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

distribution, and gives data on the general characteristics
and common uses of the woods.
Loureiro, A.A. and Silva da Freitas, M. 1968. Catalog
of Amazon trees (Catalogo das madeiras da Amazonia).
Belem, Brazil: Superintendencia do Desenvolvimento da
Amazonia (SUDAM). 2 Vols: Vol. 1, 429 p.; Vol. 2, 411 p.
Survey of 117 species including information on nomencla-
ture, distribution, anatomy, and uses.
Loureiro, A.A.; Silva, da Freitas, M. 1977. Dendrology
and wood anatomy of three species of Qualea (Vochysi-
aceae) from Amazonia (Contribuicao para o estudo dendro-
logico e anatomico da madeira de tres especies de Qualea
(Vochysiaceae) da Amazonia). Acta-Amazonica. 7(3) :
407-41 6.
Describes the macro- and microscopic wood anatomy, the
botany, distribution, habitat, and uses of Qualea albiffora,
Q. cassiquiarensis and Q. paraensis.
Loureiro, A.A.; Silva, da Freitas, M.; Alencar, J.
da C. 1979. Wood species of the Amazon. (Essencias
madeireiras da Amazonia). Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil:
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia. 2 vol.
Provides descriptions of 105 woods native to Amazonia.
Loureiro, A.A.; Silva, da Freitas, M.; Vasconcellos,
F.J. de. 1984. Contribution to the anatomical study of
the wood of 7 species of Dimorphandra (Leguminosae -
Caesalpinioideae) (Contribuicao ao estudo anatomico do
lenho de 7 especies de Dimorphandra (Leguminosae - Cae-
salpinioideae)). Acta-Amazonica. 14(1-2):289-313.
Covers Dimorphandra conjugata, D. gardneriana, D. gigan-
tea, D. mollis, D. multiflora, D. pullei, and D. unijuga.
Loureiro, A.A.; Silva, da Freitas, M. 1981. Dendro-
logical and anatomical study of the wood of 7 species
and 3 subspecies of Dimorphandra (Leguminosae-
Caesalpinioideae) (Estudo dendrologico e anatomico
do lenho de 7 especies e 3 subespecies de Dimorphan-
dra (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae)). Acta-Amazonica.
11(3):561-581.
Primarily provides microanatomy of several species, but
also provides distribution and ecological information for
them.
Loureiro, A.A.; Vasconcelos, F.J. de; Alburquerque,
B.W.P. de. 1981. Wood anatomy of 4 Amazonian species
of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) (Anatomia do lenho de 4 es-
pecies de Zanthoxylum Linnaeus (Rutaceae) da Amazonia).
Acta-Amazonica. 11(4):809-820.
Anatomy, uses, distribution, and ecology of Z. compactum,
Z. dellomei, Z. [Fagara] machadoi, and Z. rhoifolium
[F. rhoifolia].
Loureiro, A.A.; Vasconcellos, F.J. de; Freitas, J.A.
de. 1983. Anatomical study of the wood of 5 species
of Sclerolobium and 5 species of Tachigalia (Legumi-
nosae) of Amazonia (Contribuicao ao estudo anatomico do
lenho de 5 especies de Sclerolobium e 5 especies de Tachi-
galia (Leguminosae) da Amazonia). Acta Amazonica.
13(1):149-170.
Presents the uses, microscopic anatomy, and general fea-
tures of ten woods from the Amazon. The species studied
include: Sclerolobium chrysophyllum, S. eriopetalum, S.
hypoleucum, S. melanocarpum, S. subbullatum, Tachigalia
alba, T. cavipes, T. myrmecophila, T. paniculata, and T.
plumbea.
Luca, L. de; Abbate, M.L.E. 1983. Anatomical defects
found in a Chilean wood sample, Eucryphia cordifolia Cav.
(Alterazioni anatomiche riscontrate in un campione di legno
cileno: Eucryphia cordifolia Cav). Rivista di Agricoltura
Subtropicale e Tropicale. 77(3):381-395.
An anatomical study of a Chilean sample of Eucryphia
cordifolia revealed a series of deep, close, vertical undu-
lations, resembling wavy grain in section. Comparisons
showed a similarity between this defect and that found in
frost-damaged wood.
Macbride, J.F. 1929. Identity of the Peruvian Balsa.
Tropical Woods. 17:5-7.
Comments of the need for better study of the systematics
and anatomy of members of the Ochroma genus, which is
distributed throughout Latin America.
Machado, O.X. de B. 1949. Tinguaciba of the saltmarsh
Fagara arenaria (Tinguaciba da restinga, Fagara arenaria
Engl). Rodriguesia. 12(24):79-119.
Mainieri, C. 1958. Brazilian timbers 2: Description,
common uses, and physical and mechanical properties
(Madeiras do Brasil, 2: Sua caracterizacao, usos comuns
e indices qualificativos fisicos e mecanicos). Publicacao IPT
573. San Paulo, Brazil: Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnilogicas.
108 p.
Mainieri, Calvino. 1958. Identification of the principal
commercial woods of Brazil (Identificacao das principais
madeiras de comercion no Brasil). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Insti-
tuto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas. Boletim. 46:189.
Mainieri, C. 1970. Brazilian woods (Madeiras brasileiras).
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Instituto Florestal. 109 p.
Describes 108 species or species groups of Brazilian woods,
including common and scientific names, description of the
trees, illustration of leaves, general wood characteristics and
uses, and their geographical distribution.
Mainieri, C. 1971. Twenty-five Amazonian woods of com-
mercial value, characterization, microscopic anatomy, com-
mon uses, and qualitative indices (25 madeiras da amazo-
nia de valor comercial, caracterizacao, microscopia, usos
comunse, indices qualificativos). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Insti-
tuto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas. Publ. 798. 33 p.
Describes the mechanical, physical, and other properties of
25 Brazilian woods, 17 from Para and 8 from Amazonas.
Mainieri, C. 1972. Contribution to the anatomical study
of the woods of the eastern region of Paraguay (Contribu-
cion al estudio anatomico de las maderas de la region
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