Copaifera officinalis
Copaiba
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Copaiba | |
| English | Copaiba | |
| Other names | palo de aceite; aceitillo (MX); copaiva, amacey, aceita de pau, pau d'oleo (BR); canimé (CO); aram, balsam (GY); caniva, cupay (PA); hoepelhout, koepajoewa (SR); aceita, cabimo (VE); copaibo (BO); panchimouti (GF) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | Venezuela; Trinidad & Tobago; Sri Lanka; Sierra Leone; Réunion; Nicaragua; Martinique; Jamaica; India; Dominican Republic; Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Copaifera | |||
| Species | officinalis | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Copaifera officinalis L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caecooff.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 590.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Copaifera officinalis , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson