Copaifera

Copaifera is a genus of tropical plants in the legume family Fabaceae.[2] It includes 40 species native to the tropical Americas (Nicaragua to northeastern Argentina), west and central tropical Africa, and Borneo.[1]

Copaifera
Copaifera officinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Copaifera
L. (1762)
Species[1]

40 see text

Synonyms
  • Copaiba Mill. (1754)
  • Copaiva Jacq. (1760)
  • Cotylelobiopsis F.Heim. (1892)
  • Pseudosindora Symington (1944)

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.[3]

Species

40 species are accepted:[1]

  • 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

References
  1. Copaifera L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. Arruda, Caroline; Aldana Mejía, Jennyfer Andrea; Ribeiro, Victor Pena; Gambeta Borges, Carly Henrique; Martins, Carlos Henrique Gomes; Sola Veneziani, Rodrigo Cássio; Ambrósio, Sérgio Ricardo; Bastos, Jairo Kenupp (2019-01-01). "Occurrence, chemical composition, biological activities and analytical methods on Copaifera genus—A review". Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 109: 1–20. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2018.10.030. ISSN 0753-3322. PMID 30396065. S2CID 53239197.
  3. Alves, Jéssica Aparecida; Abrão, Fariza; Silva Moraes, Thaís da; Damasceno, Jaqueline Lopes; dos Santos Moraes, Marcos Fernando; Sola Veneziani, Rodrigo Cassio; Ambrósio, Sérgio Ricardo; Bastos, Jairo Kenupp; Dantas Miranda, Mayker Lázaro; Gomes Martins, Carlos Henrique (2020-08-01). "Investigation of Copaifera genus as a new source of antimycobaterial agents". Future Science OA. 6 (7): FSO587. doi:10.2144/fsoa-2020-0018. PMC 7421775. PMID 32802394.


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