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Crabwood
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Crabwood

Carapa

Carapa is a genus of flowering plants in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. These are trees up to 30 meters tall occurring in tropical South America, Central America, and Africa. Common names include andiroba and crabwood.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Carapa guianensis

speciesCarapa guianensis

Carapa procera

speciesCarapa procera

Carapa megistocarpa

speciesCarapa megistocarpa

Carapa grandiflora

speciesCarapa grandiflora

Carapa wohllebenii

speciesCarapa wohllebenii

Carapa surinamensis

speciesCarapa surinamensis

Carapa gogo

speciesCarapa gogo

Carapa microcarpa

speciesCarapa microcarpa

Carapa nicaraguensis

speciesCarapa nicaraguensis

Carapa akuri

speciesCarapa akuri

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Crabwood in Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)

Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)

Georg Eberhard Rumphius · 1705 · p.83

Crabwood in Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte / 3 Die Amphibien

Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte / 3 Die Amphibien

Wilhelm, Gottlieb Tobias · 1794 · p.385

Crabwood in Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte / 3 Die Amphibien

Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte / 3 Die Amphibien

Wilhelm, Gottlieb Tobias · 1794 · p.389

Crabwood in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.487

Crabwood in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.573

Crabwood in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.126

Crabwood in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.552

Crabwood in Ten Books of Exotic Things

Ten Books of Exotic Things

Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.148

Crabwood in Books on Marine Fishes

Books on Marine Fishes

Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.581

Crabwood in Books on Marine Fishes

Books on Marine Fishes

Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.590

Crabwood in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.304

Crabwood in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.290

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In the stacks

Searching the stacks…

Every page naming Carapa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →

This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184303.