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Copaifera officinalis L.

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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Copaiba

Copaifera officinalis , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Copaiba

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Copaiba

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Copaiba

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Copaiba

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson