“Determination” presents Cabreuva
Cabreuva is the proposed tree for the twelveth station of the park. Its binomial name is Myrocarpus frondosus. It belongs to the Fabaceae Family.
Cabreuva has various popular names:
cabriuva
cabriuva-parda (dark “cabriuva”)
cabrue
cabureiba
oleo-cabureiba (oil “cabureiba”)
oleo-pardo (dark oil)
pau-balsamo (balsam wood)
The word “Cabreuva” comes from the Tupi word “cabure iwa”, which means cabure tree. Cabreuva is a tree native to the Atlantic Forest, found in the northeast, southeast and south of Brazil. Its wood is reddish and considered noble. Its sawdust is used in perfumery and its bark has medicinal uses.
It is an aromatic and honey-bearing tree that grows up to 30 meters, whose trunk can reach 80 cm in diameter.
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