Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies

Bouteloua vaneedenii is an endemic and extremely rare grass of the West Indies. Very few collections are known, and the most recent collection is from 1922. With the aim of finding the species, a team of Mexican and Cuban agrostologists conducted a field trip and found B. vaneedenii in the same loca...

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Main Authors: María Elena Siqueiros-Delgado, Ramona Oviedo-Prieto, Rosa Cerros-Tlatilpa, Rafael del Risco- Villalobos, Iralis Ventosa-Rodríguez
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2011-12-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/755
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Rafael del Risco- Villalobos
Iralis Ventosa-Rodríguez
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description Bouteloua vaneedenii is an endemic and extremely rare grass of the West Indies. Very few collections are known, and the most recent collection is from 1922. With the aim of finding the species, a team of Mexican and Cuban agrostologists conducted a field trip and found B. vaneedenii in the same locality where it was collected in 1922 on dry limestone rocks. Although it was stated that B. vaneedenii probably was extinct from Cuba, vigorous populations remain in at least 2 localities in Pastelillo. Further exploration may lead to the discovery of additional populations and the reevaluation of its current conservation status.
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spelling doaj-art-8bee2e8c5bae4b80bee0e2517e65d16d2025-08-20T02:58:58ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062011-12-0182410.22201/ib.20078706e.2011.4.755Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West IndiesMaría Elena Siqueiros-DelgadoRamona Oviedo-PrietoRosa Cerros-TlatilpaRafael del Risco- VillalobosIralis Ventosa-RodríguezBouteloua vaneedenii is an endemic and extremely rare grass of the West Indies. Very few collections are known, and the most recent collection is from 1922. With the aim of finding the species, a team of Mexican and Cuban agrostologists conducted a field trip and found B. vaneedenii in the same locality where it was collected in 1922 on dry limestone rocks. Although it was stated that B. vaneedenii probably was extinct from Cuba, vigorous populations remain in at least 2 localities in Pastelillo. Further exploration may lead to the discovery of additional populations and the reevaluation of its current conservation status.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/755Bouteloua vaneedeniiChloridoideaeCubaGramineaeendemicWest Indies
spellingShingle María Elena Siqueiros-Delgado
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Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Bouteloua vaneedenii
Chloridoideae
Cuba
Gramineae
endemic
West Indies
title Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies
title_full Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies
title_fullStr Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies
title_full_unstemmed Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies
title_short Rediscovery of Bouteloua vaneedenii (Gramineae: Chloridoideae): endemic species from the West Indies
title_sort rediscovery of bouteloua vaneedenii gramineae chloridoideae endemic species from the west indies
topic Bouteloua vaneedenii
Chloridoideae
Cuba
Gramineae
endemic
West Indies
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/755
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