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Andira inermis (Wright)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Dalbergieae

GENUS: Andira Juss.

Andira inermis (Wright)DC. [Preferred name]
    Andira grandiflora Guill. & Perr. {Synonym}
    Andira jamaicensis (Wright)Urb. {Synonym}
    Geoffroea inermis (Wright)Wright {Synonym}
    Geoffroea inermis Wright {Synonym}
    Geoffroea jamaicensis var. inermis Wright {Synonym}
    Vouacapoua inermis (Wright)A.Lyons {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Aboranzork [2283]; Alemendro [2283]; Almendro [1645, 2283]; Almendro Cimarrou [1645]; Almendro De Rio [3348]; Andira Uchi [2283]; Andirauchi [1458]; Angelim [1458, 2283]; Angelim-branco [2283]; Angelim-liso [2283]; Angelin Tree [1430]; Angelino [2283]; Anndjelinn [1790]; Arenillo [2283]; Avineira [1458]; Bastard Mahogany [1430, 1940, 2264]; Bois Palmiste [2157]; Cabbage Bark [1430]; Cabbage-tree [2283]; Cabbagebark [2283]; Cabbagibark [2283]; Caconnier Rouge [1790]; Chirai [2283]; Cocu [2283]; Cuilembuca [2283]; Cumaruana [2283]; Dedefouden [1790]; Guacamayo [1645]; Guaycamayo [2283]; Jumbie Bead [1790]; L'Angelin [1790]; Lombrigueira [1458]; Macayo [2283]; Maea Colorada [2283]; Manga-brava [1458]; Moca [2283]; Moca Blanca [2283]; Morcegueira [1458, 2283]; Moza Blanca [2283]; Palo De Burro [2157]; Palo Maco [2157]; Pau-palmeira [2283]; Pilon [2283]; Pleasant-wood [2283]; Quilla [2283]; Sarinette [1790]; Sucupira Da Varzea [1458]; Sucurira-de-varzea [1458]; Tobago-chapermo [2283]; Uchi [2283]; Uchirana [2283]; Umare [2283]; Vchirama [1458]; West Indian Walnut [1790]; Yaba [1409, 2283]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (N) [106]; Central African Rep. (N) [106]; Chad (N) [106]; Gambia The (N) [106]; Ghana (N) [11]; Guinea Bissau (N) [11]; Ivory Coast (N) [106]; Mali (N) [106]; Niger (N) [11]; Nigeria (N) [11, 106]; Senegal (N) [106]; Sudan (N) [106]; Togo (N) [11]; Uganda (N) [106]
  Asia
India (I) [1914]; West Bengal [1914]; Sabah (N) [1790]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (N) [1790]; Dominica (N) [2289]; Dominican Republic (N) [2157]; Grenada (N) [1790]; Guadeloupe (N) [1790]; Haiti (N) [2157]; Jamaica (N) [1056]; Martinique (N) [1790]; Puerto Rico (N) [1430]; St Lucia (N) [2289]; St Vincent (N) [1790]; Trinidad & Tobago (N) [1790]; Virgin Is (N) [2289]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242, 1460, 1645]; Costa Rica (N) [1658, 2289, 2416]; El Salvador (N) [1460, 1645, 2156]; Guatemala (N) [1645]; Honduras (N) [2289]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1460, 1645]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1222, 1645, 1790]; Nicaragua (N) [2289, 3348]; Panama (N) [1222, 1224, 1460, 1645, 2416]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (N) [1056, 1430, 2148, 3157]; Florida [1056, 1430, 2148, 3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [1940, 2264]
  South America
Argentina (N) [2289]; Bolivia (N) [1222, 1790]; Brazil (N) [1222, 1231, 1458, 1658, 1788]; Amapa [1458]; Amazonas [1458]; Mato Grosso [1458]; Para [1458]; Roraima [1788]; Colombia (N) [2289]; Ecuador (N) [1458]; French Guiana (N) [1408, 1837]; Guyana (N) [1458, 1837]; Paraguay (N) [2289]; Peru (N) [1222, 1458]; Surinam (N) [1837]; Trindade-Martin Vaz (N) [1790]; Venezuela (N) [2289]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [106];
    Sudanian woodland [11];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [106, 210, 1056, 1430, 1458, 1788, 1790, 1915, 1940, 2157, 3348] ; Distribution Map [209] ; Illustration [10, 106, 210, 1430, 2157]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [1915] [3348] [3938] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [1915] [3348] [3938] ; Lifespan: Perennial [1915] [3348] [3938] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1993-12 Cavalcante de Lima H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3030]; Environmental [2264, 2289]; Medicine [14, 1985, 2283, 2289, 3030]; Miscellaneous [3049]; Toxins [14]; Wood [14, 1458, 1985, 2283, 2289, 3030]

  
NOTES:
  Native of Tropical Africa and America. [1915]

  
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