ANGELIN 



it is as well to note the vernacular names mentioned by 

 Saldanhada Gama as being current in Brazil, viz. : — Acapu, Epi 

 de Ble Wacapou, Dacamaballi and Blackheart. 



No. 80. ANGELIN. Andira inermis. Kunth. ? 

 Plate VI. Fig. 57. 



Natural Order. Leguminoseae. 



Synonyms. A. acuminata. Bth. A. grandiflora. Guill. et 

 Perr. Geoffraea inermis. Sw. 



Alternative Names. Yaba in Cuba (12). Bastard Cabban (76), 

 Angelim, Cabbage-bark Tree, Lombricero all in Brazil (99). 

 Bilge-water Tree. Not the Partridge-wood of the English 

 market. 



Sources of Supply. " Trop. America, West Indies, Brazil in 

 the Northern Provinces of the Amazonas Region " (49). 



Physical Characters, etc. Recorded dry-weight 33f-4o£ lbs. 

 per cu. ft. The latter figure is given by Miers (sp. gr., 

 644). The weights given by Boulger cannot apply to this species 

 besides which it is not clear what he means by his figures as those 

 cited for the specific gravity do not work out to the same as those 

 representing lbs. per cu. ft. The former, 563-639, correspond 

 with those given above, but his weights per cu. ft. (56'8 to6i'4) 

 are very much out. Hardness Grade 6, compare English Beech 

 or American Birch. Smell none. Taste astringent. Burns very 

 well with a long, quiet, smoky flame : embers glow brightly in 

 still air. Solution faint brown. 



Grain. Fine and open, not very straight. Surface lustrous, 

 silky, with a pretty play of light. 



Bark. ? 



Uses, etc. " A strong, durable wood for carpenter's work and 

 ship-building — works well — of very large dimensions " (76). 



Authorities. Boulger (15), Miers (74). Saldanha da Gama 

 (99). Laslett (60), p. 297. Kew Guide (57). 



Colour. Light, red, uniform. Sap-wood (?) 



Anatomical Characters. Transverse section : — 



Pores. Need lens, size 3-4 : uniform : evenly distributed : 

 in short, radial, sub-divided groups of 2-3 between the rays : 

 occasionally with red contents : rather scarce, 0-20 per sq. mm. : 

 roundish when single : few and usually widely separated. 



Rays. Need lens, size 4-5, uniform : equidistant, a pore- 

 width apart : firm, not avoiding the pores : numerous, 15-20 

 per mm. : lighter in colour than the ground : unevenly spaced 

 and tapering to exceedingly fine ends. 



Rings. Vaguely indicated : very doubtful. 



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