Table 25.—Characteristics and uses of selected trees, Brazil—Continued 
Principal uses 
Native and trade Specific 
names Scientific name gravily Wood properties 
(air-dry) | 
Arariba (zebra Centrolobium spp..| 0. 7-1. 0 | Yellow through orange 
wood, putumujti). to red, often varie- 
gated, mostly hard, 
heavy, and strong, 
texture fine, finishes 
| smoothly. 
ABBACH «foe eros Genny: Hura crepitans. ...| 0. 3-0.5 | Creamy white to yel- 
lowish brown, soft, 
| medium textured, 
woolly, similar to 
basswood. Large 
buttressed tree. 
Babassu palm.......| Orbignya oleifera (*) (1) 
IBN tee ey ee ree ke 
Brazil nut (Castan- 
heira). 
Wabrevivacy cn as Sa 
@anjerana.-. .--<-s 
Carnauba palm..... 
Gashew (caja)... ==. 
Ganchorernn done oe 
Cedro (Spanish 
cedar). 
and O. martiana. 
Melanoxylon 
brauna. 
Bertholletia excelsa . 
Viyrocarpus spp. . 
Cabrelea cangerana.| 0. 6-0. 9 Dull red or maroon, sap- 
Copernicia 
cerifera. 
Anacardium 
occidentale. 
Castilla ulei....... 
Cedrela spp.....-. 
See footnote at end of table. 
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0. 9-1. 1 | Dark brown or blackish 
0.9-1. 
(*) 
1 
-I 
with brown streaks, 
texture fine, hard, 
tough, and strong, 
durable. Bark con- 
tains tanning material 
and reddish-brown or 
black dyestuff. 
Light pinkish brown, 
texture medium, 
moderately hard. 
Yellowish brown to wal- 
nut brown, hard, 
heavy, texture fine, 
not easy to work but 
takes a high finish. 
wood pinkish, texture 
medium to coarse, 
easy to work, finishes 
smoothly. 
(*) 
Wood of no known 
commercial value. 
Whitish to yellowish 
brown, texture coarse, 
saws woolly. 
Pinkish or reddish, 
characteristic figure is 
dark lines on red back- 
ground, lustrous, good 
mechanical properties, 
attractive odor, 
resistant to decay and 
insects. 
Occurrence 
Furniture, interior 
trim, flooring, gen- 
eral construction, 
crossties. 
Interior construction, 
carpentry, boxes, 
crates. 
Major source of palm 
oil, poles. 
Beams, sills, posts, 
bridge timbers, 
crossties, wheel 
spokes, flooring, 
fine furniture. 
Interior work, but 
cutting is generally 
prohibited because 
of commercially 
important Brazil 
nuts. 
Interior trim, cabinets, 
furniture, turnery, 
flooring, paneling. 
General construction, 
joinery, carved 
work, 
Major source of palm 
waxes, heavily 
exploited. 
Cashew nuts, cardol 
from the fruit 
pericarp. 
Timber rarely used, 
secondary source of 
rubber. 
Cigarboxes, fine furni- 
ture, interior trim, 
carved work, general 
purposes. 
Coastal rain 
forest. 
Amazon varzeas. 
Palm forest and 
northern Mato 
Grosso. 
Coastal rain forest 
from Bahia to 
Sao Paulo. 
Amazon rain 
forest. 
Southern coastal 
rain forest. 
Coastal rain forest. 
Palm forest, ripar- 
ian in scrub and 
brush areas. 
Amazon and 
coastal rain 
forests. 
Amazon upland 
rain forest. 
Amazon and 
coastal rain 
forests. 
FOREST RESOURCE REPORT 16, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
