Bosques montanos-relictos en Kañaris (Lambayeque, Perú)

Abstract

In Kanaris There Are Enormous Relic Forests, Probably the Largest Relic Forests on the W. Slope of the Andes in Peru. They Are Very Well Preserved, but at the Same Time Botanically Virtually Unexplored. These Forests Are Found at Elevations of 1500-3000 M in the Highlands of Upaypiteq and the Adjacent Areas in the Cordillera Occid. on the Atl. Slope and on the Pac. Slope . the Current Stud. Was Undertaken with the Aim of Studying These Forests with Bot. Sampling, and the Life and Struct. of the Components of the Forests of Upaypiteq. the Bot. Specimens Are the Basis for Progress and the Pricipical Forest Components of the Cloud Forest Are Determined As Members Of: Lauraceae , Cunoniaceae , Podocarpaceae , Cecropiaceae , Myrtaceae , Moraceae , Rubiaceae , Bignoniaceae , Arecaceae and Tree Ferns of the Genus Nephelea. Additionally Numerous Shrub Genera Are Present Such As Miconia, Munnozia, Baccharis, Senna, Colignonia, Gaiadendron, Oreopanax, and Also Numerous Epiphytes and Lianas from Families Such As Bromeliaceae, Orquidaceae, Heliconiaceae, Araceae, and Numerous Mosses. the Forest Fl. Is Covered by A Complete Carpet of Herbaceous Ferns, Fungi, Liverworts, Liquens, Balanoforaceae and Begonia. the Floristic Composition Is Most Similar to the Bosque de Cutervo and the Forests of the E. Slope of the Andes and Less so to the Other Relict Forests on the W. Slope. These Forests Must Be Preserved, Both for Reasons of Protecting the Hydrological Ressources and Their Wealth on Incalculable Phytogenetic Ressources.