Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

The international standards for physical and mechanical
properties, as well as the testing of reconstituted board
products, are noted.
Faria, C.M.S. 1981. Amazonian timbers: identification
of 100 species (Madeiras da Amazonia: identificao de 100
especies). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rede Ferroviaria Federal,
S.A. 313 p.
Describes wood characteristics of 100 Brazilian wood
species, noting color, odor, taste, polish, grain, texture,
rays, and density.
Ferreira, C.A. 1979. Basic wood density from commer-
cial plantations in the region of Mogi Guacu. Piricicaba,
Brazil: IPEF (Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais).
Publicao Semestral: Piracicaba. 18:106-117.
Ferreira, C.A.; Freitas, M. de; Ferreira, M. 1978.
Variation of basic density of the wood of Eucalyptus spp
as a function of age and local quality (A variacao da den-
sidade basica de madeira de Eucalyptus spp em funcao da
idade e qualidad). Piricicabaa, Brazil: IPEFD (Instituto
de Pesquisas e Estudos Forestais). Boletim informativo.
6(20):B1-B19.
Ferreira, C.A.; Freitas, M. de; Ferreira, M. 1979.
Wood density in commercial plantations of Eucalyptus in
the Mogi-Guacu region (Sao Paulo) (Densidade basica da
madeira de plantacoes comerciais de eucaliptos, na reiao
de Mogi-Guacu (S.P.)). Piricicaba, Brazil: IPEF (Insti-
tuto de Pesquisas e Estudos Forestais). Publicao Semestral.
18:106-117.
Ferreira, M. 1973. Variation in specific gravity of wood
from commercial plantations of Eucalyptus alba, E. saligna,
and E. grandis. Papel. 34:151-157.
Ferreira, M. 1978. Wood specific gravity variations on
Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden at 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16
years. In: Proceedings of the 7th World Forestry Congress;
1972 October 4-18; Centro Cultural General San Martin,
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Insti-
tuto Forestal Nacional. 5:6359-6363.
Ferreira, M.; Amaral, A.C.; Bertolani, F.; Nicoielo,
N. 1978. Wood dry weight yield of pine plantations
(Rendimento em peso seco de madeira de pantacoes de pin-
heiros). Piricicaba, Brazil: IPEF (Instituto de Pesquisas
e Estudos Florestais). Publicao Semestral: Piracicaba.
17:78-89.
Flores-R., L.J. 1968. Wood anatomy of three tropical
Mexican species (Anatomica de la madera de tres especies
tropicales mexicanas). Tech. Bull. 24:13.
Notes that Mexican tropical timbers are poorly utilized,
due in large part to the lack of technical knowledge of
them. Anatomical, physical, and mechanical characteris-
tics of Pseudolmedia oxyphyllaria, Pouteria unilocularis,
and P. campechiana are given.
Foelkel, C.E.B.; Ferreira, M.; Nehring, J.H.; Rolin,
M.B. 1975. Variability of slash pine wood in the radial
direction (Variabilidade no sentido radial da madeira
de Pinus elliottii). Piricicaba, Brazil: IPEF (Instituto
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de Pesquisas e Estudos Forestais). Publicao Semestral.
10: 1-1 1.
Franklin, E.C. 1978. Juvenile-mature correlations. In:
Nikles, D.G.; Burley, J.; Barnes, R.D., eds. Progress and
problems of genetic improvement of tropical forest trees.
Proceedings of a joint workshop, IUFRO working parties
S2.02-08 and S2.03-01; 1977; Brisbane. 3. Selection and
genetics: 205-212.
Frizzo, S.M.B.; Silva, M.C.M. da; Boas, E.R.V.
1982. Analytical composition of the wood of Hovenia dulcis
Thunb. from a provenance of the Silvicultural Experiment
Station at Boco do Monte, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil. Ciencia e Natura. 4:85-90.
Froes, R.L. 1959. Information on some economic plants of
the Amazonian plateau (Informacoes sobre algumas plantas
economicas do planalto Amazonico). Institute Agronomy.
Norte. Tech. Bull. 35:113.
Furuno, T.; Saiki, H. 1974. Anatomical characteristics
of tropical woods. Res. Rep. of Foreign Wood. Matsue,
Japan: Shimane University. 3:39-119.
Describes, with numerous photomicrographs, named trop-
ical woods, and their anatomical characteristics (vessel
arrangement, perforation and pitting, vestured pits, axial
parenchyma, rays, septate fibres, axial and radial intercel-
lular canals, latex and tanniniferous tubes, oil cells, silica
inclusions, crystals, tile cells, ripple marks, latex traces, in-
cluded phloem, interlocked grain, brittle heart, deposits in
vessels, and tropical softwood).
Gaiotti de Peralta, C.; Edlmann Abbate, M.L.
1983. Anatomical characteristics of 16 kinds of wood from
Panama. 2 (Carattistiche anatomiche di 16 specie legnose
provenienti dalla Repubblica di Panama. 2). Florence,
Italy: Instituto Agronomico per l’oltremare. Rivista di
Agricoltura Subtropicale e Tropicale. 77(4):569-599.
Garcia, R.R.; Garcia, J.J.M. 1956. A study of the
physical and mechancial properties of Piptadenia spp (Es-
tudio fisico y mehanico de las especies forestales del gen-
ero Piptadenia. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Administration
Nacional de Bosques: 63-84.
Garduno, G.R. 1959. Notes on the utilization of forest
products of arid zones (Nota sobre explotacion de pro-
ductos forestales de zonas aridas). Durango, Mexico:
Mensajero Forestal. 17(176):8-9.
Garratt, G.A. 1936. The wood of Symphonia globulifera.
Tropical Woods. 45:1-15.
Gives list of common names, description of tree and wood,
mechanical properties, and uses of this species.
Geary, T.F.; Macia Sanabria, F.R. 1973. Density of
the juvenile wood of Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis grown
in subtropical moist and wet life zones of Puerto Rico.
Turrialba. 23(4):477-480.
Wood samples were collected from second thinnings
in plantations of P. caribaea var. hondurensis 9 to 10
years old in Puerto Rico, at 790 m alt. (subtropical wet
zone) and 90 m alt. (subtropical moist zone). Density