Taxon:  Guarea grandifolia DC.



Summary
Genus:
Guarea
Family:
Meliaceae
Nomen number:
18051
Place of publication:
Prodr. 1:624.  1824
Verified:
05/12/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  4. Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
  5. Shupe, T. F. et al. 2005. Wood properties of selected lesser-used Honduran wood species. J. Trop. Forest Sci. 17:438-446. Note: it described mechanical properties of Guarea grandifolia wood
  6. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:802. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcarapa  1Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Englishwildake  1Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Colombia)mancharro  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Ecuador)apae  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Ecuador)pitón  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Guatemala)cedrillo  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Guatemala)trompillo  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Honduras)carbón  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Mexico)javín  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Panama)cedro macho  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Spanish (Peru)requia de altura  2Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:802. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaCartago Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaHeredia Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaPuntarenas Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaAlta Verapaz Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaEscuintla Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSuchitepéquez Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasCortés Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaZelaya Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaBocas del Toro Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDarién Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMiranda Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaPutumayo Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaValle del Cauca Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorSucumbíos Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica [Cartago, Heredia, Puntarenas], Guatemala [Alta Verapaz, Escuintla, Suchitepéquez], Honduras [Cortés], Nicaragua [Zelaya], Panama [Bocas del Toro, Darién]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas, Miranda]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Putumayo, Valle del Cauca], Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbíos], Peru [Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto]

Reference(s)
  1. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  2. Pennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
  3. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:802. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswoodpotential for timberPennington, T. D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:336-340.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18051. Accessed 12 May 2026.