Copaifera officinalis L.

Copaiba (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Copaifera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 22m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 22.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree of the rainforests, usually found in well-drained sandy loams.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal oil wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Massage (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Witchcraft (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Maggot (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Copaifera officinalis unspecified picture

Distribution

Copaifera officinalis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominican Republic, India, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Martinique, Nicaragua, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64940-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165230
COL ID Y2XS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629406
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Synonyms

Copaifera jacquinii Copaifera officinalis Copaifera jacquiniana Copaiba officinalis Copaiva officinalis Copaiba officinalis