Qualea multiflora
Qualea multiflora
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Prefers a sunny position[1]. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. Trees are able to survive forest and bush fires - the top growth may be killed but the thick bark protects the trunk and the tree resprouts after the fire[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a sunny position in a nursery seedbed. A low germination rate can be expected, with the seed sprouting within 28 - 40 days[1]. When the seedlings are 4 - 5cm tall, pot them up into individual containers[1]. It can be quite difficult to grow the seedlings on until large enough to plant out[1]. This could be because of a lack of the correct soil mycorrhizae. It would probably be beneficial to obtain some soil from around healthy plants in the wild in order to try and introduce the mycorrhizae[PFAF]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Qualea+multiflora>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-15-1 ↩︎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.
- [2]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