Book ID: 110527
Hurrell, Julio A. and Daniel H. Bazzano
Plantas de la Argentina: silvestres y cultivadas. Volume 2: Pinos ornamentales y forestales. 2006. illus. 239 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.- In Spanish.
This volume deals with 90 taxa (species, subspecies and varieties) of the genus Pinus (Pinophyta, Pinaceae), introduced for afforestation, timber and ream exploitation, or for ornamental purposes, in different parts of the territory of our country. In some places, a few entities grow adventitiously.
The book contains a general introduction to the genus, taxonomic position,vegetative and reproductive morphology, distribution, ecology, ethnobotanical and economic data, cultivation, reproduction and multiplication, and a dichotomous key.and a dichotomous key.
In addition, descriptions including: updated scientific names, synonyms, iconography, etymology, vulgar names, characteristics of the individualsvulgar names, characteristics of the individuals, their crowns, trunks, bark, branches, buds, leaves, cones and seeds, geographical distribution, situation in Argentina, diverse utilities, cultivation, observations, herbarium reference specimens and photographic material.
Finally, it contains a glossary, general bibliography and index.