COMMON NAMES:   Mara, guampita

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DURABILITY1:   Poor

SOURCE:  Southern Brazil, Argentina with similar species throughout tropical South America.

DESCRIPTION:   Heartwood is light brown in color, soft, easily worked, but not durable. Member of the rubbertree family. Typically used for crating or as a secondary wood in cabinet making.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.