(Maria Gutierrez and Alba Muñoz)
It is the genus to which the fig tree belongs and many plants used as ornamentals popularly called Ficus. Plants of this genus take the form of trees, shrubs and vines and bear fruit in the form of siconi. They are native to the tropical climate zone with a few species in areas of warm temperate climate.
It is a tree of the bignonia family. Originally from Brazil and Argentina it is a well-known garden tree with characteristic very divided leaves and blue flowers.
Although it is a species cultivated in many tropical and subtropical countries, chickpeas are endangered in their natural habitats.
It is a species of deciduous tree native to East Asia in China and Korea.
It is a tree of frequent ornamental use (also planted in Barcelona). In some places like Florida, it is considered an invasive plant.
It is a Mediterranean shrub typical of the coastal holm oak grove. It is also called laurel bord, laurel, mollfull or oriole.
It is typically Mediterranean and grows in both southern European countries and northern Africa and the Middle East. From the Mediterranean basin it has spread as a cultivated plant to other parts of the planet with a similar climate.
They are a family of angiosperms plants belonging to the order of the proteales. It consists of a single genus, Platanus (common name: banana), with 7 accepted species, of the more than 40 described, which are distributed from Anatolia to Laos in Asia and from Canada to Guatemala in America. There is also a great variety in areas of Argentina and Chile.
English name: Sapinde
Catalan name: Sapinde
Spanish name: Sapinde
French name: Sapinde
Turkish name: Sapinde
It is a Asian tree, but we can find him in another countries.
Its leaves are serrated and elongated. In spring it grows yellow flowers and from them some black fruits of about 3cm come out.
English name: fake pepper shaker
Spanish name: falso pimentero
Catalan name: fals pimenter
French name: faux poivrière
Turkish name: sahte biberlik
This tree traditionaly comes from South America. Its shape resembles that of the willow and that is why it is considered an onamental tree (in addition to its good smell).
Its fruits, like pepper, can be consumed, but only in small quantities because they are slightly toxic.