About Qualea parviflora Mart.
Species Naming and Height
Qualea parviflora Mart. is a plant species that grows up to 8 m (26 ft) in height. It flowers from September through December.
Flower Morphology
Each of its flowers has one light purple petal, one stamen, a spurred calyx, and a three-parted ovary.
Species Distinction
This species, commonly called pau-terra, can be told apart from its close relative Qualea multiflora by its smaller flowers.
Pollination
In its ecology, the species' flowers are pollinated by bees.
Seed Predators
Buprestid beetles and small Hymenoptera species eat its seeds.
Lepidopteran Host Use
Caterpillars of the dalcerid moth Dalcera abrasa feed on Qualea parviflora.
