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[[File:image9_carapatree.jpg|thumb|Carapa tree (''Carapa guianensis'')]]
 
 
(''Carapa guianensis'')]]
 
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A South American tree, ''Carapa guianensis'', of the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mahogany mahogany] family. Carapa timber is a light reddish-brown. It is used as a substitute for mahogany in furniture and cabinetry.
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A South American tree, ''Carapa guianensis'', of the [[mahogany]] family. Carapa timber is a light reddish-brown. It is used as a substitute for mahogany in furniture and cabinetry.
 
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[[File:andirobawg.jpg|thumb|Andiroba]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
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File:andirobawg.jpg|Andiroba
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File:15_Central_Am_crabwood_100X_Rad.jpg|Central American crabwood  (''Carapa necaraguensis'')<br> radial section at 100x
File:15_Central_Am_crabwood_100X_Rad.jpg|Central American crabwood  (''Carapa necaraguensis'')
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File:15_Central_Am_crabwood_100X_Tan.jpg|Central American crabwood  (''Carapa necaraguensis'')<br> tangential section at 100x
File:15_Central_Am_crabwood_100X_Tan.jpg|Central American crabwood  (''Carapa necaraguensis'')
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File:15_Central_Am_crabwood_100X_Tran.jpg|Central American crabwood  (''Carapa necaraguensis'')<br> transverse section at 100x
File:15_Central_Am_crabwood_100X_Tran.jpg|Central American crabwood  (''Carapa necaraguensis'')
 
 
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==Resources and Citations==
  
== Authority ==
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 488
 
 
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 488
 
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
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Carapa tree (Carapa guianensis)

Description

A South American tree, Carapa guianensis, of the Mahogany family. Carapa timber is a light reddish-brown. It is used as a substitute for mahogany in furniture and cabinetry.

Andiroba

Synonyms and Related Terms

Carapa guianensis; andiroba (Fr., Port.); crabwood; andiroba

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 488
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997