Qualea multiflora explained

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 in countries like Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.^[6] The species naturally grows in acid soils.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualea multiflora Mart. - Encyclopedia of Life. 2021-09-20. eol.org.
2. Web site: Qualea multiflora . iNaturalist . 2021-09-20 . en-US.
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. 10.1590/0102-33062014abb3064. 0102-3306. free.
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. pt. 7. 2. 122–128. 10.4013/nbc.2012.72.06. 2236-3777. free.
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. 10.1093/botlinnean/box062. 0024-4074.
6. Web site: Qualea multiflora Mart. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-09-20. Plants of the World Online. en.
7. Book: Ahammed. Golam Jalal. Plant Hormones under Challenging Environmental Factors. Yu. Jing-Quan. 2016-06-17. Springer. 978-94-017-7758-2. 141. en.