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GUM COPAL [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

OBS

red-gum: common name also used to refer to the species Liquidambar styraciflua.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

An inclusive term for a wide variety of hard, brittle, semitransparent, yellowish to red fossil resins from various tropical trees (...), being nearly insoluble in the usual solvents, and resembling amber in appearance (...) Copal also occurs as modern resinous exudations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Des accumulations de résines fossiles sont connues dans la série géologique sous le nom d'ambre (...), de copal (Quaternaire de Zanzibar), copaline (...)

OBS

Résine fournie par des arbres tropicaux, utilisée dans la fabrication des vernis.

Spanish

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