Carapa

(Carapa)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Sapindales

Family:Meliaceae

Genus:Carapa

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