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.
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Varieties
Five varieties are accepted.[
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Qualea cordata var. cordata (synonyms Amphilochia cordata and Qualea cordata f. rupestris ) – eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina (Misiones), and eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
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Qualea cordata var. dichotoma (synonyms Amphilochia dichotoma and Qualea dichotoma ) – eastern Bolivia and eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
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Qualea cordata var. elongata (synonyms Qualea dichotoma var. elongata , Qualea elongata , and Qualea glauca ) - southeastern and west-central Brazil
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Qualea cordata var. grandifolia – southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais)
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Qualea cordata var. intermedia – eastern Brazil
