833 kgs. Peroba péca: From 680 to 739 kgs. Peroba rajada: 
690 to 788 kgs. Peroba reversa: From 773 to 1,018 kgs.- 
Peroba tremida: From 765 to 825 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: Peroba gratida amarella: To crushing: 668 kgs.; 
to flexion: 617 kgs. 
Peroba gratida parda: To crushing: 607 kgs. Peroba 
gratida rosa: To crushing: 804 kgs.; to flexion: 616 kgs. 
Peroba mirim: To crushing: 739 kilogs.; to flexion: 
744 kgs. : 
USES: Peroba gratida amarella: Interior work. This is of inferior 
quality compared with the others. 
Peroba gratida parda: Interior work, flooring. It is 
superior to the Peroba gratida amarella, but inferior to 
the others. Cabinet-work. Carriage-building. 
Peroba gratida preta: Cabinet work, turning. Good 
surface for polishing. Handsome surface with capricious 
designs or markings. Interior work. Boards for flooring. 
Peroba gratida rosa: Scaffolding, posts, dry situations. 
Boards. General carpentry. Sleepers of first quality, lasting 
eleven years. 
Peroba gratida vermelha: The same uses as the Peroba 
gratida rosa. 
Peroba do campo: Exterior work. Dry situations. General 
interior work. 
Peroba mitida: Interior work. Exterior work, damp sit- 
uations. Is suitable only in pieces of large size. Sleepers 
of first quality. 
Peroba rajada: The same uses as the Peroba midda, 
presenting handsome surface for polishing. 
Peroba reversa: Exterior work, damp situations, first- 
rate quality. Not suitable for small work on account of 
shrinking. : 
Peroba tremida: Surface beautifully marked, with undu- 
lating grain, fine wood for polished work. Furniture, cabinet- 
work, turning. 
Perobinha: Scaffolding, beams, first-rate quality. Flowers 
medicinal against syphilis. All the Perobas have bark rich 
in tannin, used for leather-tanning and currying, giving to the 
leather a beautiful yellow colour. 
HABITAT: Common throughout the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: The timber of the Perobas represents an 
enormous wealth to the State of S. Paulo. It is used in 
all kinds of building construction, both civil and naval, and 
is in great abundance. The slender trees, with their sparse 
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