The palms of South America: diversity, distribution and evolutionary history

The palms of South America: diversity, distribution and evolutionary history

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista peruana de biología 2014-03, Vol.15 (3), p.007-029
Hauptverfasser: Jean-Christophe Pintaud, Gloria Galeano, Henrik Balslev, Rodrigo Bernal, Finn Borchsenius, Evandro Ferreira, Jean-Jacques de Granville, Kember Mejía, Betty Millán, Mónica Moraes, Larry Noblick, Fred W. Stauffer, Francis Kahn
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Sprache:eng
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América del Sur
endemismo
fitogeografía
flora
palmeras (Arecaceae)
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1561-0837
1727-9933
DOI:10.15381/rpb.v15i3.2662