#forest

• Alcathoe — The scientific name of a rare, small-sized bat species (Myotis alcathoe), distributed across Europe and characterized by its preference for mature and humid forest habitats. In ancient Greek mythology, Alcathoe (or Alcaithoe) was one of the daughters of King Minyas of Orchomenos, who was transformed by the god Dionysus into a bat as a punishment for refusing to participate in bacchic rituals, preferring to stay at home spinning wool.
• Alcithoe — A spelling variant for the mythological and zoological name 'alcathoe'; a rare species of forest bat (Myotis alcathoe). In Hellenic legends, it represents one of the daughters of King Minyas (Alcaithoe or Alcithoe), metamorphosed into a bat by the god Dionysus as punishment for disobedience and refusing to celebrate his sacred mysteries.
• Allium ursinum — The scientific name of a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, commonly known as 'ramsons', 'wild garlic', or 'bear's garlic'. The plant grows spontaneously in shady deciduous forests across Europe and Asia, recognized by its lanceolate leaves resembling those of the lily of the valley, which emit a strong garlic odor when crushed; it is heavily harvested in spring for its exceptional culinary qualities and depurative properties.
• Alder — Taxonomic genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the Betulaceae family, commonly known as alders. Characterized by roots with symbiotic nodules capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen and by woody fruits resembling small cones, the genus includes numerous species widespread across temperate and subarctic zones.
• Alnus glutinosa — The scientific name of the black alder, a deciduous tree species in the family Betulaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia, and northern Africa. This structural tree thrives in excessively wet soils, swamps, and along watercourses, possessing the ecological ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil through root bacterial symbiosis and features dark green leaves that are sticky when young.
• Night-scented lily — A species of perennial tropical plant in the Araceae family, native to the warm temperate and tropical regions of East and Southeast Asia (Japan, China, Indochina). The plant is notable for its large size, vigorous stems, and large, upright, heart-to-arrow-shaped glossy green leaves, but most notably for its fragrant inflorescences, from which its specific epithet is derived.
• alsophytes — An ecological group of plants or plant communities (phytocenoses) structurally adapted to grow and develop in shaded habitats, inside dense forests (groves, floodplains) or beneath the massive canopy of large trees (sciophytic or hygrophilic understory plants), where the intensity of direct sunlight is significantly reduced.
• Common hazel — A native deciduous shrub in the family Betulaceae (Corylus avellana), growing up to 5-6 meters tall, featuring stems branched from the base, subround, serrated leaves, and unisexual flowers (male catkins and reduced female flowers); it produces edible achene-type nuts (hazelnuts), globose or ovoid, partially enclosed in a fringed foliar involucre.
• Turkish hazel — A species of large deciduous tree in the family Betulaceae (Corylus colurna), native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor; unlike the common hazel, it grows as a single-stemmed tree with a straight trunk and pyramidal canopy, reaching heights of 20-25 meters, featuring corky bark, fissured rhytidome, and clustered nuts enclosed in a deeply divided involucre with fimbriate, recurved lobes.
• Hazel grove — A small forest, grove, or compact plantation composed exclusively or predominantly of hazel bushes (Corylus avellana); a specific area on a mountain or hillside where these fruitful shrubs grow in abundance.
• Hazel grove — A small forest, thicket, grove, or plant association consisting predominantly of hazel trees; a place, terrain, or plot of land where many wild hazel trees grow. From a phytosociological point of view, it represents a specific biotope of hilly and mountainous areas, often developing at the edge of deciduous forests or on shaded slopes with fertile soils.
• Amapá — A federal state located in the northern region of Brazil at the mouth of the Amazon River, bordered by French Guiana, Suriname, and the state of Pará. With its capital in Macapá, the region is globally famous for its rich Amazonian biodiversity and dense protected rainforests.
• Amazonas — The largest federal state in Brazil by area, located in the northern region of the country, with its capital in Manaus. Its territory is almost entirely covered by the Amazon rainforest; the name is also shared by an administrative region in Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru.
• Amazonian — Pertaining to the Amazon River region or the Amazon rainforest; specific to the vast South American ecosystem characterized by extreme humidity and rich biodiversity. Culturally, it defines indigenous communities or geographic features of the Amazon basin.
• To arrange — To organize, arrange, or systematize a space, territory, room, or natural structure to make them habitable, functional, aesthetic, or suitable for a specific economic or social activity. In a technical sense, the verb describes executing urban or forestry infrastructure works according to a pre-established masterplan.
• Forest management plan — A fundamental technical, economic, and legal study regulating over the long term (usually 10 years) the organization, sustainable exploitation, and protection of a forest estate. In specialized language, it represents the mandatory official document establishing wood-cutting quotas and required reforestation works.
• Forest planner — An engineer or authorized specialist occupied with drafting forest management plans or with the technical and structural planning of territories, woodlands, and green spaces. In a narrow sense, it denotes the person who computes the production capacity of a forest estate, sets sustainable logging quotas, and designs soil regeneration works, acting as a designer of forest ecosystems.
• Female forest planner — A woman specialized in designing and drafting forest management plans or in the structural and landscape planning of territories. She performs the same technical, economic, and legal duties as her masculine counterpart, being responsible for forest plot inventory, calculating logging quotas, and establishing ecosystem conservation methods.
• Amentiferous — The feminine singular form of the adjective 'amentifer'; describes a plant, a botanical family, or an inflorescence that bears catkins (aments). It is used in plant taxonomy and ecology to qualify woody species whose male or female flowers are grouped in a flexible axis adapted for wind pollination.
• Amorphophallus titanum — The scientific name of a gigantic species of herbaceous plant in the Araceae family, endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra (Indonesia) and popularly known as the corpse flower or titan arum. It produces the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom, consisting of a massive spadix that can exceed three meters in height and a ruffled purple spathe, emitting an unbearable smell of rotting meat during its brief bloom to attract carrion beetles.