Interspecific differences in the oleoresin production of Copaifera L. (Fabaceae) in the Amazon rainforest |
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Authors: | Karina Martins Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui Patrícia da Costa Hélio Tonini Michelliny de M. Bentes-Gama Abadio H. Vieira Lúcia Helena de O. Wadt |
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Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de S?o Carlos, Rod. Jo?o Leme dos Santos, km 110, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil 2. UCM/Projeto Floresta em Pé, Depto. Ecología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, José Antonio Novais sn, 28040, Madrid, Spain 3. Embrapa Roraima, Rodovia BR 174, km 08, Caixa Postal 133, 69301-970, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil 4. Embrapa Rond?nia, BR 364, Km 5,5, Caixa Postal 127, 76815-800, Porto Velho, RO, Brazil 5. Bioversity International, Via dei Tre Denari, 472/a, 00057, Maccarese, Rome, Italy 6. Embrapa Acre, Rodovia BR 364, km 14, Caixa Postal 321, 69908-970, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil
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Abstract: | ? Context Copaifera species produce an oleoresin of commercial importance that is widely extracted in Amazon communities. ? Aims This paper addresses two questions. (1) What are the morphological characteristics of Copaifera species that influence oleoresin production? (2) How do different Copaifera species respond to repeated harvests? ? Methods We performed a large-scale experiment in the Brazilian Amazon. We tapped 110 Copaifera trees belonging to four species, and several morphological tree characteristics were measured to determine their effect on oleoresin production. ? Results The proportion of Copaifera reticulata and Copaifera paupera trees that yielded more than 1 ml oleoresin was higher than the other species. The oleoresin volumes from yielding Copaifera pubiflora trees were significantly higher than those from C. reticulata and C. paupera, with Copaifera multijuga yielding intermediate values. Interestingly, none of the studied morphological tree characteristics had a significant effect on the proportion of yielding trees. Hollowed trees yielded significantly smaller volumes than non-hollowed trees. Both the proportion of yielding trees and oleoresin volumes decreased from the first to the second harvests for C. reticulata and C. paupera; however, the opposite pattern was observed for C. pubiflora. ? Conclusions Oleoresin production capacity varies by species, and management protocols should account for these differences. |
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