Iridaceae endémicas del Perú

The Iridaceae are represented in Peru by 14 genera and 53 species of herbs (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993). Here we recognize 16 endemic species in seven genera. We assigned IUCN threat categories to five species. Peru’s endemic taxa occupy several ecological regions, including the Subtropical Coas...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: León, Blanca
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2006
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1950
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1950
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Iridaceae
Perú
endemismo
plantas endémicas
Peru
endemism
endemic plants
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Summary:The Iridaceae are represented in Peru by 14 genera and 53 species of herbs (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993). Here we recognize 16 endemic species in seven genera. We assigned IUCN threat categories to five species. Peru’s endemic taxa occupy several ecological regions, including the Subtropical Coastal Desert, Mesic Shrublands, and Humid and Dry Puna, between 2000 and 4700 m elevation. Only one endemic species has been reported from a protected area to date.