''Prioria copaifera'' is a tree in the family
, native to tropical regions of
Central
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and
South America
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, where it occurs in tidal estuaries behind the mangrove fringe. It ranges from Nicaragua to Colombia and is also found in Jamaica.
The wood of ''Prioria copaifera'' can be used in carpentry and cabinet-making. Heartwood of the ''Prioria copaifera'' tree secretes a black resin when cut.
Orchid bees
The tribe Euglossini, in the subfamily Apinae, commonly known as orchid bees or euglossine bees, are the only group of corbiculate bees whose non-parasitic members do not all possess eusocial behavior.
Description
Most of the tribe's species ...
collect this resin for nest construction.
In
Costa Rica
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''Prioria copaifera'' is protected as a threatened species.
References
Waynesword* Mabberley, D.J. (2002) The Plant-book. A portable dictionary of the vascular plants, Second edition, Cambridge University Press, 858 pp.
* C. Sandi and E.M. Flores. Escuela de Agricultura del Trópico Húmedo and Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Detarioideae
Flora of Colombia
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Nicaragua
Flora of Panama
Flora of Jamaica
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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