PINE

By: Aitziber Luque

SCIENTIFIC LATIN NAME

Pines scientific latin name is pinaceae.
We can also call it pinus maritima.

VULGAR NAME IN MODERN

LANGUAGES
Pines vulgar name in spanish is pino.
Pines vulgar name in basque is
pinua.

MORPHOLOGICAL
DESCRIPTION
Its a tree that can be 30m high. Its bark is
brown and open cracked. Pines fruit its
pine nut and its form is ovaled, and their
lenght is between 8 and 18 cm, and they
are covered by resin.

CLASSICAL AUTHORS
Pines classical authors were the Greek
people.
The pines classical authors were
Homerus, Dioscorides, Teofrasto, Virgilio,
Marcial and Plinio.

DRAWING OF THE PLANT

MITHOLOGYCAL SYMBOLISM
In the Greek mithology, Sinis was a giant
with an extraordinary force. He was the
son of Poseidon. His nickname was the
dubbler of pines because he has the habit
to doubling the pines and to tie there the
travelers that he caught.

USES OF THE PLANT

Even if its wood its not very good, we use
it sometimes to get wood.
In other times we use it because of its
resin, but actually we dont use because of
that.
We use it to fix the lands and to fertilize
them.

THREATS AND SINGULARITY

We use it to do an infusion against the
respiratory difficulties.
Also it takes usefulness as a fume, for the
affections of respiratory type, bronchitis
and asthma.
Bath, very adapted by its emollient action,
balsamic and antirheumatic.

LATIN TEXT
Pinaster nihil est aliud quam pinus
silvestris minor altitudine et a medio
ramosa, sicut pinus in vertice.
Capiosiorem dat haec resinam. Gignitur
et in planis.
The maritime pine is a wild pine with
branches from the half of its height, as the
stone pine in the top. It gives a very
abundant resin. It is born also in the plain.

The End