Xylocarpus granatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig Naturforscher (Halle) 20: 2 (1784)

Homotypic
- Carapa granatum (J.Koenig) Alston, in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 45 (1931)
- Carapa indica A.Juss., in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 7: 31 (1817), nom. illeg.

Heterotypic
- Amoora salomoniensis C.DC., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 461 (1886)
- Carapa carnuosula (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 39: 72 (1870)
- Carapa obovata Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 179 (1825)
- Granatum obovatum (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 110 (1891)
- Xylocarpus benadirensis Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 99 (1908)
- Xylocarpus carnulosus Zoll. & Moritzi, Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 2: 582 (1845)
- Xylocarpus minor Ridl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 289 (1938)
- Xylocarpus obovatus (Blume) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 147 (1827)
- Xylocarpus obovatus var. macrophyllus Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. 5: t, 358 (1896)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Somalia
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - KwaZulu-Natal
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Is., Cambodia, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is.

Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Is.
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu

Spengler, L. 1784. Kurze Beschreibung des Baumes, welcher die im 13. Stück des Naturforschers S. 53 beschriebenen Nüsse trägt. Der Naturforscher 20: 1–7 Archived copy

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. Xylocarpus granatum. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 4 April 2026.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Xylocarpus granatum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2026.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Xylocarpus granatum. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2026. Reference page.