The palms of South America: diversity, distribution and evolutionary history
- 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
Publication date
March 2014
DOI Publisher
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Vicerectorado de Investigacion Journal
Revista Peruana de BiologíaAbstract
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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