Qualea cordata is a species of flowering plant in the family Vochysiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern, central, and southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and Misiones Province of northeastern Argentina. Five varieties are accepted. Var. dichotoma is known as jacaré and is popular street and garden tree in Brazil.
Varieties
Five varieties are accepted.
- Qualea cordata var. cordata (synonyms Amphilochia cordata and Qualea cordata f. rupestris ) â eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina (Misiones), and eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
- Qualea cordata var. dichotoma (synonyms Amphilochia dichotoma and Qualea dichotoma ) â eastern Bolivia and eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
- Qualea cordata var. elongata (synonyms Qualea dichotoma var. elongata , Qualea elongata , and Qualea glauca ) - southeastern and west-central Brazil
- Qualea cordata var. grandifolia â southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais)
- Qualea cordata var. intermedia â eastern Brazil
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