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Issue: Vol. 641 No. 1: 14 Mar. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-03-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.641.1.3
Page range: 31-46
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Species richness, geographic distribution and endemism of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae) in the Mexican Transition Zone

Doctorado en Ciencias en Biosistemática, Ecología y Manejo de Recursos Naturales y Agrícolas (BEMARENA), Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, 45200 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Apartado Postal 392, 61600 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Cátedras Conahcyt-Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, 45200 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Laboratorio Nacional de Identificación y Caracterización Vegetal (LaniVeg), Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (Conahcyt), Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, 45200 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
Laboratorio Nacional de Identificación y Caracterización Vegetal (LaniVeg), Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (Conahcyt), Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, 45200 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Herbario Luz María Villareal de Puga del Instituto de Botánica (IBUG), Departamento de Botánica y Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, 45200 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
biodiverse diversification insectivorous plants Sierra Madre Oriental Eudicots

Abstract

The genus Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae) is composed of 115 species of carnivorous plants and Mexico is a center of diversification. The Mexican Transition Zone (MTZ) is the boundary between the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. It includes the main mountain ranges of Mexico, which extend south to northeastern Nicaragua. Its geological history, physiographic diversity and climatic complexity would have provided the environment to support a rich flora as well as angiosperm endemism. It was expected that the distribution of Pinguicula would have the same pattern. To test this hypothesis, a database was constructed based on the review of herbaria specimens, digital herbaria, bibliography, and databases. Species richness distribution and endemism were evaluated by country, biome, biogeographic province, elevation gradient, and three grid-cells sizes. The species richness of Pinguicula was centered in Mexico in an elevation gradient extending from 1,501–2,000 m. Also, species richness was greatest in the Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forest biome. However, considering biogeographic criteria, the Sierra Madre Oriental (SMOr) was the richest province. This was also supported by the distribution of the cells with the highest species richness and endemism. The results showed that the pattern of species richness and endemism of Pinguicula was concentrated along the MTZ, particularly in the SMOr.

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