title: Copal tree
text: # Copal tree
  
  Copal tree may refer to several tree species:
  
  ## Trees yielding copal resin
  
  * Protium copal, a tree endemic to Mexico and Central America
  * Hymenaea courbaril, also called Brazilian copal tree, a tree common in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America
  * Hymenaea verrucosa, also called Zanzibar copal tree, a tree native to tropical East Africa
  
  ## Trees yielding copal wood (used in woodcarving)
  
  * Bursera bipinnata, a tree widespread across Mexico and Central America
  * Bursera glabrifolia, a tree native to central Mexico
  