Carapa procera
Also known as: Afzelia splendens G.Don +17 more
- Afzelia splendens G.Don
- Carapa grandiflora Sprague
- Carapa guineensis Sweet
- Carapa guineensis Sweet ex A.Juss.
- Carapa gummiflua C.DC.
- Carapa guyanensis Oliv.
- Carapa microcarpa A.Chev.
- Carapa procera var. gentilii De Wild.
- Carapa surinamensis Miq.
- Carapa touloucouna Guill. & Perr.
- Carapa velutina C.DC.
- Deinbollia albidokermesina Gilg ex Engl.
- Granatum procerum (C.DC.) Kuntze
- Granatum surinamense (Miq.) Kuntze
- Granatum surinamensis (Miq.) Kuntze
- Grantum procerum (DC.) Kuntze
- Racapa procera M.Roem.
- Touloucouna gigantea M.Roem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Meliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Carapa procera is a tree belonging to the Meliaceae family. Found natively in Africa and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Burkina, Central African Republic, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Surinam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Vietnam