Vochysiaceae FAMILY

Qualea dichotoma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Qualea dichotoma is a deciduous tree with an ellipsoid crown; it can grow 10 - 18 metres tall. The bole is slightly fluted, 40 - 50cm in diameter with a thick, corky bark[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. He tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally. A very ornamental plant, it can be used in landscaping, street planting, gardens etc[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern and central Brazil.

HabitatSavannah, Atlantic rainforest and littoral rainforest; found mainly in secondary formations where it thrives in high, sandy terrains where the drainage is fast[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].