British Guiana and adjacent portions of South America and the West Indies.
Features of Tree.
Twenty-five to sometimes seventy feet in height, two to four feet in diameter. A straight tree.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood dark green to chestnut or nearly black, sapwood similar. Clean, straight, compact structure, free from knots. Numerous pores, annual layers hardly distinguishable.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Exceptionally heavy, strong, and durable, tough, hard, elastic, receives high polish, breaks suddenly.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Ship-keels, frames, rollers, turnery, also beams, planks, and piles (Europe). In America tops of fishing-rods and very occasionally veneers.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.