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ON THE HISTORY OF THE WALNUT (JUGLANS REGIA L.) IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
Author(s) -
Bottema Sytze
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1980.tb01240.x
Subject(s) - juglans , juglandaceae , botany , mainland , pollen , geography , biology , archaeology
SUMMARY The finds of micro‐ and macro‐subfossils of the walnut ( Juglans regia L.) in southeastern Europe strongly suggest that this tree was introduced by man. The appearance of Juglans in Greece is connected with that of Castanea and Platanus . The time of arrival of this species and a way in which it was possibly introduced on the southern mainland of Greece will be discussed in this article with reference to a pollen diagram from Lake Trikhonis. A relation of the walnut with the Mycenaean culture is suggested, linked in time with the Santorini eruption.