Vochysiaceae FAMILY
Qualea grandiflora
Qualea grandiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Qualea grandiflora is a deciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 7 - 12 metres tall. The short, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, southern, eastern, central and northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru.
HabitatSavannah and woodland savannah, in both primary and secondary formations, favouring high, dry, well-drained sites[ 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. ].