88 BULLETIN 354, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



XL. Rklzophoraceje. 



*122. Rkizophora mangle L. Mangle, Mangle Colorado, Mangle sapatero, Reel man- 

 grove (Jamaica). 



Tree from 30 to 50 feet high and from 1 foot to 3 feet through, growing in tidewater 

 swamps. "Wood used for making hogsheads and for knees and ribs of boats and other 

 small craft, also for charcoal and fuel. The logs are used for posts and piling and 

 occasionally cut into boards for flooring and interior finish. 



Wood light red or reddish brown with darker, often nearly black, streaks, fine and 

 cross grained, taking a good polish, very hard and heavy | about 70 pounds per cubic 

 foot\ "strong and durable. Pores verv small, numerous, isolated or in groups of two 

 to five or more, evenly distributed. Pith rays visible to the unaided eye on a smooth 

 transverse surface of the wood. 



Xote. — Cassipourea, a closely allied genera, is represented by a single species, 

 Cass-ipourea alba Griseb. (Multa, Palo bianco de la costa. Palo de gongoli. Palo 

 de hueso. Palo de oreja, Palo de toro), a shrub or small tree of from 15 lo 30 feet 

 high, with a rather general distribution in various parts of the central mountain 

 area, as well as on the limestone foothills. 



XLI. COMBKETACE-E. 



*123. Terminalia catappa L. Almendra, Almendron: Indian almond *Br. W. I.). 



Tree from 30 to 60 feet high and about 2 feet in diameter. This is <* species intro- 

 duced from the East Indies, but naturalized and now a very common tree through- 

 out the W^st Indies, especially in the lowlands. The wood is si m ilar to mahogany 

 and is used for furniture and house" building. 



Wood is brownish, coarse and straight grained, taking a beautiful polish, moderately 

 bard and heavy ('about 40 pounds per cubic foot), brittle and not strong. Pores of 

 moderate size, evenly distributed, and connected by numerous tangential lines of 

 soft tissue. Pith rays narrow and inconspicuous. 



*134. Buchenaxia capiiata (Yahl:) Eichl. Granadillo; Yellow sanders (Br. W. I.). 



Tree from 40 to 80 feet high and from 2 to 3 feet in diameter. This is a very common 

 tree throughout the island. The wood is used for furniture and fancy carpentry 

 work. 



Wood fine and often wavy grained, satiny, taking a beautiful polish, moderately 

 hard, heavy, strong, and tough. This wood has a very wavy grain. Pores moderately 

 large, evenly distributed, solitary or sometimes in small groups. Pith rays narrow 

 and inconspicuous. 



-125. Conocarpus erecia L. Mangle, Mangle boton. Mangle botoncillo, Mangle 

 Colorado. 



A shrub or small tree from 6 to 25 feet high, growing in the tidewater swamps. Wood 

 used for making charcoal and for fuel. 



*126. Bucida buceras L. Lear, Ucar bianco, Hucar bianco, Bucaro; Wild olive wood 

 of Jamaica; Bois grisgris (Haiti). 



Tree from 30 to 60 feet high and about a foot in diameter. It is found chiefly near 

 the coast. The wood is used for shelves in houses and for mallets, wooden cogs, and 

 shingles. It was formerly used for knees in boat bmlding. 



Wood white or ashy brown, fine and cross grained, remotely resembling the wood of 

 American elm. It is hard, heavy, strong, tough, and very durable in water. Pores 

 very small, numerous, occurring solitary, and evenly distributed. Pith rays narrow 

 but distinct. 



127. Laguncularia rocemosa >L.) Gaertn. Mangle bianco, Mangle bobo; White man- 

 grove (Jamaica). 



Tree from 20 to 30 feet high, growing in the tidewater swamps. Wood used for 

 making charcoal. 



