Quararibea asterolepis

Quararibea asterolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Quararibea
Species: Q. asterolepis
Binomial name
Quararibea asterolepis

Quararibea asterolepis (Cinco dedos, Guácimo molenillo, Guayabillo, Garrocho, Molenillo, Panula, Palo cuadrado; syn. Quararibea stenophylla Pittier) is a timber tree native to Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. This plant can be used for cellulose production.


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