| Copaifera salikounda | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Copaifera |
| Species: | C. salikounda |
| Binomial name | |
| Copaifera salikounda Heckel | |
Copaifera salikounda is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss. Sometimes called Etimoe.
Copafera is an alternative spelling that was adopted by American guitar manufacturer Taylor Guitars when the wood was introduced as a new material component on a series of the company's layered wood acoustic guitar models. The wood was chosen as an alternative to Indian rosewood after the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) adopted a regulation that heightens the worldwide protection of all rosewood species under the genus Dalbergia. The CITES regulations took effect January 2, 2017.
References
- African Regional Workshop (1998). "Copaifera salikounda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996. IUCN: e.T33041A9752615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33041A9752615.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- MusicRadar 2017. Taylor introduces copafera wood for international 200 Deluxe acoustic guitar models.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Copaifera salikounda |
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