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      O gênero Copaifera (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) na Amazônia brasileira Translated title: The genus Copaifera (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Brazilian Amazonian

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          RESUMO O gênero Copaifera está presente na África (4 spp.), América Central (4 spp.), América do Sul (cerca de 37 spp.) e, provavelmente, na Ásia (1 sp.). Foram reconhecidas nove espécies de Copaifera na Amazônia brasileira: Copaifera duckei, C. glycycarpa, C. guyanensis, C. martii, C. multijuga, C. paupera, C. piresii, C. pubiflora e C. reticulata, representadas tanto por arbustos ou árvores que chegam a atingir até 40 metros de altura, fornecendo tanto madeira como o óleo-resina, extraído de seu tronco, utilizada na preparação de medicamentos, cosméticos, tintas e revelação de fotografias. O presente trabalho apresenta uma chave para identificação das espécies que ocorrem na Amazônia brasileira, incluindo ilustrações, descrições e comentários sobre morfologia e taxonomia.

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          ABSTRACT Copaifera occurs in Africa (4 spp.), Central America (4 spp.), South America (about 37 spp.) and probably in Asia (1 sp.). Nine species were recognized within the Brazilian Amazon: Copaifera duckei, C. glycycarpa, C. guyanensis, C. martii, C. multijuga, C. paupera, C. piresii, C. pubiflora e C. reticulata. Their habit varies between shrubby and tree-like, with some species forming 40 m tall trees. Copaifera is economically important as a timber source, and increasingly as the source of an oleoresin used as a component of medicines, cosmetics, ink and film-development. The present treatment includes an identification key for the species, illustrations, descriptions and comments regarding the morphology, taxonomy and distribution of the species treated.

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          Characterization of the chemical composition of oleoresins of Copaifera guianensis Desf., Copaifera duckei Dwyer and Copaifera multijuga Hayne.

          Oleoresins from different species of Copaifera are used in popular medicine and in the cosmetics industry without giving due consideration to the differences between them. Comparison of the compositions of oleoresins from Copaifera guianensis Desf. and Copaifera duckei Dwyer, species now examined, and of the better known Copaifera multijuga Hayne, all of common occurrence in Brazilian Amaz nia, shows that significant chemical variation occurs not only between species but also within a given species and in an individual tree source.
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              The Central American, West Indian and South American species of Copaifera (Caesalpiniacea)

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                Rodriguésia
                Rodriguésia
                Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )
                0370-6583
                2175-7860
                July 2008
                : 59
                : 3
                : 455-476
                Affiliations
                [1] Belém Pará orgnameEmbrapa Amazônia Oriental Brazil
                [2] Rio de Janeiro orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                [3] Rio de Janeiro RJ orgnameInstituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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                S2175-78602008000300455
                10.1590/2175-7860200859304
                c4b1e9f3-c171-4eb3-a7c9-09dc6e43972f

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : September 2007
                : September 2006
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                Caesalpiniaceae,Copaíba,medicinal,óleo-resina,taxonomia,Cesalpiniaceae,oleoresin,taxonomy

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