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etymology
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The genus name Copaifera derives from the Tupi word kopa'iwa, meaning 'resin tree'. The species epithet langsdorffii honours the German-Russian physician and botanist G.H. von Langsdorff. The common name copaíba means 'resin tree' in Tupi.
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