Description: English: Un árbol maduro de tabonuco, Dacryodes excelsa, mostrando su copa esparcida. Date: 18 September 2013, 11:10:30. Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/Dacryodesexcelsa.pdf. Author: US Government. USDA. Forest Service.
Copal is a flammable tree resin used in the Amazon as incense, seen burning here. This species is one of the main sources, and is known as Copalwood. Native to northwestern South America.