Richness and similarity of the Cerrado vascular flora in the central west region of São Paulo state, Brazil

By

Ishara, Katia Losano
Maimoni-Rodella, Rita de Cassia Sindrônia.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-2-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

032--42

Subjects

Brazil , Cerrado , Flora , species inventory

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.1.032

 

Abstract

This study aims to characterize and compare three Cerrado areas (one cerradão and two cerrado sensu stricto areas) in Patrânia, São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil, concerning the floristic composition. In total, 250 taxa were found belonging to four species of pteridophytes, one species of an exotic gymnosperm and 243 species of angiosperms. Differences in species number and proportion of the woody and herbaceous components were observed among the three Cerrado areas. The similarity analysis revealed that the cerradão seems quite peculiar, showing low similarity level with the cerrado sensu stricto areas contiguous to it, being more similar to other cerradão areas located in nearby municipalities.