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Pacara (Enterolohium timhonva) is found in Tucuman and 
the north. Maximum size of logs 15 ft. by 2 ft. square. 
Tlie wood is light in colour with loose grain, is not strong, 
and is used for furniture, door frames, etc. 
Weight only about 35 lbs. per cubic foot. 
duina ftuina is a cabinet-makers' wood of fine, smooth, close 
grain, somewhat like light coloured mahogany. Lengths 
available, 15 ft. by 11 inches square. It is not well known. 
Weight 54 to 64 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Horco cevil or Horco molle (Piptadinia coinmanis) is found 
in the same districts as quina quina and somewhat resembles 
it. Close, dense, and smooth in grain, it is of about the 
same hardness as box. Maximum dimensions of logs, 15 ft. 
by 2 ft. square. It is used for beams, scantlings, flooring 
of railway wagons, also for cabinet-making and ornamental 
work, but is not suitable for damp situations. 
Weight 56 to 69 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Cohucho {Zantlioxylum cocoa) is another furniture and 
carriage-building wood of light brown colour with close 
grain, but is liable to split in the sun. 
Weight from 32 to 40 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Tatane or Talane {Acacia sp.) is a handsome dark brown, well 
figured wood, only found in the extreme north and but little 
known. It is used to a small extent for cabinet work and 
the panelling of railway carriages. 
Guayibi, probably the same as the guarubu of Brazil, is a 
hardwood used for furniture, carts, shafting, boat-building, 
and pick handles. 
Weight about 49 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Tarco or Talco {Thoninia weinmannifolia) produces wood 
of a very fine ivory white colour and well figured ; it is 
