The current situation concerning research in ethnobotany and economic botany of Peruvian palms is analyzed through a review of the literature with emphasis on knowledge related to uses and vernacular names. Of the 136 Peruvian palm species, 104 have at least one use. A total of 268 different uses distributed in 16 categories were registered. The most frequent categories are "construction", "edible", "craft industry" and "medicinal". There are 109 palm species with at least one vernacular name in Peru. The consulted literature is analyzed in four categories: (i) general studies in economic botany, (ii) ethnographic and ethnobiological studies, (iii) studies of South-American palms of economic interest, (iv) studies that exclusively deal with the useful Peruvian palms. Ethnobotanical knowledge of Peruvian palms proves to be essentially descriptive, with much repetitive information. Studies...

The current situation concerning research in ethnobotany and economic botany of Peruvian palms is analyzed through a review of the literature with emphasis on knowledge related to uses and vernacular names. Of the 136 Peruvian palm species, 104 have at least one use. A total of 268 different uses distributed in 16 categories were registered. The most frequent categories are "construction", "edible", "craft industry" and "medicinal". There are 109 palm species with at least one vernacular name in Peru. The consulted literature is analyzed in four categories: (i) general studies in economic botany, (ii) ethnographic and ethnobiological studies, (iii) studies of South-American palms of economic interest, (iv) studies that exclusively deal with the useful Peruvian palms. Ethnobotanical knowledge of Peruvian palms proves to be essentially descriptive, with much repetitive information. Studies...

This work is a taxonomic study of the wild flora from Quilcas, Junin, in the central Andes of Peru. There are reported 214 species of plants in 140 genera and 52 families. Highest diversity is on Asteraceae with 55 species, and Poaceae with 22 species. There were reported 32 species as new for Junin. Floristic affinity analysis us may conclude similarity of Quilca with others regions of Peruvian Andes.

El presente trabajo es un estudio taxonómico de la flora fanerogámica silvestre del distrito de Quilcas, Junín, en los Andes centrales del Perú. Se reporta la presencia de 214 especies de plantas comprendidas en 140 géneros y 52 familias. Las familias con mas diversidad son las Asteraceae con 55 especies y Poaceae con 22 especies. Se dan a conocer 32 nuevos registros de distribución para el departamento de Junín. El análisis de afinidades florísticas permite concluir que la zona de Quilcas es semejante a otras áreas de los Andes peruanos.

Elaphoglossum lloense, E. murinum, E. neei and E. puberulentum are confirmed and reported for the Peruvian flora, all of which were found in Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, Oxapampa,Pasco These new records increases to 142 the total number of taxa known in the genus for Peru.

Se confirma y registra para la flora peruana a las especies Elaphoglossum lloense, E. murinum, E. neei y E. puberulentum, provenientes del Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén, Oxapampa, Pasco. Con estos registros se incrementa a 142 el número de taxones conocidos en el género para el Perú.

Las quinas o cascarillas (Cinchona L.: Rubiaceae) representan uno de los recursos vegetales emblemáticos de la flora peruana, debido a su uso como agente antimalárico y a la riqueza de especies ocurrentes en nuestro territorio andino. De las 23 especies reportadas en el mundo, Cinchona officinalis L. es una especie que es confundida con C. capuli L. Andersson, C. lancifolia Mutis y C. macrocalyx Pav. ex DC. por su similitud morfológica.  El hábitat donde se encuentran estas especies corresponde a bosques montanos principalmente; y la mayoría está amenazada por el crecimiento urbano y la deforestación. Por esas razones, los objetivos del estudio fueron: esclarecer sus límites taxonómicos, corroborar la existencia de C. officinalis en el Perú, estimar su estado actual de conservación y analizar su hábitat potencial. Los resultados brindaron precisiones de los caracteres diagn�...