What Tree Is This? Aroeira
The Aroeira tree is very familiar to Brazilians.
In construction, "the Aroeira lasts a lifetime plus a hundred years," says the popular saying. Its wood, so hard and resistant, is famous from Paraguay to Ceará.
In medicine, "the Aroeira is the woman's remedy." Healing, astringent, and curative, the power of its bark is known throughout Brazil.