Trees Of Anselmo de Andrade 2011
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Pinus pinea L. Pinheiro Manso Vernacular name: Pine-nut Distribution in Portugal: species indigenous to main land Portugal Habit: ever green tree up to 30 m, domed canopy; rhytidomethick, brownish and cracked. Leaves: needles of 100-200 mm x 2.1 mm, grouped in pairs on short stalks. Preferably on sandy soils and deep and warm regions without frost, although it has been cultivated for almost the entire country. Practices and customs: along with the olive and cypress, this species is another emblematic tree of the Mediterranean. Very cultivated by wood and pinion also possibly occurs spontaneously with great freshness especially in the Sado basin.
Ficus elastica Árvore da Borracha Vernacular name: the rubber tree Source: East of the Himalayas to the north of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java. Distribution in Portugal: exotic cultivated in urban áreas across the country. Habit: large tree much branched, ever green, up to 30 m; Customs and traditions: it is much cultivated as ornamental either inside or outside in - by its large leaves and sometimes variegated.
Araucaria heterophylla Araucária Vernacular name: Araucaria-of-the-island norfolk Origin: Island Norfolk and Western Australia. Distribution in Portugal: exotic largely grown in gardens across the country. Habit: ever green tree up to 50 m, Customs and traditions: the fact that the branches in regular whorls and very elegant earned him the epithet of sublime. The wood is mainly used in ship building, especially in large masts, thanks to the size of its straight trunk, its pinions are edible.
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Eucalyptus globulus Eucalipto Vernacular name: eucalyptus, blue Gomera. Source: Tasmania. Distribution in Portugal: an exotic cultivated all over the country, tends to be feral in the most humid and less subject to frost, and may take character attacker. Habit: large-sized aromatic tree and rapid growth, up to 55 m; Customs and traditions: like many other species of Eucalyptus was introduced in Portugal in the nineteenth century in order to help the drainage of wetlands and the provision of fire wood. However, due to industrial interest in the manufacture of paper pulp, has become one of the most cultivated trees in Portugal: a total of two thirds of its area worldwide distribution occurs in the Iberian Peninsula. It also has honey and medicinal virtues.
Acacia cyanophylla Acácia- Mimosa Vernacular name: Acacia Source: Western Australia and Tasmania. Distribution in Portugal: exotic invasive, especially in the Beira Litoral, Estremadura, Alentejo and Algarve. Habit: Small tree, perennial, up to 10 m; Reproductive structures: bright yellow flowers. Common in arid regions, resisting well to dryness. Although it is a robust species is affected by frost. Customs and habits: species considered invasive according to Portuguese legislation (DL 565/99). Used as an ornamental, was also planted for erosion control especially in coastal dunes.
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Prunus cerasifera Abrunheiro dos jardins Vernacular name: garden-of-thorn. Source: coming from the Caucasus and Persia. Distribution in Portugal: the entire country, in parks and gardens. Reproductive structures: white flowers, smooth fruit a drupe, globose with 2.5 cm -3, slightly pruinosa, reddish, very acidic, Customs and traditions: taxon mainly grown as an ornamental in parks and gardens.
Acacia mearnsii Acácia-negra Vernacular name: black wattle, Acacia Source: South Australia and Tasmania. Distribution in Portugal: exotic feral in some areas of Minho, Beira Litoral, Beira Baixa, Estremadura, Upper and Lower Alentejo and Algarve. Habit: average tree, perennial, up to 15-20 m tall, Customs and habits: species considered invasive according to Portuguese legislation (DL 565/99). Introduced as an ornamental, cultivated for the production of tannins.
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Cupressus sempervirens Cipreste Vernacular name: cypress Source: dry lands of the whole Aegean region. Distribution in Portugal: very exotic cultivated in public spaces ,often begins to be used in afforestation in drier regions of southern Portugal. Habit: evergreen tree up to 30 m, canopy fusiform Practices and customs: perhaps the most emblematic Mediterranean tree species after the olive tree, symbol of eternal life, cypress adorns the landscape of Western culture since the ancient palaces of Ashurbanipal to the modern Catholic cemeteries, past the gardens vilegiatura Tuscan Renaissance. The wood is a favorite in the manufacture of high quality musical instruments, coffins and luxury furniture. Use inChristian cemeteries dating back to Roman times. The reason for this appears to be linked to the use of cypress in the landscape to mark the changing seasons and inns of Roman roads, after getting this tree associated with the idea of "rest /recharge", "host" and "comfortable stay". It was in this senseused in cemeteries, in order to ensure (and symbolizing) a "resting" you want to deceased loved ones.
