“Right Moment”
Scale 1:20
Mixed media
4″ tall
Model for a Sculpture
“Right Moment” presents Guatambu
There are many trees called Guatambu. These are some tree names, popularly known:
Guatambu-Amarelo (Yellow Guatambu)
Guatambu-Árvore (Guatambu Tree)
Guatambu-Branco (White Guatambu)
Guatambu-Madeira (Guatambu Wood)
Guatambu-Marfim (Ivory Guatambu)
Guatambu-Oliva (Olive Guatambu)
Guatambu-Peroba (Peroba Guatambu)
Guatambu-Rosa (Pink Guatambu)
Guatambu-Vermelho (Red Guatambu)
And the proposed tree for the fourth station of the park is the Guatambu-Oliva (Olive Guatambu). Its scientific name is Aspidosperma parvifolium, and it belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The name Guatambu maybe comes from the Tupi Indians language “gwa a’tã mbu”, expression which means “hard and audible stuff”.
Our illustration refers to the Olive Guatambu, in its initial stage. Its green leaves, slightly folded at their center, sprout from the new branches, in search of the sun.
In its adult stage, it becomes a large-sized tree, which wood is known to be hard, ideal for the production of tools.
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