Copaifera reticulata

Botanical Description

Copaifera reticulata is a large, evergreen tree growing to a height of 30 - 45 metres. The bole is straight and cylindrical and can be branchless for 30 metres[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its medicinal balsam and its timber. This species is one of the more important amongst the many related species in the genus that yield the resin 'Copaiba balsam'. The balsam is a valuable commodity with a range of medicinal and many other uses. It is commonly harvested from wild trees and is exported in quantity to many countries[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. , 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ]. The plant has long been used by the native peoples of S. America, especially for this resin, which can be obtained from the trunk[ 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ]. Several different species can be used interchangeably to provide the resin; Copaifera officinalis from northern Brazil; C. Multijuga from the Amazon; and C. Langsdorffii from the cerrados of central Brazill are probably the three other most important ones[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ].