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botanical illustration of Copaiba, Copaifera spp

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Copaiba

Copaifera spp

Copaiba · Copaiferas · Copaïer, Copahier, Copayer · copaifera · kopaiba · kopainovník · kopaiva · kopaivapuut · kopaiwa · Копаифера · 香漆檀属 · 香漆豆属 · 香脂树属

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, DELTA-CADINENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Copaifera spp

Common names: Copaiba, Copaiferas, Copaïer, Copahier, Copayer, copaifera, kopaiba, kopainovník, kopaiva, kopaivapuut, kopaiwa, Копаифера, 香漆檀属, 香漆豆属, 香脂树属

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • First Results for the Elemental Composition of Copaiba Oil Resin (<i>Copaífera Spp.</i>) from Flona Carajás By ICP-OES. · 2025 source ↗
  • Effect of Copaiba Oil (Copaifera spp.) on Intake Digestibility, Degradability, and Ruminal Variables in Beef Steers · 2024 source ↗
  • Copaifera spp. oleoresins control Trypanosoma cruzi infection in human trophoblast cells (BeWo) and placental explants. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
  • ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
  • TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
  • DELTA-CADINENE
  • CALAMENENE
  • CARIOAZULENE
  • CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
  • ALPHA-COPAENE
  • BETA-COPAENE
  • COPAIFEROLIC-ACID
  • ALPHA-CUBEBENE
  • AR-CURCUMENE
  • DELTA-ELEMENE
  • EO
  • BETA-FARNESENE
  • HOMOPARACOPAIBIC-ACID
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  • ALPHA-HUMULENE
  • BETA-HUMULENE
  • 7-HYDROXYHARDWICKIC-ACID
  • ILLURINIC-ACID
  • MARACAIBOBALSAM
  • BETA-METACOPAIBIC-ACID
  • METHYL-11-ACETOXYLABDA-8(20)-13-DIEN-15-CARBONIC-ACID-ESTER
  • BETA-MUUROLENE
  • PARACOPAIBIC-ACID
  • POLYALTHIC-ACID
  • ALPHA-SELINENE
  • BETA-SELINENE
  • BETA-BISABOLENE
  • GAMMA-CADINENE
  • BETA-CUBEBENE
  • GAMMA-ELEMENE
  • EPERU-8(20)-EN-15,18-DIOIC-ACID
  • BETA-BISABOLOL
  • CALAMESENE
  • COPAENE
  • COPALIC-ACID
  • CYPERENE
  • ENANTIO-AGATHIC-ACID
  • HARDWICKIC-ACID
  • GAMMA-HUMULENE
  • ALPHA-MULTIJUGENOL
  • RESIN
  • COIPAIFERIC-ACID
  • BETA-ELEMENE
  • CARYOPHYLLENE
  • (-)-16BETA-KAURAN-19-CARBONIC-ACID
  • (-)-KAUR-16-EN-19-CARBONIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Copaifera spp
Copaifera spp · Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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