Oct 20, 2007 15:14
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Italian term
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foglie persistenti e generalmente coriacee
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A technical definition of 'macchia mediterranea' reads "Formazione vegetale sempreverde, formata prevalentemente da specie arbustive e arboree a ***foglie persistenti e generalmente coriacee***, di altezza media variabile dai 50 cm ai 4 metri."
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | persistent, coriaceous leaves |
Linda 969
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| 4 | evergreen and generally leathery leaves |
Rachel Fell
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Oct 20, 2007 19:54: Umberto Cassano changed "Field (specific)" from "Environment & Ecology" to "Botany"
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persistent, coriaceous leaves
Hi Umberto
http://www.gardenguides.com/resources/dictionary/definition....
http://www.answers.com/topic/coriaceous
Coriaceous
Coriaceous means "resembling leather" or "of a leathery texture". It is often used in botany to describe parts of plant morphology, esp. leaves.
http://www.gardenguides.com/resources/dictionary/definition....
http://www.answers.com/topic/coriaceous
Coriaceous
Coriaceous means "resembling leather" or "of a leathery texture". It is often used in botany to describe parts of plant morphology, esp. leaves.
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or foliage that is evergreen and generally leathery
maquis, or macchia, or macchie, or Mediterranean macchia, or ...
Main article: maquis. a scrubland vegetation of the Mediterranean region, composed primarily of leathery, broad-leaved evergreen shrubs or small trees. ...
www.britannica.com/eb/topic-363672/article-9049648 - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
Garraf Natural Park: effects and management of fires
Of these the maquis is undoubtedly a type of sclerophyllous (evergreen, leathery and spiny leaves) vegetation. It is dominated by shrubs and, although these ...
geographyfieldwork.com/GarrafEffectsFire.htm - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
Mediterranean Shrublands
In most regions these shrubs are evergreen and have small, leathery (sclerophyllous) leaves with thick cuticles. Sometimes the leaves are so reduced as to ...
www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/medit/medit.... - 7k -
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 hrs (2007-10-20 23:21:38 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
… correlate with water stress in 17 evergreen shrub species of the Mediterranean-type climate region … - all 3 versions »
AL JACOBSEN, L AGENBAG, KJ ESLER, RB PRATT, FW … - Journal of Ecology, 2007 - Blackwell Synergy
... is dominated by evergreen shrubs with tough, leathery leaves collectively referred
to as fynbos. This region is classified as a Mediterranean-type climate ...
Plant evolution at the crossroads: the imprint of history, climate, and humans on the Mediterranean …
DD Ackerly - American Journal of Botany, 1993 - Botanical Soc America
... The single trait most strongly associated with Mediterranean-type vegetation is
the development of sclerophylly, the hard, leathery, evergreen leaves of the ...
Related Articles - Web Search - BL Direct
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JM Tucker - Taxon, 1974 - JSTOR
... the "matorral" of Chile, the "maqui" of the Mediterranean region, etc ... In any event,
relatively small, leathery, evergreen leaves with glossy green upper ...
Cited by 6 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
- Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 1978 - Annual Reviews
... the Mediterranean vegetation." These regions "are the home of evergreen xerophilous
woody plants which, owing to the stiffness of their thick, leathery leaves ...
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