A list of plants of the subtropical alpine cloud forests of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica
A checklist is presented of the vascular plant species found in the tropical subalpine cloud forests of the Cordillera de Talamanca. A total of 195 species in 74 families have been identified. The most diverse families are Asteraceae (25 species), Ericaceae (10), Rosaceae (10), Lomariopsidaceae [Aspleniaceae] (8), Polypodiaceae (7) and Lycopodiaceae (6), while the most species-rich genera are Elaphoglossum (8 species), Polypodium (5), Chusquea (4), Hypericum (4) and Lycopodium (4). Woody plants comprise 50.2 percent, whereas herbs and ferns make up 27.7 and 22.1 percent of the flora, respectively. Only 41 tree species were found (21.0 percent).
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1997
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| Subjects: | BOSQUE SUBALPINO, BOSQUE TROPICAL, PLANTAS LEÑOSAS, ARBOLES FORESTALES, BIODIVERSIDAD, FLORA, RECURSOS GENETICOS, COSTA RICA, |
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