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Carapa guianensis

Aubl. (1775)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Meliaceae Genus: Carapa

andiroba, crabwood

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 32 (1775)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Carapa guianensis Koloa, NTBG, Economic section, W side, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 12 m x 40 cm tree, compact crown, erect branches; flower sweet fragrant, 10 am, petals white, red tips, stamens white; fruit woody, brown, dehiscent, seeds brown Lorence, D.H. 8784 Kauai BISH 2001-09-14
2 Carapa guianensis Koloa, NTBG, Economic section, W side, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 12 m x 40 cm tree, compact crown, erect branches; flower sweet fragrant, 10 am, petals white, red tips, stamens white; fruit woody, brown, dehiscent, seeds brown Lorence, D.H. 8784 Kauai BISH 2001-09-14
3 Carapa guianensis East Maui, Hana District, Kalahu Point, Cultivated the National Tropical Botanical Garden's Kahanu Garden. No acc. infor., map #497 Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25 ft.; some leaves to 26 inches long, lflts glossy dark green above, mat pale green below; tepals faintly greenish-white, stamens white, united in ring; very fragrant (10 am). Flynn, T.W. 5885 Maui BISH 1995-11-16
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