Vascular flora of dry scrub in Southern Ecuador

Authors

  • Omar Cabrera-Cisneros Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Calle París s/n, Casilla postal 11 01 608, Loja, Ecuador.
  • Fani Tinitana Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Calle París s/n, Casilla postal 11 01 608, Loja, Ecuador.
  • Nixon Cumbicus Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Calle París s/n, Casilla postal 11 01 608, Loja, Ecuador.
  • Anibal Prina Cátedra de Botánica,Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Santa Rosa 6300. Casilla Postal 300, La Pampa, Argentina, Programa Prometeo, SENESCYT, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54753/cedamaz.v12i2.1319

Keywords:

Live forms, Loja, Andean Valleys, Dry vegetation

Abstract

This study lists dry scrub species that grow in western lowlands and interandean valleys in south Ecuador. Using material from field trips spanning over two years, we were able to identify 314 species belonging to 71 families and 221 genera. The most diverse families are Asteraceae (33 sp.), Fabaceae s.l. (27 sp.) and Poaceae (19 sp.). The most diverse genera are Croton (8 sp.) Euphorbia (6 sp.), Oxalis (5 sp.) and Senna (5 sp.). 7.01% of the flora (22 sp.) is endemic to the study area, and 6.4% (20 sp.) is adventive. The dominant life form is hemycryptophyte with 85 species (27.1%). Epiphytes, with 6 species, are the life form with fewer species (1.9%). The work contributes to the knowledge about plant diversity that is highly noticeable in southern Ecuador.

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2022-12-29

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Cabrera-Cisneros, O., Tinitana, F., Cumbicus, N., & Prina, A. (2022). Vascular flora of dry scrub in Southern Ecuador. CEDAMAZ, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.54753/cedamaz.v12i2.1319

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