Florística y notas biogeográficas del bosque mesófilo de montaña del municipio de Tlanchinol, Hidalgo, México

Abstract

THE CLOUD FOREST OF TLANCHINOL, HIDALGO, IS LOCATED IN THE HUASTECA REGION OF HIDALGO IN THE SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL. THE AREA'S FLORA INCLUDES 107 FAMILIES, 247 GENERA, AND 336 SPECIES OF VASCULAR PLANTS. ARBOREAL VEGETATION DIVIDES INTO THREE VERTICAL STRATA: HIGH (MORE THAN 25 M), MEDIUM (12-25 M) AND LOWER (2-11 M). BASED ON PRESENT GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS, WE IDENTIFY SIX FLORISTIC GROUPS AT THE FAMILY LEVEL, AND SEVEN AT THE GENERIC LEVEL. THE FLORA OF TLANCHINOL IS COMPARED WITH OTHER SIMILAR FORESTS OF THE MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN MEXICO.