GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• ORIGIN: Endemic to central Argentina. (Catamarca, Córdoba, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán.) It was first introduced to the Copenhagen Botanical Garden in 1949, from seeds collected at 2,600 m altitude in Tucumán by J.P. Hjerting.
• CLIMATE: Withstands -10°C.
• EXPOSURE: Sunny.
• SOIL: Well-drained
• GROWTH: Slow.
• PATHOLOGY:
• PROPAGATION: Sowing is probably the simplest propagation method.
• PRINING
• USE:
• MERITE:

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

• DIMENSIONS: Can reach 2m to 10m in height.
• PORT:
• TRUNK: A tree that usually has several trunks.
• BARK: Reddish brown, peeling off in layers.
• BRANCHES: Twisted branches.
• NOTE:

PHYSIOLOGY OF LEAVES

• SHAPE: Composed of 5 to 7 leaflets.
• COLOUR: Green.
• NOTE: Semi-evergreen foliage.

PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERS

• PERIOD: Flowering from June to July and from October to April (Argentina)
• COULEUR: Verdâtres
• NOTE: Fleurs hermaphrodites. Fleur insignifiantes.

PHYSIOLOGIY OF FRUIT

• FORM: Turbinate achene.
• COLOR:
• SEEDS :
• NOTE :