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Angelim Tree
One of the emergent trees of the Brazilian rainforest, possibly the tallest tree in that rainforest. This is relatively younger than some of the larger specimens, as evidenced by its "smooth bark". It is the largest plant in the pea family. Its timber is much sought, as its wood is very heavy; hard; very durable, even in contact with the soil, being resistant to fungi, dry wood borers and termites. The tallest measured specimen is 88.5 m, with a circumference of 5.5 m and was found in Para State in 2019. This specimen was in a small patch of rainforest left close-by the airport at Alta Floresta
''Dinizia excelsa'' is a South American canopy-emergent tropical rainforest tree species in the family Fabaceae, native to primarily Brazil and Guyana. In Portuguese it is known as angelim vermelho, angelim, angelim pedra, and paricá, or sometimes angelim falso, faveira, faveira-dura, faveira-ferro or faveiro-do-grande. In Trio it is called awaraimë. In Wapisiana it is called parakwa.
