red. Leaves small. 
Oity. 
SYNONYMS: Aiti, Guayti. 
CLASSIFICATION: Moquilea tomentosa Benth. 
Family: Rosaceae. Order: Rosiflorac. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 8 to 10 metres in length and 60 
to 80 cms. in diameter. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 652 to 792 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing: 536 kgs. 
USES: In situations exposed to the action of water. Ship-building. 
Damp situations. Sleepers of first-rate quality, lasting eleven 
years. 
HABITAT: Sierra del Mar. North of the State. 
Oleo pardo. 
CLASSIFICATION: Myrocarpus frondosus F. Allem. 
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