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LADERO ÁLVAREZ, M. A. Y COLS. AN. R. ACAD. NAC. FARM.

Palabras clave: Vegetación; Fitosociología; Alicún de las Torres;
Villanueva de las Torres; Granada; España.

ABSTRACT

Vegetation in the surroundings of Alicún de las Torres Spa
(Granada)

The work studies the vegetation in the surroundings of the Alicun
of the Torres Spa, Villanueva of the Torres, Granada with floral,
bioclimatic, biogeographic and podological aspects being conside-
red.

This has allowed us to identify and delimit the most important
vegetable communities and their more representative serial stages.
In the general order of work, we have followed a systematic vegeta-
ble series, beginning with the foremost of the climatophilous, eda-
phofilous and edaphoxerofilous series.

With a view to offering a greater understanding of the different
vegetable communities under study within the present text and also
of the more representative medicinal plants, we have presented a
series of colour photographs of the different biotopes, as well as of
the wild medicinal plants in the area.

In this study we have tried to paint out the enormeous ecological
value of the landscape involved. This is, without doubt, one of the
best conserved areas of the Iberian Peninsula.

Key Words: Vegetation in the surroundings of the Alicun Spa;
Villanueva of the Torres; Granada; Spain.

1. INTRODUCCIÓN

Cuando nos encargó la Comisión de Aguas realizar el estudio del
entorno botánico del Balneario de Alicún de las Torres, nos llamó la
atención el topónimo Alicún. Gracias a la Catedrática de Árabe de la
Universidad de Salamanca, Concepción Vázquez, hemos podido sa-
ber su significado. C. Vázquez me comunicó que M. C. Jiménez (1)

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