- Source: Copaifera
Copaifera is a genus of tropical plants in the legume family Fabaceae. It includes 40 species native to the tropical Americas (Nicaragua to northeastern Argentina), west and central tropical Africa, and Borneo.
The scientific name means "copal-bearer" (or more accurately, copaiba-bearer), since economically important resins and essential oils can be acquired from them. They are also important for production of biodiesel and wood, especially Copaifera langsdorffii. Other species are threatened, mainly by deforestation.
Oil extracts from the genus are of particular interest as a source of antimycobacterial agents.
Species
40 species are accepted:
Copaifera appendiculata M.J.Silva
Copaifera arenicola (Ducke) J.A.S.Costa & L.P.Queiroz
Copaifera aromatica Dwyer
Copaifera baumiana Harms
Copaifera bracteata Benth.
Copaifera camibar Poveda, N.Zamora & P.E.Sánchez
Copaifera canime Harms
Copaifera coriacea Mart.
Copaifera depilis Dwyer
Copaifera duckei Dwyer
Copaifera elliptica Mart.
Copaifera epunctata Amshoff
Copaifera glycycarpa Ducke
Copaifera guyanensis Desf.
Copaifera gynohirsuta Dwyer
Copaifera krukovii (Dwyer) J.A.S.Costa
Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. – Diesel tree, kerosene tree, kupa'y, cabismo, copaúva
Copaifera lucens Dwyer
Copaifera luetzelburgii Harms
Copaifera magnifolia Dwyer
Copaifera majorina Dwyer
Copaifera malmei Harms
Copaifera marginata Benth.
Copaifera martii Hayne
Copaifera mildbraedii Harms
Copaifera multijuga Hayne
Copaifera nana Rizzini
Copaifera oblongifolia Mart. ex Hayne
Copaifera officinalis L.
Copaifera palustris (Symington) de Wit
Copaifera panamensis (Britton) Standl. – Cabimo
Copaifera paupera (Herzog) Dwyer
Copaifera piresii Ducke
Copaifera pubiflora Benth.
Copaifera religiosa J.Léonard
Copaifera rondonii Hoehne
Copaifera sabulicola J.A.S.Costa & L.P.Queiroz
Copaifera salikounda Heckel
Copaifera trapezifolia Hayne
Copaifera venezuelana Harms & Pittier
See also
Copaene