Abstract

PONCE-VARGAS, Armando; LUNA-VEGA, Isolda; ALCANTARA-AYALA, Othón  and  RUIZ-JIMENEZ, Carlos A.. Floristics of the cloud forest of Monte Grande, Lolotla, Hidalgo, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2006, vol.77, n.2, pp.177-190. ISSN 2007-8706.

A floristic inventory of the cloud forest of the municipality of Lolotla, in the state of Hidalgo was undertaken; this area is located in the Sierra Madre Oriental and is part of the Huasteca Hidalguense region. A floristic checklist of vascular plants composed by 103 families, 260 genera, 359 species and 11 subspecific taxa was obtained. Eleven species represented in this forest are included in the official Mexican document named Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-050-ECOL-2001, as species in some risk category and we suggest the study of two additional species for their possible inclusion.

Keywords : cloud forest; floristics; floristic diversity; Monte Grande; Lolotla; Hidalgo; Mexico.