Carapa guianensis

Andiroba, Bastard-mahogany, Crabwood
Family: Meliaceae
Origin: Tropical America
Big tree > 20 ft

Ethnomedical plant.
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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.

Link to this plant:

https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/carapa_guianensis.htm