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''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,〔Hogan, C. M. 2008. (Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests. ) Encyclopedia of Earth, World Wildlife Fund, National Council of Science and the Environment.〕 and Africa. Common names include andiroba and crabwood. ==Diversity== The list of species within this genus is still under discussion. Generally recognized species are: *''Carapa guianensis'' (andiroba, crabwood): Amazon Region, Central America, Caribbean *''Carapa megistocarpa'' (tangare): Ecuador *''Carapa procera'' (African crabwood, kowi, okoto): West Africa, the Congos Other proposed species: *''Carapa akuri''〔Forget, P. M., et al. (2009). (A new species of ''Carapa'' (Meliaceae) from Central Guyana. ) ''Brittonia'' 61(4) 366-74.〕 *''Carapa alticola''〔Kenfack, D. and A. J. Peréz. (2011). (Two new species of ''Carapa'' (Meliaceae) from western Ecuador. ) ''Systematic Botany'' 36(1) 124-28.〕 *''Carapa longipetala''〔 *''Carapa nicaraguensis'' *''Carapa vasquezii''〔Kenfack, D. (2011). (''Carapa vasquezii'' (Meliaceae), a new species from western Amazonia. ) ''Brittonia'' 63(1) 7-10.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carapa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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