Floristic study of Ficus (Moraceae) in the state of Guerrero, Mexico

Based on herbarium specimens and on field explorations, 14 native species of Ficus (Moraceae) were recognized for Guerrero, Mexico. Four species are included in subgenus Pharmacosycea (Ficus insipida, F. lapathifolia, F. maxima and F. yoponensis) and 9 in subgenus Urostigma (F. citrifolia, F. cotini...

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Autores: Duran Ramirez, CA, Ibarra Manriquez, G, Fonseca Juárez, RM
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/244
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/244
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodiversity Conservation
figs
Ficus
Pharmacosycea
syconium
Urostigma
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Sumario:Based on herbarium specimens and on field explorations, 14 native species of Ficus (Moraceae) were recognized for Guerrero, Mexico. Four species are included in subgenus Pharmacosycea (Ficus insipida, F. lapathifolia, F. maxima and F. yoponensis) and 9 in subgenus Urostigma (F. citrifolia, F. cotinifolia, F. crocata, F. membranacea, F. obtusifolia, F. pertusa, F. petiolaris, F. pringlei and F. velutina), including a possible record of F. aurea. A key, descriptions, distribution maps, and phenology data of species are provided, and 6 of them are ilustrated. Riparian forest and tropical deciduous forest were the vegetation communities with the highest number of species (8). Ficus lapathifolia was restricted to cloud forest whereas F. pringlei shows the same condition in the tropical deciduous forest. The municipalities of Chilpancingo de los Bravo and Atoyac de Alvarez were the most diverse with 11 and 9 species, respectively. Ficus crocata, F. lapathifolia, E membranacea, F pringlei and E yoponensis are recorded for the first time for the study area.