PINUS-CEMBROIDES S. L. AND PINUS-JOHANNIS OF THE MEXICAN HIGHLANDS - AN OVERVIEW

Citation
Ar. Manzanares et al., PINUS-CEMBROIDES S. L. AND PINUS-JOHANNIS OF THE MEXICAN HIGHLANDS - AN OVERVIEW, Acta botanica gallica, 143(7), 1996, pp. 681-693
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
12538078
Volume
143
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
681 - 693
Database
ISI
SICI code
1253-8078(1996)143:7<681:PSLAPO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A comparative analysis of the biology of the mexican pinyon pines Pinu s cembroides Zucc. and Pinus johannis M.-F. Robert in the Mexican Plat eau is carried out. Similarities and differences in geographical and e cological distribution as a result of moisture limitations, mating sys tems, biotic interactions and chemistry of the oleoresins are emphasiz ed, as well as other aspects which should deserve consideration to enh ance the understanding of these taxa.