Qualea multiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Vochysiaceae
Genus: Qualea
Species:
Q. multiflora
Binomial name
Qualea multiflora
Synonyms
  • Qualea macroptera Link ex A.Dietr.
  • Qualea multiflora var. glabra Mart.
  • Qualea subvillosa Link ex A.Dietr.
  • Qualea subvillosa var. glabrifolia Warm.

Qualea multiflora is a species of tree in the family Vochysiaceae.[1][2]

Trees in this species can grow up to 6 m tall.[3] The species has hairy leaves and extrafloral nectaries which possibly help reduce herbivory.[4] Q. multiflora gets pollinated by bees in he uses like Xylocopa and Centris.[5]

The species is native to neotropics[1] in countries like Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.[6] The species naturally grows in acid soils.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Qualea multiflora Mart. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Qualea multiflora". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ↑ Custódio, Luciana Nascimento; Carmo-Oliveira, Renata; Mendes-Rodrigues, Clesnan; Oliveira, Paulo Eugênio (September 2014). "Pre-dispersal seed predation and abortion in species of Callisthene and Qualea (Vochysiaceae) in a Neotropical savanna". Acta Botanica Brasilica. 28 (3): 309–320. doi:10.1590/0102-33062014abb3064. ISSN 0102-3306.
  4. ↑ Barônio, Gudryan Jackson (2012-05-22). "Pilosidade foliar reduz herbivoria em folhas jovens e maduras de Qualea multiflora Mart. em cerrado stricto sensu". Neotropical Biology and Conservation (in Portuguese). 7 (2): 122–128. doi:10.4013/nbc.2012.72.06. ISSN 2236-3777.
  5. ↑ Buzatti, Renata Santiago de Oliveira; Lemos-Filho, José Pires; Bueno, Marcelo Leandro; Lovato, Maria Bernadete (2017-10-31). "Multiple Pleistocene refugia in the Brazilian cerrado: evidence from phylogeography and climatic nichemodelling of two Qualea species (Vochysiaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 185 (3): 307–320. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/box062. ISSN 0024-4074.
  6. ↑ "Qualea multiflora Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  7. ↑ Ahammed, Golam Jalal; Yu, Jing-Quan (2016-06-17). Plant Hormones under Challenging Environmental Factors. Springer. p. 141. ISBN 978-94-017-7758-2.


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