Red quebracho

Description

Wood and tannins obtained from the Aspidosperma quebracho tree native to the west bank of the Parana and Paraguay Rivers in Argentina and Paraguay. See quebracho.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Aspidosperma quebracho; quebracho Colorado (Port.)

Density	78 ppcf

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998