Meliaceae
Carapa

Carapa grandiflora Sprague

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 507 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central Tropical Africa to W. Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kenfack, D. (2011). A synoptic revision of Carapa (Meliaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 171-231.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carapa procera.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • For. Trees and Timbers Brit. Emp. 4: 29, fig. 4, t. 4, C
  • Staner in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 16: 119, t. 1.
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 37: 507 (1906)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kenfack, D. (2011). A synoptic revision of Carapa (Meliaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 171-231.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2009 Pollard, B.J. [1397] Cameroon K000580028 No
Jun 1, 2009 Cheek, M. [13653] Cameroon K000008150 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4806] Cameroon K000746356 No
Dec 1, 2003 Zapfack, L. [2062] Cameroon K000746357 No
Jul 1, 2002 Sebsebe; Demissew [5090] Cameroon K000380322 No
Jul 1, 2002 Sebsebe; Demissew [5090] Cameroon K000027363 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3410] Cameroon K000027364 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9068] Cameroon K000027362 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1682] Cameroon K000008038 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2140] Cameroon K000027361 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1682] Cameroon K000027365 No
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [796] Cameroon K000337613 No
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [616] Cameroon K000337614 No
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2245] Cameroon K000337620 No
Mar 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [3452] Cameroon K000337615 No
Apr 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1145] Cameroon K000337616 No
Apr 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1072] Cameroon K000337619 No
Apr 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1072] Cameroon K000337618 No
Jan 1, 1958 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30002] Cameroon K000094056 No
Jan 1, 1958 Dawe, M.T. [351] Uganda K000380060 Type Yes
Troupin, G. [3746] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-08934.000 No
Styles, B.T. [166] Uganda K:SPC-06049.016 No
Thomas, D.W. [5075] Cameroon K000094058 No
Styles, B.T. [20] Uganda K:SPC-06049.018 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images