Copaifera L.

Description of the genus

Understorey shrub in Kalahari woodland; leaf with 8−10 leaflets, subopposite or alternate; fruit similar to that of Guibourtia, with green, glandular valves separating along one suture to expose the single seed enclosed in a red aril.

Worldwide: 39 species in tropical Africa, tropical America and Borneo.

DRC: 1 taxon.

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Other sources of information about Copaifera:

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Flora of Zambia: Copaifera

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Copaifera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Copaifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Copaifera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Copaifera
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iNaturalist: Copaifera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Copaifera
JSTOR Plant Science: Copaifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Copaifera
Plants of the World Online: Copaifera
Tropicos: Copaifera
Wikipedia: Copaifera

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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Copaifera.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1959, retrieved 6 October 2025

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