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Taxon:
Carapa guianensis
Aubl.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Carapa
Family:
Meliaceae
Nomen number:
9004
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Guiane suppl. 32, t. 387. 1775
Verified:
03/29/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Carapa+guianensis&quantity=1
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Kenfack, D.
2011. A synoptic revision of
Carapa
(Meliaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 16:182-185.
Pennington, T. D.
1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:407-414.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Common names
English
crabwood –
Reference(s)
German
Läuseholz –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
andiroba –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
andiroba-saruba –
Reference(s)
carapa –
Reference(s)
iandiroba –
Reference(s)
iandirova –
Reference(s)
nandiroba –
Reference(s)
Spanish
andiroba –
Reference(s)
cedro –
Reference(s)
Swedish
carapa –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
e.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
e.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
n.e.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
n.e.
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
(e.),
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
(e.),
Honduras
(n.),
Nicaragua
(n.e.),
Panama
(n.e.)
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
lipids
Pennington, T. D.
1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:407-414.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Materials
wood
Pennington, T. D.
1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:407-414.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Name
References