Detailed assessment of the distribution of Astrocaryum sect. Huicungo (Arecaceae) in Peru

Authors

  • Francis Kahn IRD, UMR DIADE, DYNADIV, Casilla 18-1209, Lima 18, Perú
  • Betty Millán Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Jesús María, Lima 11, Perú
  • Jean-Christophe Pintaud IRD, UMR DIADE, DYNADIV, Casilla 18-1209, Lima 18, Perú
  • Miguel Machahua Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Jesús María, Lima 11, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v18i3.438

Keywords:

biogeography, palms, Astrocaryum, western Amazonia, Peru

Abstract

Detailed distribution of Astrocaryum sect. Huicungo (Arecaceae) in Peru is presented and discussed. Twelve out of the 15 species that compose this section are found in the Peruvian territory from North to South in the eastern Andean foothills and western Amazonian lowlands. All these species have a parapatric distribution, except for Astrocaryum macrocalyx and A. urostachys, which share a very limited area. Limits of distribution areas may be related to geographical, geomorphological and ecological barriers (river, geological rising, soil drainage). In some cases, however, the contact between species is almost contiguous; no natural barrier could be detected in the field.

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Published

12/30/2011

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How to Cite

Kahn, Francis, Betty Millán, Jean-Christophe Pintaud, and Miguel Machahua. 2011. “Detailed Assessment of the Distribution of Astrocaryum Sect. Huicungo (Arecaceae) in Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 18 (3): 279-82. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v18i3.438.