as the timber of the Cedro vermelho. Yields a poisonous 
resin found in the bark and roots. 
HABITAT: West of the State. 
OBSERVATIONS: A tree of large growth, very leafy. Branches 
thick and much sub-divided. Bark thin and smooth and of 
a brownish colour. Compound leaves with very’ small leaflets 
of light colour on the back. White flowers in clusters. The 
fruit is a twisted pod, black and shaped like an car, con- 
taining very small seeds. 
Tapia. 
Alcornea Iricurana Cas. Family: Euphorbiaceae. Timber 
of inferior quality, used for interior work and boxes. Trunks 
from 4 to 5 metres in length and 30 to 40 cms. in diameter. 
Sp. gr. 680 kgs. Is met with in the Marinhas and in the 
North of the State. 
Tapinhoan. 
CLASSIFICATION: Silva Navalium F. All. Family: Lauraceae. 
Order: Polycarpicae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres in length and 60 
to 80 cms. in diameter. 
Colour brown with yellow patches. Grain minute and 
rather netted. Layer of alburnum, Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 864 to 996 kgs. 
RESISTANCE: To crushing: 698 kgs.; to flexion: 492 kgs. 
USES: Ship-building. Scaffolding, beams. Boarding. Exterior work, 
damp situations, first quality, lasting twelve years. Bark 
astringent. 
HABITAT: Is general throughout the State. 
‘Taruman. 
VARIETIES: Taruman pardo. Taruman vermelho. 
SYNONYMS: Taruman pardo or Taruman do Norte. Taruman 
vermelho or Taruman amarello, or Gratatba. 
CLASSIFICATION: Vitcx montevidensis Cham. Family: Verbe- 
naceae. Order: Tubiflorae. 
DESCRIPTION: Trunks from 6 to 8 metres in length and 60 
to 80 cms. in diameter. 
Hard to cut. 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: From 688 to 805 kgs. 
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