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carapa, crabwood, Surinam mahogany, West Indian mahogany

A pale to reddish brown wood of South America and Africa; moderately hard and heavy, with straight grain and medium texture; used for general construction and in plywood.
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Of interest is the Crique Filon target located within the Carapa permit.
Reunion Gold reports new high-grade gold intersections at the Boulanger Project in French Guiana
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grandella, with greater damage than that reported for Carapa spp.
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Medium composition and Amazonian oils for lipase production by Candida viswanathii/Composicao do meio de cultivo e oleos amazonicos para a producao de lipase por Candida viswanathii
Carapa guianensis, which is popularly known as andiroba, belongs to the family Meliaceae.
Evaluation of the Genotoxic and Antigenotoxic Effects of Andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aublet) Oil and Nanoemulsion on Swiss Mice
It attacks cryptically the apical meristem of species of Meliaceae, as Cedrela, Swietenia and Carapa. Its damages forks the trees and the most valuable log, with subsequent financial losses in forestry projects, reaching up to 100% trees of a forest plantation, making it unfeasible high-density plantations.
PRIMER REPORTE DE ZETHUS SCHADEI (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDE) COMO ENEMIGO NATURAL DE HYPSIPYLA GRANDELLA ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) EN COLOMBIA
Composition of Azadirachta indica and Carapa procera (Meliaceae) seed oils and cakes obtained after oil extraction.
Evaluation of Few Essential Oils for the Management of Parasitic Bee Mites, Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera L. Colonies
Aceite de andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aubl) en la captura de la mosca de las frutas (Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann), en Guayaba Serrana (Acca sellowiana (Berg) Burret).
Efecto de atrayentes alimenticios para el monitoreo de Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) en Acca sellowiana (Myrtaceae)

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