BOTANICAL INVENTORY - Finca Bellavista

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July 17, 2012 FINCA BELLAVISTA BOTANICAL INVENTORY Made possible through the funding of The Mikelberg Foundation page 2 Introduction The botanical inventory of Finca Bellavista was started in 2011 and represents 10 months of intensive collection and identification. The project was led by renowned Costa Rican botanist Gerardo Rivera and assisted by Marysol Nuñez and Justin Olexy. Various researchers also contributed to this study, which essentially documents the flora found on site at Finca Bellavista. The inventory, which currently contains over 900 plant species, will continue to grow and act as a base of information future biological research in the region. The study took place within the property of Finca Bellavista located in the southern zone of Costa Rica 3km from La Florida de Piedras Blancas in the province of Puntarenes. The property is mountainous with an altitude of about 300 meters. Samples were collected using various methods such as rope saws, extension pruners, and arboreal tree-climbing techniques. Knowing the existing flora is useful for multiple reasons, and is particularly helpful in determining what animals roam and feed in the area. Understanding the fruiting and flowering cycles helps biologists to determine when and where certain animals will be foraging. This can help determine when and where to set up camera traps and conduct intensive studies that provide data useful for estimating numbers and assessing a region’s overall health. This is a preliminary study in a very diverse forest. In a relatively short time 5 new species were discovered. This is an indication of the level of biodiversity in the region and the need for future studies. It is important to protect this region of exceptional diversity. Botanical Inventory Identification National Herbarium Photos Field Collection Description Preservation Figure 1 Components of the Botanical Inventory
July 17, 2012 FINCA BELLAVISTA BOTANICAL INVENTORY Made possible through the funding of The Mikelberg Foundation page 3 Data Summary The data collected over 10 months represents 905 species which were categorized into 133 different families. Five species are new to science. Below is a summary of the different families and genus. 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Most Common Families Rubiaceae Araceae Piperaceae Melastomataceae Orchidaceae Lauraceae Moraceae Clusiaceae Annonaceae Fabaceae Mimosae Malvaceae Gesneriaceae Euphorbiaceae Acanthaceae Apocynaceae Urticaceae Fabaceae Arecaceae Burseraceae Sapindaceae Dryopteridaceae Marantaceae Myristicaceae Heliconiaceae Malpighiaceae Passifloraceae Sabiaceae Solanaceae Figure 2 The samples were categorized into 133 different families. The most common are shown here with counts of the number of species in each family. Acknowledgments This project was made possible through the funding of the Mikelberg Foundation. Core team: Gerardo Rivera E. Sol Núñez Justin Olexy botanist camp assistant, field assistant, data collection, photography database, documentation, field assistant Botanists who assisted with identification: Alex Rojas Barry Hammel Alonso Quesada revisions of Pterophyta and Elaphoglossum Botanical Garden of Missouri, for sharing taxonomic information revisions Orchidaceae
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