First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range

The Mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) is reported for the first time out of its native range. A small population composed of two groups separated by 50 m has been located near the city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). A census of the population has been carried out (a total of 13...

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Hauptverfasser: López-Pujol, Jordi, Guillot Ortiz, Daniel, Nájera Quezada, Pedro, van der Meer, Piet
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Veröffentlicht: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2016
Online Zugang:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1108
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author López-Pujol, Jordi
Guillot Ortiz, Daniel
Nájera Quezada, Pedro
van der Meer, Piet
author_facet López-Pujol, Jordi
Guillot Ortiz, Daniel
Nájera Quezada, Pedro
van der Meer, Piet
author_sort López-Pujol, Jordi
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description The Mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) is reported for the first time out of its native range. A small population composed of two groups separated by 50 m has been located near the city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). A census of the population has been carried out (a total of 139 rosettes were counted, of which 46 were regarded as adults) together with a morphometric study. The population of A. difformis, which occurs under pine trees in remnants of Mediterranean coastal scrub, appears to be well-established and expanding. The large number of accompanying alien species (as well as some native taxa used as ornamentals) suggests that the population of A. difformis could have originated from dumped garden debris.
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spelling oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-11082023-02-24T23:03:04Z First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range Primera cita del endemismo mexicano Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) fuera de su área de distribución nativa López-Pujol, Jordi Guillot Ortiz, Daniel Nájera Quezada, Pedro van der Meer, Piet Agave alien flora Spain Tarragona Agave España flora alóctona Tarragona The Mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) is reported for the first time out of its native range. A small population composed of two groups separated by 50 m has been located near the city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). A census of the population has been carried out (a total of 139 rosettes were counted, of which 46 were regarded as adults) together with a morphometric study. The population of A. difformis, which occurs under pine trees in remnants of Mediterranean coastal scrub, appears to be well-established and expanding. The large number of accompanying alien species (as well as some native taxa used as ornamentals) suggests that the population of A. difformis could have originated from dumped garden debris. La especie endémica mexicana Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) se reporta por primera vez fuera de su área de distribución nativa. Se ha localizado una pequeña población compuesta por dos núcleos separados por unos 50 m cerca de la ciudad de Tarragona (Cataluña, España). Se ha realizado su censo (contabilizándose un total de 139 rosetas, 46 de las cuales son adultas), además de un estudio morfométrico. La población, que parece bien establecida y con tendencia a la expansión, se encuentra bajo un pequeño pinar con restos de maquia litoral. La profusión de especies alóctonas (y algunas autóctonas usadas en jardinería) como acompañantes indica que la población de A. difformis podría haberse originado a partir del abandono de restos de poda. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2016-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1108 10.21829/abm115.2016.1108 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 115 (2016); 9-25 Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 115 (2016); 9-25 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1108/1304 https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1108/html Derechos de autor 2016 Acta Botanica Mexicana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
spellingShingle López-Pujol, Jordi
Guillot Ortiz, Daniel
Nájera Quezada, Pedro
van der Meer, Piet
First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range
title First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range
title_full First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range
title_fullStr First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range
title_full_unstemmed First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range
title_short First observation of the mexican endemic Agave difformis A. Berger (Agavaceae) out of its native range
title_sort first observation of the mexican endemic agave difformis a. berger (agavaceae) out of its native range
url https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1108
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