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Carapa

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Meliaceae

Taxonomy
Carapa was named by Aublet (1775). It is extant.

It was assigned to Meliaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Carapa Aublet
1919Carapa Knowlton
1976Carapa Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familyMeliaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusCarapaAublet 1775

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Carapa Aublet 1775
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Carapa eolignitica Berry 1916
Carapa xylocarpoides Berry 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available