Flowering plants of the Grota do Angico Natural Monument, Caatinga of Sergipe, Brazil

The purpose of this study was to survey the Angiosperms from an area of Caatinga, in the Grota do Angico Natural Monument, state of Sergipe, Brazil. A total of 174 species and 51 families were registered. Fabaceae (29 species) is the family with the highest number of species, followed by Asteraceae...

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Autores: Silva, Ana Cecília da Cruz, Prata, Ana Paula do Nascimento, Mello, Anabel Aparecida de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:oai:ri.ufs.br:repo_01:riufs/1520
Acceso en línea:https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/1520
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Angiospermas
Fabacea
Flora
Planta
Plantas nativas
Caatinga
Grota do Angico
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Sumario:The purpose of this study was to survey the Angiosperms from an area of Caatinga, in the Grota do Angico Natural Monument, state of Sergipe, Brazil. A total of 174 species and 51 families were registered. Fabaceae (29 species) is the family with the highest number of species, followed by Asteraceae (11), Euphorbiaceae (10), Malvaceae and Poaceae (9 each) and Rubiaceae (8), Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae and Convolvulaceae (7 each). Most species are herbaceous (55.2%), followed by trees (20.7%), shrubs and vines (7.5% each), subshrubs (6.3%), epiphytes (1.7%) and hemiparasites (1.2%). Approximately 17% (30 species) of the flora are endemic to the Caatinga, one species is rare and two are vulnerable. Our results reinforce the importance of conserving the remaining forest vegetation against the anthropic pressure.