Briófitos Epífilos en las Islas Canarias: Chinobre (Tenerife)

The epiphyllous bryological flora of Chinobre located in the northeast of Tenerife and included in Reserva Natural Integral de El Pijaral has been studied. 223 leaves with foliicolous bryophytes were collected in the field work, corresponding to 10 species of phorophytes (trees, shrubs, herbs, lianas and ferns) and 20 bryophyte taxa were identified. The life strategies, life-forms and biogeographical element were analyzed and results were compared with that of previous studies. A bibliographical revision of the previous records of these communities in the archipelago was done and compared with our results. Finally, an unpublished study from 1987-88 about the epiphyllous flora of this particular location was also compared with the obtained data.

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