Analysis of the floristic composition of the forests of Jenaro Herrera, Loreto, Peru

• Main Authors: Eurídice N. Honorio, Toby R. Pennington, Luis A. Freitas, Gustav Nebel, Timothy R. Baker
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2013-03-01
• Series: Revista Peruana de Biología
• Subjects: composición florística, Jenaro Herrera, tipos de bosque, UPGMA
• Online Access: http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1670

The floristic composition of 17 plots (0,5 - 2 ha) of Jenaro Herrera, Loreto, Peru were analyzed using the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA). Nine floristic groups were reported corresponding to the following types of forests described in the study area before: 1) riverine forest -one group, 2) black water broad leaf forest -two groups, 3) white sand forest -two groups (plus one group with a plot including part of another type of forest), 4) terrace forest -one group, 5) black water palm forest -one group, and 6) low terrace palm forest -one group. Taxonomic problems were detected in species level; however, these were minimized when rare species were removed.