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Quararibea asterolepis

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Quararibea asterolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
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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