This species is often confused with Detarium senegalense, a species that has leaflets with translucent dots[].

Common Name:

General Information

Copaifera salikounda is an evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall, with a bole to more than 1 metre in diameter and 3 metres in girth[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for its resin and its good quality timber.
The tree can occur commonly and regeneration appears to be good, but exploitation of the timber, as well as habitat loss, throughout its range are causing population declines. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Western tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Ghana.

Habitat

Evergreen rain-forest; lagoon side; often more or less gregarious; also on slopes; at elevations up to 950 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	30.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A tree of the lowland humid tropics.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The sap-wood is white and, when freshly cut, slowly exudes a sweetly-scented copal that sets to a hard varnish[]. Copal is a hard resin, obtained from various tropical trees, that is used to make varnish[].

The heartwood is a red-brown; it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 10cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight or interlocked. The wood is of moderate weight, moderately hard; fairly durable, being resistant to dry wood borers and moderately resistant to fungi and termites. The wood seasons normally, with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It works well with ordinary tools, though resin can sometimes cause clogging; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is of good quality and is widely used for purposes such as high class furniture, cabinet work, flooring, light carpentry, construction, panelling, joinery, and shingles[].

Propagation

Seed -

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