Abstract (en):
The Tuparro National Natural Park is the only conservation area of national character that is located in the high plains of the Colombian Orinoquia. Its vegetation corresponds to a mosaic of savannas with patches of swamp forests and matas de monte in non-flooded terrain. Since its establishment as a conservation area in 1970, multiple collections were deposited mainly in the Federico Medem Bogotá (FMB), Nacional Colombiano (COL) and Missouri Botanical Garden (MO) herbaria. The review of these collections shows a list of 768 species of vascular plants grouped in 114 families and 448 genera. One-hundred and sixteen species with some threat category, 5 with some local use, and 14 as Values Subject of Conservation are documented. Endemic species to the Park were not found, probably due to the fact that the ecosystems of the Park are also found in other regions of the Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela. 71% of the listed species are associated with forest vegetation, and 25% to savannas. It is estimated that the floristic inventory of the Park is quite complete in terms of collections but that a comprehensive review of collections by specialists is still necessary and could increase the number of species up to about 7%.
Abstract (es):
El Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro es la única área de conservación de carácter nacional que se
localiza en la altillanura de la Orinoquia colombiana. Su vegetación corresponde a una matriz de sabanas
con parches de bosques inundables y matas de monte no inundables. Desde su creación como área de
conservación en 1970, se realizaron múltiples colecciones depositadas principalmente en los herbarios
Federico Medem Bogotá (FMB), Nacional Colombiano (COL) y Missouri Botanical Garden (MO). La
revisión de estas colecciones arroja un listado de 794 especies de plantas vasculares agrupadas en 115
familias y 456 géneros. Se documentan 116 especies con alguna categoría de amenaza, 5 con algún uso
local y 14 como Valores Objeto de Conservación. No se encontraron especies endémicas al Parque, lo
que se atribuye a que los ecosistemas que alberga son compartidos con otras regiones de la Orinoquia
en Colombia y Venezuela. El 71 % de las especies listadas se asocian a vegetación boscosa y el 25 % a
sabanas. Se estima que el inventario florístico del Parque es bastante completo en cuanto a las colecciones,
pero que aún es necesaria la revisión exhaustiva de colecciones por parte de especialistas, lo que podría
incrementar el número de especies en un 7 %.
Keywords:
Lista de especies, Plantas vasculares, Orinoquia, Vichada (es)
Orinoquia, Species check-list, Vascular plants, Vichada (en)
Orinoquia, Species check-list, Vascular plants, Vichada (en)
How to Cite
Mendoza-Cifuentes, H., & Córdoba-Sánchez, M. P. (2018). Catalogue of the flora of the National Natural Parks of Colombia: El Tuparro National Natural Park. Biota Colombiana, 19(Sup. 1), 45–59. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2018.v19s1a05
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