Copaifera officinalis, the copaiba balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela.[2][1] It has been introduced to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, India, and Sri Lanka.[1] Like other members of its genus, its trunks are tapped for its oleoresin, sometimes termed balsam of copaiba or, when refined, copaiba oil, which has industrial, artisanal, and medicinal purposes.[2] Its oleoresin exhibits better bactericidal activity against common pathogens than that of Copaifera langsdorffii.[3]
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| Copaifera officinalis oleoresin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Copaifera |
| Species: | C. officinalis
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| Copaifera officinalis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Copaifera officinalis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa; Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (22 November 2019). "Copaifera officinalis (copaiba balsam)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Santos, Adriana Oliveira dos; Ueda-Nakamura, Tânia; Dias Filho, Benedito Prado; Veiga Junior, Valdir F.; Pinto, Angelo C.; Nakamura, Celso Vataru (2008). "Antimicrobial activity of Brazilian copaiba oils obtained from different species of the Copaifera genus". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 103 (3): 277–281. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762008005000015. hdl:1807/57491. PMID 18545856.
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