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Carapa guianensis Aubl.

Meliaceae

SE North America (Belize to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)

L[G]

E[D]

sci hyg [mes] calc acid

cl (oil from seed named andiroba for shrinking heads) dr (fruits rind decoction taken orally for fever and intestinal worms, leaves boiled in water applied as lotion for skin itch, oil from seeds for insect-repellent, seed oil decoction or soap applied externally for skin disease and ringworm, seed oil decoction taken orally for hepatitis and tetanus) fd? fr fw ma (seeds are a source of oil "andiroba" for lamps, soap and candle-making) pl (wood production) pp (good for pulp and paper) sa (agroforestry) ti (agricultural goods, beams, boat, bridge boards, cabinet, civil construction, fence posts, finishing, furniture, general carpentry, general construction, laminated plywood, moulding, ornament, pencils, plinth, plywood, rafter, turned work, veneer)

Amapa guianensis (Aubl.) Steud. Carapa guyanensis auct. non Baker Carapa latifolia Willd. ex C.DC. Carapa macrocarpa Ducke Carapa nicaraguensis C.DC. Carapa slateri Standl. Granatum guianense (Aubl.) Kuntze Granatum nicaraguensis (C.DC.) Kuntze Guarea mucronulata C.DC. Persoonia guareoides Willd. Xylocarpus carapa Spreng.

Guiana crabwood; banhan mahogany; bastard mahogany (Belize); Brazilian, Brazilian mahogany; cappot? (Trinidad); carapa (Guyana); crab wood (Belize, Guyana); crabwood (Ecuador, Guyana, Puerto Rico); crapo; crappo (Ecuador, Grenada, Trinidad); crappowood (Ecuador, Grenada); demerara, demerara mahogany, Guiana crabwood, guyana, para, Surinam mahogany; warawere (Belize); wild cashew (Belize, Guyana)

carapa rouge; acajou (Dominica, Dominican Republic); bois caille (French Guiana); bois carapat; bois rouge (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois rouge carapat (Guadeloupe); cachipou (French Guiana); carapa (Guadeloupe, Martinique); carapá, carapá blanc; carapa blanche (French Guiana); carapá rouge; carapate, carapote (Guadeloupe); crappo, lángelin

acajou (Dominican Republic); andiroba (Peru); bateo (Panama); cabirma de Guiana, cabirma de Guinea (Dominican Republic); caobilla (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); carapa (Costa Rica, Guyana, Venezuela); carapa lisa (Venezuela); carapai (Peru); cedro bateo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); cedro güino (Colombia); cedro macho (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); figueroa (Colombia, Ecuador); flor de abril (Honduras); guino, masábalo, masábolo (Colombia); medroño (Ecuador); najesí, nazasi (Cuba); orinoco (Venezuela); saba (Panama); tallicona; tanca obialla (Costa Rica); tanca obilla (Nicaragua); tangara (Colombia); tangare, tangaré (Colombia, Ecuador); tángare, tangarillo (Colombia)

andiroba (portuguese, Brazil); andiroba branca, andiroba do igapó, andiroba vermelha, andiroba-saruba (Brazil); angiroba (portuguese, Brazil); bateo; camacari (Brazil); camapa, carapa (creole); carapá, carapinha (Brazil); carapote (Guadeloupe); Crabbaum (german); iandirova (Brazil); ietjoenban karaäpa (Suriname); jandiroba, kaapa (Brazil); kaäpa (Suriname); karaba; karabayek, kelaba (Suriname); krapa; krappa, krappaboom, krappe (Suriname); mandiroba (Brazil); mazabalo; nandiroba (Brazil); randiroba (portuguese, Brazil); surinaamch, surineamsch-mahonie (Suriname); warawere (maya, Belize)

andiroba, carapa, cedro macho, crabwood, figueroa, tangare

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Latin name	Carapa guianensis Aubl.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	sci hyg [mes] calc acid
Use	cl (oil from seed named andiroba for shrinking heads) dr (fruits rind decoction taken orally for fever and intestinal worms, leaves boiled in water applied as lotion for skin itch, oil from seeds for insect-repellent, seed oil decoction or soap applied externally for skin disease and ringworm, seed oil decoction taken orally for hepatitis and tetanus) fd? fr fw ma (seeds are a source of oil "andiroba" for lamps, soap and candle-making) pl (wood production) pp (good for pulp and paper) sa (agroforestry) ti (agricultural goods, beams, boat, bridge boards, cabinet, civil construction, fence posts, finishing, furniture, general carpentry, general construction, laminated plywood, moulding, ornament, pencils, plinth, plywood, rafter, turned work, veneer)
Synonym	Amapa guianensis (Aubl.) Steud. Carapa guyanensis auct. non Baker Carapa latifolia Willd. ex C.DC. Carapa macrocarpa Ducke Carapa nicaraguensis C.DC. Carapa slateri Standl. Granatum guianense (Aubl.) Kuntze Granatum nicaraguensis (C.DC.) Kuntze Guarea mucronulata C.DC. Persoonia guareoides Willd. Xylocarpus carapa Spreng.
English name	Guiana crabwood; banhan mahogany; bastard mahogany (Belize); Brazilian, Brazilian mahogany; cappot? (Trinidad); carapa (Guyana); crab wood (Belize, Guyana); crabwood (Ecuador, Guyana, Puerto Rico); crapo; crappo (Ecuador, Grenada, Trinidad); crappowood (Ecuador, Grenada); demerara, demerara mahogany, Guiana crabwood, guyana, para, Surinam mahogany; warawere (Belize); wild cashew (Belize, Guyana)
French name	carapa rouge; acajou (Dominica, Dominican Republic); bois caille (French Guiana); bois carapat; bois rouge (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois rouge carapat (Guadeloupe); cachipou (French Guiana); carapa (Guadeloupe, Martinique); carapá, carapá blanc; carapa blanche (French Guiana); carapá rouge; carapate, carapote (Guadeloupe); crappo, lángelin
Spanish name	acajou (Dominican Republic); andiroba (Peru); bateo (Panama); cabirma de Guiana, cabirma de Guinea (Dominican Republic); caobilla (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); carapa (Costa Rica, Guyana, Venezuela); carapa lisa (Venezuela); carapai (Peru); cedro bateo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); cedro güino (Colombia); cedro macho (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); figueroa (Colombia, Ecuador); flor de abril (Honduras); guino, masábalo, masábolo (Colombia); medroño (Ecuador); najesí, nazasi (Cuba); orinoco (Venezuela); saba (Panama); tallicona; tanca obialla (Costa Rica); tanca obilla (Nicaragua); tangara (Colombia); tangare, tangaré (Colombia, Ecuador); tángare, tangarillo (Colombia)
Other name	andiroba (portuguese, Brazil); andiroba branca, andiroba do igapó, andiroba vermelha, andiroba-saruba (Brazil); angiroba (portuguese, Brazil); bateo; camacari (Brazil); camapa, carapa (creole); carapá, carapinha (Brazil); carapote (Guadeloupe); Crabbaum (german); iandirova (Brazil); ietjoenban karaäpa (Suriname); jandiroba, kaapa (Brazil); kaäpa (Suriname); karaba; karabayek, kelaba (Suriname); krapa; krappa, krappaboom, krappe (Suriname); mandiroba (Brazil); mazabalo; nandiroba (Brazil); randiroba (portuguese, Brazil); surinaamch, surineamsch-mahonie (Suriname); warawere (maya, Belize)
Trade name	andiroba, carapa, cedro macho, crabwood, figueroa, tangare