Anthocarapa

Anthocarapa is a monotypic genus of tree in the family Meliaceae. The natural range of the one accepted species extends from eastern Malesia, Australia to the western Pacific Ocean.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilyMeliaceae

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Specimen records: 6
With media: 5
Family: Meliaceae
Collections: A, MNHN
Recorded in: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Nouvelle-CaléDonie

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Meliaceae
Image: Anthocarapa nitidula Coffs.jpg

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taxon name: Anthocarapa
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=757
Commons category: Anthocarapa

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Anthocarapa is a monotypic genus of tree in the family Meliaceae. The natural range of the one accepted species extends from eastern Malesia, Australia to the western Pacific Ocean.

The single species, Anthocarapa nitidula is known colloquially in Australia as incense cedar. It is a medium to large tree in subtropical rainforest, north from Woodburn in New South Wales.

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