''Quararibea asterolepis'' (cinco dedos, guácimo molenillo, guayabillo, garrocho, molenillo, panula, palo cuadrado;
syn. ''Quararibea stenophylla'' Pittier) is a timber tree native to Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. This plant can be used for
cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the chemical formula, formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of glycosidic bond, β(1→4) linked glucose, D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important s ...
production.
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''Quararibea asterolepis''*
''Quararibea asterolepis''
asterolepis
Trees of Brazil
Trees of Colombia
Trees of Costa Rica
Trees of Ecuador
Trees of Panama
Trees of Peru
Trees of Venezuela
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