Quararibea obliquifolia
Malvaceae FAMILY

Quararibea obliquifolia

Quararibea obliquifolia

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Quararibea obliquifolia is an evergreen tree growing 10 - 15 metres tall[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The straight bole is about 5cm in diameter[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its fruit.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Casta Rica.
HabitatWet forests at elevations from 300 - 500 metres in Costa Rica[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].