Copaifera officinalis

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]

Copaifera officinalis
Botanical illustration
Copaifera officinalis oleoresin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Copaifera
Species:	C. officinalis
Binomial name
Copaifera officinalis L.
Synonyms[1]
List Copaiba officinalis (L.) Kuntze Copaifera jacquiniana G.Don Copaifera jacquinii Desf. Copaiva officinalis (L.) Jacq.