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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 575

  • Scientific Name: Carapa guianensis Aubl.
  • Family: Meliaceae
  • Trade Name: Tangare, Andiroba
  • Common Name: Andiroba, Crab wood
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: ക്രാബ് വുഡ്
  • Native: Tropical America
  • Specimen from: Maynas, Rio Mazan, La Libertad, alt. 130 m
  • State & Region: Loreto, Peru
  • Collected by: K. M. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: Tree, medium to large, up to 50 m. tall. Leaves crowded at the ends of the branches, paripinnate,. Flowers white to yellowish or greenish, also dull red or purple, sessile to subsessile.Fruit globose.
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