Diversidad De Flora Vascular De Las Lomas De Granados Y Posibles Amenazas a Su Conservación, Provincia De Huaral, Lima – Perú

Abstract

The objective of this study is to contribute knowledge of vascular flora in lomas of Granados, Huaral province, Lima, Peru (UTM 18 L 256244 East-8737247 North) ranging from 200 to 800 meters above sea level and to record possible threats to the conservation. Field visits and botanical collections were conducted between august and november 2017. A total of 91 species were recorded, grouped into 35 families and 80 genera. The families with the greatest diversity were: Asteraceae (15 species), Solanaceae (10) and Poaceae (6). Twenty endemic species were registered for Peru. In 2017, the plant cover in lomas included 2402.3 ha, and in addition there are approximately 75.88 ha of mandarin crops in the lower part of the lomas. Five facilities for the raising of poultry are in operation and the presence of cattle and goats, pose significant threats to native plant cover.

Flora diversity survey and establishment of a plant DNA barcode database of Lomas ecosystems in Peru

“…The number of species in the Lomas flora fluctuates dynamically 11 , with rare species potentially appearing only during or after El Niño events, and then not being found for several years 4 . Several regional floristic checklists in Peru have been published, for example, for La Libertad 12 , Ancash 13 , Lima 14 – 16 , Ica 17 , 18 and Arequipa 19 .…”

Two new records for the agrostological flora of Peru

“…Del total de especies de gramíneas de las formaciones de lomas cerca del 70% son nativas y 3% son endémicas (Dillon et al 2011). Además, los estudios florísticos a lo largo de la costa peruana permiten delimitar los patrones de riqueza y distribución de las gramíneas (Cano et al 1999, Arakaki & Cano 2003, Leiva et al 2008, Quipuscoa et al 2016, Talavera et al 2017, Cuba-Melly & Odar 2018.…”