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 bees in he uses like Xylocopa and Centris. The species is native to neotropics in countries like Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. The species naturally grows in acid soils.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Vochysiaceae |
| Genus: | Qualea |
| Species: | Q. multiflora
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Qualea multiflora Mart. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "Qualea multiflora". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Qualea multiflora Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ 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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