Nerium oleander Leandro Vernacular Name: oleander, cevadilha. Habit: shrub to 4 m, Evergreen, with many suckers; Branches producing very toxic latex. Customs and traditions: cultivated as an ornamental, sometimes reaching tree size and structure. Very toxic, can be lethal if consumed by humans or animals; roots act as poison.
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Pittosporum tobira Pitósporo da china Vernacular name: pitospóro-of-china. Source: China and Japan Distribution in Portugal: exotic cultivated and tend to be invasive Customs and traditions: grown as an ornamental and in hedgesto protect sea winds with salt spray.
Brachychiton populneus Braquiquiton Vernacular name: braquiquiton Origin: Australia. Distribution in Portugal: exotic grown in urban areas nationwide. Customs and traditions: they have great ornamental interest, evident in the huge number of new roads were planted with this species. Vigorous and grows upright.
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Cycas sp. Cica Vernacular name: cicadáscea Leaves: Similar to the palms: Customs and traditions: Its biggest use is for landscaping.
Prunus persica Pessegueiro Vernacular name: peach Origin: China Leaves: Alternate and serrated. Reproductive structure: purple flowers and pubescent drupe. Customs and traditions: The infusion of the leaves and seeds is soothing and the flowers are usually used as a mild laxative.Peach is a fruit that has a nutritional value of vitamins too large.
Ginkgo biloba Ginco biloba Vernacular name: ginkgo Source: East of China, where it occupies the valleys in temperate regions. Distribution in Portugal: exotic , cultivated in parks and gardens Customs and traditions: it is perhaps the oldest kind of spermatophytes still living. Widely used as an ornamental throughout the world, especially in the streets thanks to its high resistance to pollution. A copy of Hiroshima survived the atomic explosion of 1945. Uses: eating fruits and medicinal(expectorant, sedative and vermifuge); medicinal leaves (vasodilator and anti-hemorrhoidal antivaricoso).
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Eriobotrya japonica Nespereira Vernacular name: loquat Origin: Southeast China. Fruit oval, with 3 to 5 cm, with a velvety skin and soft orange-yellow, sometimes pink. Customs and traditions: The pulp of loquat make excellent jams and to seed liquors. Was formerly used for medicinal purposes.
Strelitzia reginae Estrelícia Vernacular name: Estrelícia, bird of paradise. Origin: South Africa Reproductive structure, flowers, with approximately 15 cm, orange and blue, resembling the head of a bird of paradise. Customs and traditions: It is grown in gardens in tropical and sub-tropical and highly admired for the beauty of its flowers
Lantana camara Lantana Vernacular name: Lantana Origin: Tropical America Distribution in Portugal: Exotic cultivated, sometimes feral close proximity to the coast Practices and customs: much cultivated in gardens, easy to propagate by cuttings
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Ficus carica Figueira Vernacular name: fig tree Origin: Southeast Asia Distribution in Portugal: feral and exotic cultivated throughout the country, with the exception of the highlands Habit: Small tree, up to 8 m deciduous, twigs thick, hairless,olivecolored Customs and traditions: in regions with a Mediterranean climate, is widely grown for its fruit (technically called sycon, popularly figs).
Rosmarinus officinalis Alecrim Vernacular name: rosemary Habit: Ever green shrub up to 2 m, aromatic; abundant branches, brown, Customs and habits: often used as an ornamental in Mediterranean gardens. In addition, the leaves lend themselves to use in perfumery and in cooking (mainly to flavor stewed.)The flowers are highly honey.
Lavandula sp. Lavanda Habit: shrub aromatic, Evergreen, tomentose, up to 1.3 m. Reproductive structure, flowers violet or purple. Customs and traditions: besides the ornamental interest has medicinal properties as an antiseptic, healing gastric and pharmacist
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço
Trachycarpus fortunei Palmeira de leque Name vernacular: the palm-hemp Source: Northern Burma and southern China. Distribution in Portugal: one of the most common and exotic palm trees more resistant to cold, is grown all over the country, excepting only the higher elevations in the mountains of Northern and Central. Habit: slender palm up to 20 m; Customs and traditions: the fibers are very useful in the manufacture of shoes and coarse cloth. Important in rural systems in the north, where their leaves were used for making brooms.
Tilia platyphyllos TĂlia de folhas grandes Name vernacular: the linden-leaves-large Origin: Central and Southern Europe and West Asia. Distribution in Portugal: exotic cultivated mainly in the north. Customs and traditions: cultivated as an ornamental in parks and especially in malls around collars and palaces. The flowers, and honey, contain a calming essential oil, usually eaten in the form of infusion. The wood has applications in carpentry.
Trees of Anselmo de Andrade – Portugal Isabel Cabaço