Panicum

ZULOAGA, F.O.

Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. POACEAE-RUBIACEAE

Steyermark & Paul E. Berry, Missouri Botanical Garden

Lugar: Missouri; Año: 2004; p. 179 - 208

The Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana is an illustrated, synoptical treatment of the native and naturalized vascular plants that occur in the southern Venezuelan states of Amazonas, Bolívar, and Delta Amacuro (see endpaper map). This area includes spectacular tabletop mountains called tepuis and is known for its high vascular plant endemism. The flora area covers almost 500,000 square kilometers and includes about half the area of the geologically ancient Guayana Shield. The project is centered at the Missouri Botanical Garden and is a collaborative effort with about 200 contributing authors worldwide. It is significant because it is the first effort to produce a comprehensive inventory and identification guide for the plants of such an extensive region of northern South America.