Composition of a selected semi-decided forest area on lapiés, Sierra de Bamburanao, Yaguajay, Cuba

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Perfil de vegetación correspondiente al Transecto 2. Bosque semideciduo sobre lapiés de la Sierra de Bamburanao. 1- Oxandra lanceolata (yaya), 2-Picramnia pentandra (agedita), 3-Celtistrinervia (guasimilla de sierra), 4-Erythroxylum havanense (jibá), 5-Sideroxylon foetidissimum (jocuma), 6-Bursera simaruba (almácigo), 7- Ceiba pentandra (ceiba), 8-Lasiacisdi varicata (tibisí), 9- Adelia ricinella (jía blanca), 10-Cordia gerascanthus (varía), 11-Calycophyllum candidissimum (dagame), 12- Cedrela odorata (cedro), 13-Hebestigma cubense (frijolillo), 14-Exothea paniculata (yaicuaje), 15-Amyris balsamifera (cuabilla), 16-Zanthoxylum martinicense (ayúa), 17- Acacia tenuifolia (tocino), 18- Savia sessiliflora (ahorca jíbaro), 19- Oeceoclades maculata (orquídea lengua de vaca), 20-Trichocentrum undulatum (oreja de burro), 21-Philodendron lacerum (macusey macho), Tf-Tillandsia fasciculata (curujey).
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Keywords:
endemism, geoelements, lapiés, honey, epiphytes

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Armando Falcón Méndez
Parque Nacional Caguanes
Norgis V. Hernández López
Parque Nacional Caguanes
Daily Y. Borroto Escuela
Parque Nacional Caguanes
Idania Hernández Ramos
Parque Nacional Caguanes
Alfredo Z. Domínguez González
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso

Abstract

The study of semi-deciduous forests in Cuba is crucial due to their high biodiversity and vulnerability to human activities. This study aimed to analyze the floristic composition of a fragment of semi-deciduous forest on lapiés in the Sierra de Bamburanao, Yaguajay, evaluating its structure and diversity after an environmental impact caused by a power line. Sampling was carried out in three transects (two of 80 m² and one of 100 m²), recording plant species in all strata and developing diagrammatic profiles. Sixty-one species (54 genera, 37 families) were identified, including Orchidaceae, Meliaceae, Rubiaceae, and Sapindaceae. Four species were endemic to Cuba (6.6%), and the majority (98.3%) were native, with only one introduced (1.6%). The geoelements showed a predominance of Antillean (33.3%) and Neotropical (31.6%) species. The forest structure included 36 tree species, 9 shrubs, 3 herbaceous plants, 7 lianas, and 6 epiphytes, with predominant uses as honey (29 species) and timber (28 species). It was concluded that the area acts as a germplasm bank, requiring conservation measures to maintain its ecological stability and function as a biodiversity reservoir.

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Falcón Méndez, A., Hernández López, N. V., Borroto Escuela, D. Y., Hernández Ramos, I., & Domínguez González, A. Z. (2020). Composition of a selected semi-decided forest area on lapiés, Sierra de Bamburanao, Yaguajay, Cuba. Revista Forestal Baracoa, 39(3), https://cu-id.com/0522/v39n3e03. https://www.forestbaracoa.edicionescervantes.com/index.php/fb/article/view/814
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Falcón Méndez, A., Hernández López, N. V., Borroto Escuela, D. Y., Hernández Ramos, I., & Domínguez González, A. Z. (2020). Composition of a selected semi-decided forest area on lapiés, Sierra de Bamburanao, Yaguajay, Cuba. Revista Forestal Baracoa, 39(3), https://cu-id.com/0522/v39n3e03. https://www.forestbaracoa.edicionescervantes.com/index.php/fb/article/view/814

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