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GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS Glossary of Zoological Terms

ALT:	High Andean Province	CHA:	Chaco Province
ESP:	Espinal Province	MON:	Woodland Province
PAR:	Paraná Province	PRE:	Pre-Puna Province
PUN:	Puna Province	SUB:	Sub-Antarctic Province
YUN:	Yunga Province

Alerce (YUN):	Fitzroya cupressoides.
Alder (YUN):	Alnus jorullensis.
Algarroba (CHA, ESP):	Various species of the genus Prosopis, including P. alba, P. nigra, P. flexuosa, etc.
Añagua (PUN):	Adesmia horridiuscula.
Arca (PRE):	Acacia visco.
Arrayán (YUN):	Myrceugenella apiculata (this is the Sub-Antarctic province arrayán).

Bamboo (YUN):	Chusquea lorentziana (Yunga bambú).
Bitter coirón (ALT):	Stipa chrysophylla.

Calden (ESP):	Prosopis caldenia.
Cardón (CHA):	Trichocereus pasacana, Trichocereus terschekii.
Cedar (YUN):	There is more than one species: Cedrela balansae (the transition jungle cedar), Cedrela lilloi (mountain jungle cedar).
Cerro pine (YUN):	Podocarpus parlatorei.
Chalchal (YUN):	Allophyllus edulis.
Chijua (PUN):	Baccharis boliviensis.
Chilca (PRE):	Baccharis salicifolia.
Churqui (CHA, PRE):	Prosopis ferox, Acacia caven.
Cochucho (YUN):	Fagara coco.
Coihue (YUN):	Nothofagus dombeyi.
Cola de león (PUN):	Verbena seriphioides.
Cuerno de cabra (ALT):	Adesmia nanolignea.
Cushion Bromeliads (PRE):	Various species, mainly of the genera Tillandsia, Abromeitiella, Puya and Deuterocohnia.
Cypress (YUN):	Austrocedrus chilensis.

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In the glossary there are no terms with this initial letter.

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Guatambú (PAR):	Balfourodendron riedelianum.
Guayabí (YUN):	Patagonula americana.
Guindo (YUN):	Nothofagus betuloides.

Hackberry tree (CHA, ESP, YUN):	Various species of the genus Celstis, including C. pubescens; C. boliviensis, C. tala, C. iguanaea.
Horco cebil (YUN):	Parapiptadenia excelsa.
Horco mato (YUN):	Myrcianthes mato.
Horco molle (YUN):	Blepharocalyx salicifolius.
Horco quebracho (CHA):	Schinopsis haenckeana.

Iro (ALT):	Various species of the genus Festuca, including F. orthophylla and F. chrysophylla.

Jarilla (MON):	It includes various species of the genus Larrea, the most important being L. divaricata, L. cuneifolia, L. nitida.

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Lampaya (PUN):	Lampaya schickendantzii.
Laurel (YUN):	Phoebe porphyria.
Lenga (YUN):	Nothofagus pumilio.

Mato (YUN):	Myrcianthes pungens.
Mayten (YUN):	Maytenus magellanica.
Molle (PRE):	Schinus areira.

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Ñandubay (ESP):	Prosopis algarobilla.
Ñire (SUB):	Nothofagus antarctica.

Oak (YUN):	Amburana cearensis (transition jungle oak); Ilex argentiana (mountain jungle oak).

Pacará (see timbó) (YUN):	Enterolobium contortisiliquum.
Palo amarillo (YUN):	Phyllostilon rhamnoides.
Palo blanco (YUN):	Calycophyllum multiflorum.
Palo luz (YUN):	Prunus tucumanensis.
Palo santo (CHA):	Bulnesis sarmientoi.
Pehuén (YUN):	Araucaria araucana.
Pellín oak (YUN):	Nothofagus obliqua.
Pine (PAR):	Araucaria angustifolia (this is the Misiones araucaria).
Pink lapacho (YUN):	Tabebuia impetiginosa.

Queñoa (see tabaquillo) (YUN):	Polylepis australis.
Quina (YUN):	Myroxylon peruiferum.

Rauli (YUN):	Nothofagus procera.
Red cebil (YUN):	Anadenanthera macrocarpa.
Red quebracho (CHA):	Schinopsis balansae.
Rosewood (PAR):	Aspidosperma polyneuron.

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Tabaquillo (see queñoa) (YUN):	Polylepis australis.
Timbó (see pacará) (CHA):	Enterolobium contortisiliquum.
Tolilla (PUN):	Fabiana densa.
Tramontana (PUN):	Ephedra breana.
Tusca (CHA):	Acacia aroma.

Urmo (YUN):	Eucryphia cordifolia.
Urunday (PAR):	Astronium balansae.
Urundel (YUN):	Astronium urundeuva.

Vizcachera (ALT):	Stipa frigida.

Walnut tree (YUN):	Juglans australis.
White quebracho (CHA):	Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco.
White Tipa (YUN):	Tipuana tipu.
Winter's bark (YUN):	Drymis winteri.

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In the glossary there are no terms with this initial letter.

In the glossary there are no terms with this initial letter.

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