Meliaceae
Cedar mangrove
Xylocarpus moluccensis
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Xylocarpus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cedar mangrove
Synonyms
- Carapa borneensis Becc.
- Carapa indica A.Juss.
- Carapa mekongensis Pellegr.
- Carapa moluccensis Lam.
- Carapa moluccensis var. gangetica Prain
- Granatum moluccense (Lam.) Kuntze
- Guarea oblongifolia Griff.
- Monosoma littorata Griff.
- Xylocarpus australasicus Ridl.
- Xylocarpus gangeticus (Prain) C.E.Parkinson
- Xylocarpus mekongensis Pierre
- Xylocarpus parvifolius Ridl.
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nguyen-Khanh-Trinh Tram, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Littauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.