Book ID: 92934
Molina, Ana and Zulma Rugolo de Agrasar
Flora Chaquena: Argentina: Formosa, Chaco y Santiago del Estero: Familia Gramineas. 2006. (Col. Cientifica del INTA, 23). 290 plates (=line drawings). VIII, 848 p. 4to. Hardcover. - In Spanish, with Latin nomenclature and Latin species index.
A work in which 18 professionals from different institutions contribute significant basic knowledge about the grasses that have historically represented the great attraction of the Chaco. The study is part of the Plan de Floras Regionales del INTA. It describes the characteristics of the soils of the Chaco region, the varieties and importance of the grasses. It then presents the systematic classification (subfamilies, tribes and genera) and the taxonomical description. With 290 illustrations, mostly original by scientific illustrators. Bibliography.