Qualea megalocarpa Stafleu

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Vochysiaceae > Qualea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Atlantic rainforest, where it is found in both primary and secondary formations, preferring slopes and hill tops where the soil is deep, fertile, well-drained and of a clayey texture. Occasionally found in open pastures.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses charcoal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Qualea megalocarpa world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Qualea megalocarpa threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:215265-2
WFO ID wfo-0000733131
COL ID 4QZPV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Qualea megalocarpa