Gesneriaceae endémicas del Perú

The Gesneriaceae are represented in Peru by 31 genera and 141 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004), mainly herbs and shrubs. Here we recognize as endemics 36 species and three varieties in twelve genera. Besleria is the genus with the largest number of endemic species....

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Autores: Salinas, Irayda, León, Blanca
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1862
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1862
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gesneriaceae
Besleria
Perú
endemismo
plantas endémicas
Peru
endemism
endemic plants
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Sumario:The Gesneriaceae are represented in Peru by 31 genera and 141 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004), mainly herbs and shrubs. Here we recognize as endemics 36 species and three varieties in twelve genera. Besleria is the genus with the largest number of endemic species. Peru’s endemic Gesneriaceae are found in the Humid Lowland Amazonian Forest and Very Humid Montane Forest regions, between 100 and 2900 m elevation. Eight endemic taxa have been recorded within the Peruvian protected areas system.