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Qualea

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Vochysiaceae

Order
  
Myrtales

Rank
  
Genus

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Qualea parviflora, Vochysiaceae, Qualea grandiflora, Vochysia, Byrsonima

Araras canind comendo frutos de pau terra ara ararauna qualea multiflora


Qualea is a flowering plant genus in the family Vochysiaceae. These plants occur in the Neotropics and their wood makes good timber and firewood and is used in construction.

Qualea Qualea grandiflora Vochysiaceae image 36398 at PlantSystematicsorg

Caterpillars of the dalcerid moth Dalcera abrasa, a common pest of coffee plants, have also been found to feed on Q. parviflora.

Qualea Qualea parviflora Vochysiaceae image 36276 at PlantSystematicsorg

Species include:

  • Qualea calantha
  • Qualea cordata Spreng.
  • Qualea dichotoma (Mart.) Warm.
  • Qualea glauca Warm.
  • Qualea grandiflora Mart.
  • Qualea grandifolia Mart.
  • Qualea impexa
  • Qualea ingens Warm. – "arrayán" (Colombia)
  • Qualea multiflora Mart.
  • Qualea parviflora Mart.
  • Qualea polychroma

    • Qualea Qualea cordata Vochysiaceae image 36191 at PlantSystematicsorg
    Qualea Qualea parviflora Mart Vochysiaceae Neotropical plant images

    Qualea Qualea multiflora Allisson Rodrigues Rezende Flickr

    Qualea Qualea cordata Vochysiaceae image 36192 at PlantSystematicsorg

    References

    Qualea Wikipedia
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