Bambues lenosos nativos y exoticos de la Argentina. 2016. 69 b/w illus. 53 col. illus. 248 p. 4to.- In Spanish.

The purpose of this text is to complete the inventory of the woody Bamboos (Poaceae-Bambusoideae-Bambuseae) that inhabit the territory of the Argentine Republic, as well as to provide the necessary information and tools to facilitate the identification and knowledge of the entities. At the same time, due to its content, it constitutes a contribution to the biological inventory and to the knowledge of the biodiversity of the southern cone of America, mainly addressed to botanists, agronomists, architects, landscape architects, ecologists, etc., and to all those people who in one way or another are interested in the knowledge of this singular group of plants belonging to the great family of Gramineae. This work is original and provides information on woody bamboos for an area not covered by any other bibliography, recording 9 genera and 40 taxa. It comprises different chapters. It begins with a synthesis of the Subfamily Bambusoideae and the Tribe Bambuseae, where reference is made to their most outstanding general characteristics and a key is presented for the identification of the genera represented in Argentina. The distribution of the genera is presented in relation to the Phytogeographical Regions, in which context the gramineae occupy a predominant place.

Chapters on the morphology of vegetative and reproductive characters, as well as leaf and cane anatomy, complement the systematic treatment of the species. Consideration is given to native and exotic cultivated woody bamboos; each genus and its species is described and illustrated, including keys for identification of taxa, scientific names, synonyms, common names, distribution, habitat, uses or applications, the corresponding bibliography, and reference material for each entity. Controversial flowering of the ligneous bamboos, the phenology of which is described in one chapter, is discussed. In connection with this, the epidemiological effects of flowering are analysed, including recent episodes. The uses and applications of woody bamboos are widely recognised throughout the world; these aspects are analysed from the point of view of ethnobotany and tradition in Argentina. In relation to these, musical instruments made from different species of woody bamboo are described. The interaction between birds and canaverales is an interesting chapter that describes the birds that specialise in bamboos in Argentina.

Finally, in order to clarify the terminology used in this type of study, a Glossary of terms is included in the text. The Index is also included, which includes the scientific names and regulations for the proper preparation of a herbarium specimen, which will constitute the testimony and will carry the information on the specimen collected to be studied, deposited and conserved in the Herbarium.