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Carapa guianensis, Andiroba, Bastard-mahogany, Crabwood
 Carapa guianensis
Family: Meliaceae
Andiroba, Bastard-mahogany, Crabwood
Origin: Tropical America
big treesmall tree 10-20 ftfull sunsemi-shaderegular waterethnomedicalFlood tolerant

Andiroba oil is well known in Brazil and widely employed to heal many skin conditions and as a natural insect repellant. The oil is also used in Brazil as a furniture polish that is thought to protect wooden furniture from termites and other wood-chewing insects.

Andiroba wood is soft, yet durable, and much sought by sawmills.


  


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