“…It includes 727 genus and 19,325 species, being the third largest family among angiosperms, and in Brazil, they are represented by about 2,100 native species, gathered in 188 genus distributed in almost all plant formations, which vary between large trees, shrubs, herbs and creepers (Lewis, Schrire, Mackinder, & Lock, 2005). It is a tree that can reach 55 meters height, allowing straight and cylindrical trunk and a density that varies between 0.95 g cm -3 -1.00 g cm -3 (Oliveira, Cesarino, Pantoja, & Môro, 2010). It is a great asset for the timber and construction industry due to its endurance and resistance to attack by termites, fungi, and other wood parasites (Alday, Gómez, Ojeda, Caballero, & Moneo, 2005).…”