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Maquira sclerophylla is a large tropical timber tree of the fig and mulberry family, native to northern and west-central Brazil, the Guianas and Venezuela. It is grown for timber in its native forests rather than as a garden or houseplant.
Maquira sclerophylla is a species of flowering plant native to northern and west-central Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela in tropical South America. It is a timber tree
In the Pariana region of the Brazilian Amazon, a psychoactive snuff called rapé dos indios was prepared from the fruits of the tree and used ritualistically in dances. By 1984 only the very old knew how to prepare the substance.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maquira sclerophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
