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Carapa guianensis is a species oftree in the familyMeliaceae, also known by the common namesandiroba orcrabwood.
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Carapa |
| Species: | C. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carapa guianensis | |
Description
editAndiroba is native to the Amazon and is widely used by the indigenous populations of the northern region of Brazil.[2] It grows in theAmazon region,Central America and theCaribbean. It is a tall tree with densefoliage and usually grows in the tropical rainforest along the edge of rivers.
Uses
editThe timber is used in furniture and flooring. While the wood is not classified as genuinemahogany, it is related to the mahogany family and is similar in appearance.[3]
The oil contained in the andiroba almond, known ascrab oil orcarap oil, is light yellow and extremely bitter. When subjected to a temperature below 25 °C, it solidifies, with a consistency like that of petroleum jelly. It containsolein,palmitin andglycerin.
The oil and fats of the almond are extracted and used for the production of insect repellent and compounds fortraditional medicine.[2][4][5][6] It is used in Brazil to protect furniture from termites and other wood-chewing insects.
References
edit- ^Rivers, M.C.; Barstow, M.; Mark, J. (2017)."Carapa guianensis".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2017: e.T61794008A61794012.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61794008A61794012.en. Retrieved11 May 2022.
- ^abHammer, M. L.; Johns, E. A. (1993). "Tapping an Amazônian plethora: Four medicinal plants of Marajó Island, Pará (Brazil)".Journal of Ethnopharmacology.40 (1):53–75.doi:10.1016/0378-8741(93)90089-n.PMID 8246531.
- ^Andiroba - Wood database
- ^Roy, A; Saraf, S (2006)."Limonoids: Overview of significant bioactive triterpenes distributed in plants kingdom".Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin.29 (2):191–201.doi:10.1248/bpb.29.191.PMID 16462017.
- ^De Mendonça, F. A.; Da Silva, K. F.; Dos Santos, K. K.; Ribeiro Júnior, K. A.; Sant'Ana, A. E. (2005). "Activities of some Brazilian plants against larvae of the mosquito Aedes aegypti".Fitoterapia.76 (7–8):629–36.doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.06.013.PMID 16253435.
- ^Silva, O. S.; Romão, P. R.; Blazius, R. D.; Prohiro, J. S. (2004). "The use of andiroba Carapa guianensis as larvicide against Aedes albopictus".Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.20 (4):456–7.PMID 15669392.