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. Qualea cordata [var. dichotoma|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