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Ombú-Pitolaca Dioica...

Posted: December 3rd, 2009, 12:48 am
by luciano benyakob
In the South and Center West of Brazil, it is present as a gigantic tree!
Known as Cebolão, also is in the Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and part of Chile!
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Two trees in the exposition of FELAB 2008, in Buennos Aires!
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In the Pampas of Argentina...
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In the South of Brazil...
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Mrs. Marita Guruchaga and Masahiro Kimura, the shade of a Ombú, in Buennos Aires!
Ombu, ombú, umbú or beautiful-shade are the common name of dioica Phytolacca L., a plant of great transport, with origin in Pampas of the South America, used as ornamental in the zones of mediterrânico climate. Although to present arbórea morphology, ombu is a herbaceous plant of great dimensions, not having wood in its caule, weighs its size even so. The plant forms a canópia with a perimeter of 12 the 15 m, being able to reach a height of 12 the 18 m. The name drift of the word guarani ombu, that it means countenance or shade. Source: Wikipédia…
Shalom Luciano.
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Re: Ombú-Pitolaca Dioica...

Posted: December 3rd, 2009, 2:21 am
by luciano benyakob

Re: Ombú-Pitolaca Dioica...

Posted: December 3rd, 2009, 10:09 am
by 63pmp
Nice trees, thanks for posting them.

Paul

And wow, doesn't kimura get about the planet!!!