The family Apocynaceae sensu lato in Mexico: diversity and distribution

Authors

  • VERÓNICA JUÁREZ JAIMES
  • LEONARDO O. ALVARADO CÁRDENAS
  • JOSÉ LUIS VILLASEÑOR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2007.002.402

Keywords:

Apocynaceae s.l, Apocynoideae, Asclepiadoideae, Rauvolfi oideae, species diversity

Abstract

APOCYNACEAE S.L. IS AMONG THE 15 MOST DIVERSE FAMILIES IN MEXICO, WITH A TOTAL OF 385 SPECIES, DISTRIBUTED IN 50 GENERA AND 3 SUBFAMILIES OF WHICH ASCLEPIADOIDEAE IS THE MOST DIVERSE IN NUMBERS OF GENERA, SPECIES AND ENDEMICS. THE GENERA WITH THE MOST NATIVE SPECIES AND ENDEMICS ARE ASCLEPIAS AND MATELEA. THE RICHEST STATES IN TERMS OF TAXON DIVERSITY ARE THOSE AT THE PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC SLOPES, CHIAPAS, OAXACA, GUERRERO AND VERACRUZ BEING THE MOST PROMINENT. TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST AND ARID TROPICAL SCRUB ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT VEGETATION TYPES BY THEIR TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES, 176 OF WHICH ARE ENDEMIC TO MEXICO. A LIST OF SPECIES RECORDED IN MEXICO IS PROVIDED, INDICATING THEIR STATE DISTRIBUTION

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Published

2007-12-01

How to Cite

JUÁREZ JAIMES, V., ALVARADO CÁRDENAS, L. O., & VILLASEÑOR, J. L. (2007). The family Apocynaceae sensu lato in Mexico: diversity and distribution. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 78(002). https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2007.002.402

Issue

Vol. 78 No. 002: diciembre

Section

ARTÍCULOS DE REVISIÓN