| acid |
acidophilous |
adapted to life in acid soils (pH lower than 6.5) |
| basi |
basiphilous |
adapted to life in alkaline soils (pH greater than 7.5) |
| C | Central |
Distribution |
| calc |
calciphilous |
adapted to life in soils rich in calcium (lime) |
| cl |
cultural aspect |
| comb. nov. |
combinatio nova |
new combination |
| D | deciduous |
trees that lose their leaves seasonally |
| D[E] |
deciduous less frequently evergreen
|
| dr |
drug |
| E | evergreen |
trees with persistant leaves throughout the year |
| E | Eastern |
Distribution |
| E[D] | evergreen less frequently deciduous |
| end |
endemic |
of very limited geographical distribution |
| ex |
near extinction, endangered |
| fd |
food |
| fr |
fodder |
| fw |
firewood and charcoal |
| G | giant |
greater than 60 m |
| hel |
heliophilous |
adapted to life in full sunlight (shade intolerant) |
| hyg |
hygrophilous |
adapted to life in wet soils |
| int | introduced |
| L |
large |
from 20.1 m to 60 m |
| M | medium |
from 10.1 m to 20 m |
| M | Mid |
Distribution |
| ma | material |
| MC | Mid Central |
Distribution |
| ME | Mid Eastern |
Distribution |
| mes | mesophilous |
adapted to life in constantly but moderatly and moist soils |
| MW | Mid Western |
Distribution |
| N | Northern |
Distribution |
| NC | North Central |
Distribution |
| NE | North Eastern |
Distribution |
| neut | neutrophilous |
adapted to life in neutral soils (pH from 6.5 to 7.5) |
| NW | North Western |
Distribution |
| pl | plantation |
| pp | pulp and paper |
| p.p. | pro parte | in part |
| S | small (from 5 m to 10 m) |
| S | Southern |
Distribution |
| sa | soil and environment amelioration |
| SC | South Central |
Distribution |
| sci | sciaphilous |
adapted to life in the shade |
| SD | semi-deciduous |
trees that lose most of their leaves seasonally |
| SE | South Eastern |
Distribution |
| SE | semi-evergreen |
trees that keep most of their leaves throughout the year |
| serp | serpentinicolous |
adapted to life in soils rich in magnesium (serpentine) |
| sili | siliciphilous |
adapted to life in soils rich in silica |
| SW | South Western |
Distribution |
| ti | timber |
| tx | toxic |
| xer | xerophilous |
adapted to life in dry soils |
| W | Western |
Distribution |
| -> | from ... to |
| [ ] | less frequently |
| ? | uncertain |
| (ob) | obsolete or past name or use |
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