Vochysiaceae FAMILY
Qualea gracilior
Qualea gracilior
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Qualea gracilior is an evergreen tree with a roundish, sparse crown; it can grow from 10 - 30 metres tall[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The tree is a source of mandioqueira wood. It is harvested from the wild for local use and for trade.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.
HabitatRain forests, in areas not subject to seasonal inundation[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].