Retama

Portillo, and as far as the entrance on the elevated plain of the Retama, that is, two-thirds of the total height of the volcano, the ground is so covered with plants, that it is difficult to make geological observations.

Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

Retama, that is, two-thirds of the total height of the volcano, the ground is so covered with plants, that it is difficult to make geological observations.

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

The company estimated that the Retama bonds represented just 0.5% of Penson's $8.7 billion in average daily customer balances during the first quarter.

Director of Clearing Firm Penson Resigns Amid Collateral Disclosure Jacob Bunge 2011

Those bonds are collateralized by the value of Retama Park's real estate, and although they were regularly traded at the time Penson took them as collateral, "there is no longer any active market," according to a note from Raymond James analyst Patrick O'Shaughnessy.

Director of Clearing Firm Penson Resigns Amid Collateral Disclosure Jacob Bunge 2011

Nearly half that figure represented bonds issued by Retama Development Corp., owner of Retama Park, a racetrack located in Selma, Texas.

Director of Clearing Firm Penson Resigns Amid Collateral Disclosure Jacob Bunge 2011

"While we believe that Call Now's use of RDC bonds as collateral for margin loans could have reasonable explanations, Penson's exposure to $27.8 million of other Retama bonds raises questions about how the concentration of risk developed," Mr. Repetto wrote in a research note Thursday that warned of competitors poaching Penson's existing customers and potential clients taking their business elsewhere.

Director of Clearing Firm Penson Resigns Amid Collateral Disclosure Jacob Bunge 2011

Raising further questions was the relationship of Mr. Johnson, the Penson director and chief executive of Call Now Inc., which manages the racetrack and owns $15 million of the Retama Development Corp. bonds, according to Sandler O'Neill analyst Rich Repetto; Call Now was an early investor in Penson.

Director of Clearing Firm Penson Resigns Amid Collateral Disclosure Jacob Bunge 2011

Main depressions and major dune systems have vegetation comprised of tall shrubs (Retama raetam, Ziziphus lotus, Genista saharae, Calligonum comosum) and/or trees (Acacia raddiana, Pistacia atlantica, Tamarix aphylla, Calligonum azel, C. arich).

North Saharan steppe and woodlands 2008

In the more sandy accumulations, there are mosaic vegetation types including patches of Thymeleae muicrophila, of Aristida pungens, of Retama retam, and of Tamarix sp.

Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe 2008

AHMED, Z.F. and RIZK, A.M. (1963) A phytochemical investigation of the seeds of Retama raetam Webb. and Berth.

Chapter 5 1953