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Colombia Forestal
Print version ISSN 0120-0739
Abstract
HERNANDEZ-ORTEGA, Andrés Giovanny; GARAY-MARIN, David Alejandro and SUAREZ-SUAREZ, Luz Stella. Structure and Floristic Composition of a Piedmont Forest in the Municipality of Cubarral, Meta. Colomb. for. [online]. 2024, vol.27, n.2, e21174. Epub Sep 16, 2024. ISSN 0120-0739. https://doi.org/10.14483/2256201x.21174.
Piedmont forests are ecosystems with great floristic diversity compared to other areas of the Orinoquía. This study characterized the structure and floristic composition of a piedmont forest in 0.1 ha, wherein all individual trees with a DBH ≥ 2.5 cm were measured. The 288 registered individuals were distributed in 71 species, 59 genera, and 33 families. The families with the highest number of species were Lauraceae (9 spp.) and Rubiaceae (9). The most representative genera were Aniba (4 spp.), Miconia, and Palicourea (3 spp. each). The species with the greatest ecological importance in the community were Ciliosemina pedunculata (62.6%), Warszewiczia coccinea (39.4%), and Socratea exorrhiza (23.5%). The most important families were Rubiaceae (142.8%), Lauraceae (18.0%), and Arecaceae (15.1%). Most of the individuals are clustered in the lower ranges of the height and diameter classes. It is concluded that the studied piedmont forest is in a state of initial recovery.
Keywords : characterization; diversity; forest; Orinoquía..