“Good Will” presents Copaiba
Copaiba is the tree proposed for the seventeenth station of the park. Its binomial name is Copaifera langsdorffii. It belongs to the Fabaceae family, the same family as the already mentioned Cabreuva, Sibipiruna, Inga do Brejo and Brazilwood.
Its name comes from the Tupi language (kupa’iwa) and it is popularly known as copaibeira or pau-de-oleo (oilwood). It is a tree native to the Brazilian biomes of the Atlantic Forest, Amazon and Cerrado. It also occurs in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
It grows from 5 to 35 meters (16 to 114 feet) in height, and its trunk is cylindrical and curved. Its foliage is initially light pink in color, turning red in the spring.
Its wood, also red, is highly resistant and used in carpentry and civil construction.
Copaiba oil is used in folk medicine in the Amazon as an expectorant and antiseptic, and also in the treatment of skin diseases such as eczema and dermatitis. Filtered, its oil can be used as biodiesel (automobile fuel).
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