...tapering, in pieces 2.5-10 Cm. (1-4') long, 5-20 Mm. (-'-f) thick, dark brown, furrowed, wrinkled; fracture short; bark with 1-2 circles of resin ducts, closely...adhering to yellowish radiate porous wood in which occur 1-3 rows of resin ducts; odor distinct; taste sweetish, pungent, very acrid, tingling, sialagogue effect....