Carapa guianensis
crapwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Andiroba | |
| English | crapwood | |
| Français | carapa rouge | |
| Other names | carapa rouge (FR, GF), crapwood (GB, US, CA), cedro macho (CR), mas balo (CO), figueroa (EC), krappa (SR), camacari, yandiroba (BR); bateo (PA); C. grandifolia: African crabwood (wAfr, GB), mugueto (CG); C. procera: African crabwood (wAfr, GB), kowi (LR), okoto (CG, CD) |
Further information
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Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America; South America | |||
| States and Territories | Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Hispaniola; Dominica; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; Saint Lucia; St. Vincent; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Bolívar, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Sucre, Yaracuy); Peru; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); Sri Lanka [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Carapa | |||
| Species | guianensis | |||
| Author citation | Aubl. | |||
| Scientific name | Carapa guianensis Aubl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/melcagui.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Color heartwood | bis braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3to4 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 610.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 620.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Carapa guianensis , ©Dennis Wilson
Carapa guianensis , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica
Bark
CRGN , Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,