''Qualea'' is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

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in the

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Vochysiaceae Vochysiaceae is a plant family belonging to the order Myrtales. Description Trees or shrubs with opposite leaves; flowers are zygomorph 1-(3)-5 merous; ovary inferior or superior; one fertile stamen; fruits samara or capsules. Biogeography ...

. These plants occur in the

Neotropics The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeog ...

and their wood makes good

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...

and

firewood Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not heavily processed, and is in some sort of firelog, recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellet fuel, pellets. ...

and is used in construction. Some species of ''Qualea'' have medicinal properties.

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Qualea calantha ''Qualea calantha'' is a species of plant in the Vochysiaceae family. It is endemic to Peru. It is found in the Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Ama ...

'' * '' Qualea cordata'' Spreng. * ''

Qualea dichotoma ''Qualea dichotoma'', also known as jacaré, is a deciduous tree indigenous to central and eastern Brazil. It is a common ornamental plant, used in landscaping, street planting, and gardens.Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclatu ...

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Mart. Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His m ...

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Qualea elegans ''Qualea elegans'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Vochysiaceae. It is found in Brazil. References External links ''Qualea elegans''at The Plant List ''Qualea elegans''at Tropicos Tropicos is an online botanical datab ...

'' Taub. * '' Qualea glauca'' Warm. * ''

Qualea grandiflora ''Qualea'' is a flowering plant genus in the family (biology), family Vochysiaceae. These plants occur in the Neotropics and their wood makes good timber and firewood and is used in construction. Some species of ''Qualea'' have medicinal propert ...

* '' Qualea grandifolia''

* '' Qualea impexa'' * '' Qualea ingens'' Warm. – ''"arrayán"'' (

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Qualea multiflora ''Qualea multiflora'' is a species of tree in the family Vochysiaceae. Trees in this species can grow up to 6 m tall. The species has hairy leaves and extrafloral nectaries which possibly help reduce herbivory. Q. multiflora gets pollinated by b ...

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Qualea parviflora ''Qualea parviflora'', known as ''pau-terra'' in Portuguese, is a deciduous tree indigenous to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The tree favors dry climates like the tropical savanna of the cerrado. Description ''Qualea parviflora'' grows up to ...

* '' Qualea polychroma'' * ''

Qualea tessmannii ''Qualea tessmannii'' is a species of tree that is part of the family Vochysiaceae. It mainly grows In wet tropical climates and can be found in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country ...

References

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