Number of families, genera, and species identified n and % by taxonomic division of the urban flora in public space of sa ntiago, chile. The country has a wide variety of native species, including the chilean palm tree that grows throughout the coastal mountains and the central valley. The biodiversity of chile is rich and precious, and its animals and plants are valued highly throughout the world. Biblioteca chilebosque recursos, libros, manuscritos y. Media in category flora of chile the following 177 files are in this category, out of 177 total. A classification of this flora necessitates its division into at least three general zones.
Aug 12, 20 the biodiversity of chile is rich and precious, and its animals and plants are valued highly throughout the world. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Appendix and modifications for volumes 12 and 3 pdf 3. Thanks to our diverse geography and climate, chile offers a wide variety of flora species. The flora in chile is very distinctive and interesting, compared to the flora of other countries. Out of all of chiles insular territory, we wish to highlight the juan fernandez archipelago and its exuberant flora, oneofakind in the entire world. Part 1 pdf 790 kb appendix and modifications for volumes 14. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the. The native flora of chile is characterized by a higher degree of endemism and relatively fewer species compared to the flora of other countries of south america. Las instituciones colaboradoras incluyen al missouri. Trophic relations of the southernmost populations of dusicyon in chile. Chiles antarctic territory is almost totally covered by ice and therefore only some species of moss grow in the area.
If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please. The state has created a network of national parks to protect the plants and animals in chiles fertile ecosystems. Acaena magellanica at hornopiren chile botanical station 07 feb 2010. It is not so much the quantity of plant species that counts it is estimated that chile has only about 5000 to 6000 different species, which makes it look poor compared to some tropical counterparts, like brazil, but the adaptability, uniqueness, and. This is a delicate, bellshaped flower that grows naturally in chiles southern forests. Of its 5,100 species of flora and fauna, more than 2,500 are endemic that is, found nowhere else on earth. Roberto rodriguez, and in collaboration with an international group of specialists and institutions.
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