THE FERNS AND LYCOPHYTES OF A MONTANE TROPICAL FOREST IN SOUTHERN BAHIA, BRAZIL

摘要

The Serra Bonita Mountain Range is located in southern Bahia State, northeastern Brazil, and occupies an area of approximately 7,500 ha. The Serra Bonita Reserve encompasses the last remnants of old-growth forest from that region, protecting about 2,000 ha of land (at 300 to 1,080 in a.s.l.) in the center of this mountain range. A floristic survey of the ferns and lycophytes of this Reserve was carried out from 2005 to 2009 in areas above 600 m, resulting in the collection of 182 species, distributed among 67 genera and 23 families.