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Old 07-06-2003, 03:20 PM
Iris Cohen
 
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Default History of Pinus halepensis

You neglected to also do a search on its common name, Aleppo pine. Apparently
it was not introduced to Spain & other countries in Europe, but is native
there. I found this on a Moroccan site:
Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) is a coniferous species, which cover
about 3.5 million hectares in the Mediterranean area. It extends from 9°
longitude west in Morocco to 36° longitude east in Jordan, and from 45°
latitude north in France to 31°30' latitude in Palestine and Israel.
Throughout its range, it individualizes several races and ecotypes related to
localities, altitude and soil substrate. Its origin in Morocco, Spain and
France is likely natural and Moroccan populations seem to be relic.


Iris,
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