the Botanical Garden Section of the Federal Forest 
Service in the southeast and by the Forest Research 
Center at Manaus in the north. The latter, es- 
tablished in 1957, has a very small staff and operates 
under the Superintendency of the Plan of Economic 
APPENDIX 
Table 25.—Characteristics and uses of selected trees, Brazil 
Native and trade 
names 
PAUSNEIT AINA 0a 53) 5% 
Acoita cavalo.......| 
Amburana (pelo 
trébol). 
Amendoim.........| 
Andiroba (crab- 
wood, Para 
mahogany). 
Angelim (partridge 
wood). 
Angico (curupay). . . 
Araracanga......... 
FORESTS AND 
Scientific name 
Pouteria spp... .. . 
V ouacapoua 
americana. 
Luehea divaricata. . 
Amburana 
cearensis. 
Pterogyne nitens. . . 
Carapa guianensis . 
Andira inermis 
and Hymenolo- 
bium spp. 
Piptadenia spp... . 
Aspidosperma 
desmanthum. 
Specific 
gravity 
(air-dry) 
O59 Se 
0. 5-0: 7 
0. 6-0. 7 
0. 6-0. 8 
1.0 
0. 7-1. 0 
0. 8-0.9 | 
Wood properties 
Development of Amazonia. 
conduct research in wood technology: the Institute 
~ for Technological Research of the University of 
Sao Paulo and the National Institute of Technology 
at Rio de Janeiro. 
Principal uses 
Two organizations 
Occurrence 
Light brown with red- 
dish or orange tinge, 
hard, no clear differ- 
entiation between 
heartwood and sap- 
wood, texture medium. 
Dark or reddish brown, 
hard, texture coarse. 
resistant to insects or 
decay. 
Generally brown, some- 
times streaked, mod- 
erately hard and 
strong, texture 
medium, grain 
straight. 
Yellowish or very light 
brown, texture coarse, 
grain irregular, cuts 
easily, finishes very 
smoothly. 
Light pinkish brown to 
reddish brown, hard, 
heavy, strong, texture 
medium, easy to work, 
takes a high polish. 
Reddish brown, firm and 
strong, texture Coarse, 
durable. Large 
buttressed tree. 
Yellowish, reddish, or 
brown, hard and 
strong, texture coarse, 
durable. 
Dark red or reddish 
brown, hard, heavy, 
texture fine, works 
with difficulty but 
takes a smooth high 
polish. 
Orange brown, medium 
hard and strong, tex- | 
ture fine. Potential 
pulpwood. 
FOREST INDUSTRIES OF BRAZIL 
Heavy construction... . 
General construction, 
floors, beams, furni- 
ture, crossties. 
Interior trim, car- 
pentry, common 
furniture, wooden- 
“ware. 
Fine furniture, 
paneling, carpentry. 
Furniture, carpentry, 
flooring, turnery. 
Furniture, cabinet- 
work, carpentry, 
turnery, plywood, 
boats. 
Heavy construction, 
logging carts, 
turnery, veneer. 
Heavy and durable 
construction. 
Heavy and durable 
construction, ship- 
building. 
Amazon rain 
forest. 
Do. 
Coastal rain forest. 
Bahia, Mato 
Grosso, 
Amazonia. 
| Southern coastal 
rain forest. 
Amazon varzeas 
and igapés. 
Amazon upland 
and coastal rain 
forests. 
Do. 
Lower Amazon 
rain forest. 
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