Florística y análisis biogeográfico del bosque mesófilo de montaña de Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, México

Abstract

THE CLOUD FOREST OF TENANGO DE DORIA, HIDALGO, MEXICO, IS LOCATED IN THE HUASTECA REGION OF HIDALGO ON THE SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL, IN THE LIMITS WITH THE TRANSVOLCANIC BELT. THE AREA'S FLORA INCLUDES 114 FAMILIES, 301 GENERA AND 452 SPECIES. ARBOREAL VEGETATION MAY BE DIVIDED INTO THREE VERTICAL STRATA: HIGH (MORE THAN 20 M), MEDIUM (10-20 M) AND LOWER (2-10 M). BASED ON PRESENT DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS WE PROPOSE FOUR FLORISTIC GROUPS AT THE FAMILY LEVEL AND SIX AT THE GENERIC LEVEL. TENANGO DE DORIA IS COMPARED WITH OTHER EQUIVALENT ZONES IN THE GULF, PACIFIC AND CENTRAL PART OF MEXICO.