Archives: Schede Botaniche

Common name: Ornamental apple tree Latin name: Malus 'Evereste' Family: Rosaceae Origin: Europe and Asia Features: A variety of ornamental apple tree with slow growth,... Read more

Common name: Cedar of the Glaucus Atlas Latin name: Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' Family: Pinaceae Origin: Morocco and Algeria Features: The term Cedrus comes from the... Read more

Common name: Grey maple Latin name: Acer griseum Family: Sapindaceae Origin: China Features: The name of the Acer genus in Latin means “pointed”. It was... Read more

Common name: Bald or swamp cypress Latin name: Taxodium distichum Family: Cupressaceae Origin: Eastern United States Features: The name of the genus is given by... Read more

Common name: California Cedar, Librocedrus Latin name: Calocedrus decurrens o Libocedrus decurrens Family: Cupressaceae Origin: Northern America Featrures: The term of this genus, Libocedrus, has... Read more

Common name: Magnolia Latin name: Magnolia 'Heaven Scent' Family: Magnoliaceae Origin: China, Nepal and Myanmar Features: The Magnolia genus derives from the name Pierre Magnol,... Read more

Common name: Lime Latin name: Tilia tomentosa 'Brabant' Family: Malvaceae Origin: Turkey and Syria Features: The term Tilia derives from the Greek ptilon 'wing', and... Read more

Common name: Ornamental pear Latin name: Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' Family: Rosaceae Origin: China Features: The genus name is similar to that with which the ancient... Read more

Common name: Ginkgo Latin name: Ginkgo biloba Family: Ginkgoaceacae Origin: South-eastern China Features: The only arboreal plant of its kind on the planet, it is... Read more