Title
New records of pteridophytes for the flora of Peru
Date Issued
21 December 2005
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Smith A.R.
Tuomisto H.
Van Der Werff H.
Moran R.C.
Lehnert M.
Kessler M.
University of Texas
Abstract
We document 137 species of pteridophytes new to the flora of Peru since the publication of the previous flora by Tryon and Stolze, in 1994. Some of these are recently described species (but no new species are described herein), while many are range extensions of known species from adjacent countries; a few are species that have been elevated in status from lesser rank, or species that have a new name, not mentioned by Tryon and Stolze. Most of these additions are the result of new collections, unknown at the time of the previous flora, and most are from montane rain forests and cloud forests, on the eastern slope of the Andes, from Dept. Amazonas to Dept. Cuzco. This area is known to be the richest for ferns, in Peru. These additions bring the known total of pteridophyte species for Peru to about 1200, making it one of the richest countries in the world for ferns and lycophytes.
Start page
2321
End page
2342
Volume
21
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-30944450204
Source
SIDA, Contributions to Botany
ISSN of the container
00361488
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