Title
The palms of South America: Diversity, distribution and evolutionary history
Other title
Las palmeras de América del Sur: Diversidad, distribución e historia Evolutiva
Date Issued
01 January 2008
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pintaud J.C.
Galeano G.
Balslev H.
Bernal R.
Borchsenius F.
Ferreira E.
De Granville J.J.
Moraes M.
Noblick L.
Stauffer F.W.
Kahn F.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Fac. Of Biological Sci.
Abstract
This article presents an inventory of South American palms including 457 species and 50 genera. The distribution of palms within seven phytogeographical entities is analyzed. Factors which influence the evolution of palms in South America are discussed.
Start page
5
End page
28
Volume
15
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84986223357
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus