Qualea cordata


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 – eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
  • Qualea cordata var. dichotoma – eastern Bolivia and eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
  • Qualea cordata var. elongata - southeastern and west-central Brazil
  • Qualea cordata var. grandifolia – southeastern Brazil
  • Qualea cordata var. intermedia – eastern Brazil