In this section all those interested in Botany are invited to mail their personal writings about any subject concerning the vegetal world. The articles will be signed by their authors. The level of the publications may range from single personal reflexions to more specialized botanical works. All of them are welcome !

Ponsettia : A writing about this so popular Chistmas plant.

Claudia López

Lavinia School (Barcelona)

On the Story of Taxol. A study about taxol, a drug against cancer

Shane Ashford, sophomore
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX 76201
USA

Tropisms. A study about plant movements or tropisms

Sandi Ratliff, Senior
Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas

Study about genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae). (In Catalan)

By "Joan Carles Freixanet"


I' m performing a study (in Catalan) about the adaptation of genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) in the zone of Valles ( A region near Barcelona - Spain) . I have got a collection which I'm extending with new acquisitions and interchanges . I pick up climate data to see which species are more adapted to the mentioned zone. I began to start this study 6 years ago. If you find it interesting , I could interchange information and experience with other people who might be interested in it. I could offer the result and conclusions in the future. Any information about this genus will be very well received.

Polemic about " Papaver alpinum L.ssp rhaeticum(Ler)Havek" Does it exist in the Catalan Pyrinees? Pere Barnola seems to have the clue. Last news about the polemics