Abstract (en):
Based on herbarium records, data bases and field studies in different localities of the Patia River valley in southwestern Colombia, a total of 297 vascular plants were previously known from this region. In this study the number was increased by 727 to a new total of 1024 species, which is a considerable increase in our knowledge of plant species richness in dry areas of southern Colombia. Those species are distributed among 556 genera in 130 families. Considering the number of species the following families stand out: Fabaceae (45 genera/119 species), Poaceae (52/101), Asteraceae (56/79), Malvaceae (23/44), Cyperaceae (7/41), Euphorbiaceae (10/39), Lamiaceae (13/31) and Solanaceae (9/31). The genera with the largest number of species are: Solanum (19 especies), Cyperus (16), Euphorbia (14), Hyptis (13), Senna (13), Sida (13), Piper (12), Peperomia (11) and Desmodium (10). Herbs are the predominant life-forms (53.77% of total species) followed by shrubs (24.58%). In the valley, pastures and crop fields are predominant; in some sectors, there are bushes and forest fragments in different successional stages; in the southern part, there are thorn bushes, with dominance of succulent plants belonging to the family Cactaceae.
Abstract (es):
Como resultado de muestreos realizados en diferentes localidades del valle del Patía, suroccidente de Colombia y la consulta en algunos herbarios regionales y bases de datos, el anterior registro de 297 especies de plantas vasculares para el área se incrementó en 727, elevando su número a 1024 especies. Dichas especies pertenecen a 556 géneros y 130 familias. Considerando el número de especies por familia sobresalen Fabaceae (45 géneros/119 especies), Poaceae (52/101), Asteraceae (56/79), Malvaceae (23/44), Cyperaceae (7/41), Euphorbiaceae (10/39), Lamiaceae (13/31) y Solanaceae (9/31). Los géneros con mayor número de especies fueron: Solanum (19 sp.), Cyperus (16), Euphorbia (14), Hyptis (13), Senna (13), Sida (13), Piper (12), Peperomia (11) y Desmodium (10). Las formas de vida dominantes corresponden a las hierbas (53,77 % del total de especies) y los arbustos (24,58 %). En el valle predominan los pastizales y campos de cultivo, en algunos sectores se encuentran matorrales y remanentes boscosos en diferentes estados sucesionales y hacia el sur se hallan cardonales donde predominan arbustos espinosos y plantas suculentas pertenecientes a la familia Cactaceae.
Keywords:
Formas de vida, Plantas vasculares, Bosque seco interandino, Lista de especies (es)
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Ramírez-Padilla, B. R., Macías-Pinto, D. J., & Varona-Balcazar, G. (2015). Annotated list of vascular plants of a dry inter-Andean forest valley of the Patia River drainage in southwestern Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 16(2). Retrieved from https://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/374
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