Vochysiaceae FAMILY
Qualea multiflora
Qualea multiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Qualea multiflora is a semideciduous tree with a sparse, pyramidal crown; it can grow 4 - 6 metres tall. The bole is usually crooked, about 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ]. The trees are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of the wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, southern, eastern, central and northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru.
HabitatRainforest and savannah, where it is found mainly in open formations on well-drained soils of low fertility[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ]. Grows preferably in sandy fields[ 461 Title Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil Publication Author Correa M.P. Publisher Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro Year 1926 ISBN Description A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants. ].