Asetur Misiones - Misiones - Phytogeographic Considerations

Considering that Misiones is in a subtropical formation, the trees fluctuate from 15 to 40 metres.

- From 35 to 40 metres: "Anchico Colorado", "Guapay", "Incienso" (incense), "Lapacho" (america timber tree), and rosewood.

- From 30 to 34 metres: "Alecrín", "Canelón Guazú", "Guayaibí", "Iberá-pytá", "Ingá-guazú", "Sapihy-guazú", "Guatambú blanco", "Rabo molle", "Seibo" (national tree), and "Timbó" (timbo).

- From 25 to 29 mwtres: "Loro blanco", "Carne de vaca", "Laurel guaicá", and "Anchico blanco", "Laurel negro" (laurel), "Cancharana", "Yuquerí –guazú", "Cancharana macho", "Mora blanca" (white berry), "Inga chico", "María preta", "Cupay", and Maté.

- From 15 to 19 metres: "Laurel blanco" (laurel), "Fuma bravo", "Ambay", "Pacurí", "Cancharana", "Ñauti arroyo", "Tala trepadora" (hackberry tree), "Ambay guazú tarumá" and "Mamica de cadela".

- From 10 to 14 metres: "Cedro" (cedar), "Pacuapí", "Palmito" (palmetto), "Aguay", "Azota caballo", "Kokú", "Espina corona", "Chachí", "Colita", "Sangre de drago ombú-rá" and "Birá taí".

- From 5 to 9 metres: "Mandioca Brava", "Varana", "Yuqueri", "Pata de buey", "Pitanga", "Caona", "Guayabo caá-vera", "Sarandí blanco", "Papiroba", "Niño azoté". "Burro-caá", etc.

There is a big variety of plants of national or provincial parks, "Orquideas" (orchideous), "Bambuseas", "Helechos" (ferns), "Lianas", "Enredaderas" (climbing plants), "Epifetas", "Hemiparásitas" (hemiparasites), etc.

flowers

There are flower trees such as "the Niño rupa", "Naranjo amargo" (orange tree), "Lapacho

amarillo", "Lapacho negro" (timber trees), "Palo borracho", "Pitania", etc.

Bosques de Araucaria
More than a century ago, the forest was fully worked, but in the last decades it became in an incredible one, with the "Bosques de araucaria" or "Pino Paraná" with more than 45 metres. There is also the "Pino elioti" and other exotic coniferous plants which appear near to the artificial wood of domestic "Pino Paraná" (Paraná pine tree).

Fisonomía de Misiones - Map of Misiones - Relief

Climate - Zoogeographic Considerations

Phytogeographic Considerations - Traditional Food

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