The Asteraceae family in the Tepoztlán municipality, Morelos, Mexico Autoren: Espín Bahena, María Luisa, Cedillo Portugal, Ernestina, Villaseñor Rios, José Luis

“… Background and Aims: The Asteraceae occupies a predominant place in the flora of Mexico and in many other parts of the world. The count of their number of species, genera, and tribes at a national scale can be considered reliable, but at a more local scale their knowledge is still deficient since there are still many unexplored areas.  …”

Additions and updated names for grasses of Durango, Mexico Autoren: Herrera-Arrieta, Yolanda

“… Twelve years after publication of the floristic treatment “Las Gramíneas de Durango”, a list of accepted names is updated based on recent botanical work in Durango, Mexico. Ninety-one genera, 367 species, 15 subspecies, 55 varieties and 2 forms are included.  …”

First record of Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Cactaceae) in Mexico Autoren: Ortiz-Brunel, Juan Pablo, Delladdio, Aldo, Raya-Sánchez, Ricardo Daniel, Pérez-Badillo, Cristian, Zurita-Suárez, Iván, Flores, Joel

“… Its currently known distribution is in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the southern USA close to the border with Mexico.  …”

New reports of Basidiomycota from Jalisco, Mexico Autoren: Rodríguez, Olivia, Herrera-Fonseca, María de Jesús, Galván-Corona, Adrián

Flora of the central part of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico Autoren: Estrada-Castillón, Eduardo, Villarreal-Quintanilla, José Ángel

“… The genera with highest number of species were: Muhlenbergia (37), Dalea (22), Euphorbia (21), Cheilanthes (19), Brickellia (17), Salvia (15), Cyperus (14), Quercus (13), Solanum (12), Eragrostis (12), Bouteloua (12), Erigeron (12), Astragalus (11), Ipomoea (11), Plantago (10), Acacia (10), Machaeranthera (9), Stevia (9), Opuntia (9), Aristida (9), Asclepias (9), Phaseolus (9), Oenothera (9), Viguiera (9) and Notholaena (9).The present study is a contribution to the knowledge of plant diversity in the arid lands of northern Mexico. …”

Endemic angiosperm lineages in Mexico: hotspots for conservation Autoren: Sosa, Victoria, De-Nova, J. Arturo

“… As a megadiverse country, Mexico harbors 4 to 8% of the flora of the world and of this, 51% is endemic.  …”

Benthic marine algae of the coast of Campeche, Mexico Autoren: Mateo-Cid, Luz Elena, Mendoza-González, A. Catalina, Ávila-Ortiz, Alejandrina G., Díaz Martínez, Sergio

“… We present results of the study on benthic marine algae in eight localities from the coast of Campeche, Mexico. The results indicate the presence of 211 taxa of marine algae with Rhodophyta having the greatest diversity with 102 taxa, followed by Chlorophyta with 66 taxa, six varieties and four forms, Heterokontophyta with 19 species and finally Cyanobacteria with 14.  …”

Numerical Synopsis of the Phanerogamic Flora of the Valley of Mexico Autoren: Rzedowski, Jerzy, Calderón de Rzedowski, Graciela

“… Out of 2071 wild species, recently recognized as members of the Phanerogamic Flora of the Valley of Mexico, 161 are introduced or probably introduced from distant regions, 522 belong to the Monocotyledoneae and 16 to the Gymnospermae.  …”

A phylogenetic list of the genera of Rubiaceae in Mexico Autoren: Lorence, David H.

Note on the African element in the adventitious flora of Mexico Autoren: Rzedowski, Jerzy, Calderón de Rzedowski, Graciela

“… In thus note attention is called to a remarkable increment of introduced plants of African origin, observed in the present century in the spontaneous flora of Mexico. Grasses prevail amply among these plants; almost all behave as ruderals and the majority have scaped from cultivation.  …”

Floristic study of the Huehuetoca region, State of Mexico Autoren: Romero Rangel, Silvia, Rojas Zenteno, E. Carlos

“… The pteridophyte and angiosperm flora of the Huehuetoca region, small (ca. 100 km2) area located on the Neovolcanic Belt in the northwest corner of the Valley of Mexico (states of Hidalgo and Mexico) and characterized by grassland, xerophytic scrub and oakscrub in a lacustrine plain (2250 m) interspersed with mountains (to 2650 m), is comprised of 579 species, in 83 families and 327 genera.  …”

Hexalectris warnockii (Orchidaceae): first record for Mexico Autoren: Salazar Chavez, Gerardo A.

“… ., is recorded for the first time in Mexico on the basis of a collection from neat the southernmost end of the Peninsula of Baja California.  …”

New records of Agaricales (Fungi) from Mexico Autoren: Chacon, Santiago

Catalog of type specimens of IEB herbarium (Mexico) Autoren: Ocampo Acosta, Gilberto, Medellín Villamil, Ana Lilia

“… ., located in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico (IEB), is provided. The collection includes 340 specimens designed as primary types (85 holotypes, 247 isotypes, 2 neotypes and 6 isoneotypes), which represent the nomenclatural reference for 286 taxa. …”

Los manglares de México: una revisión Autoren: López Portillo, Jorge, Ezcurra, Exequiel

“… The bibliographical information in México´s mangroves was reviewed, starting with biogeography.  …”

Deforestation and its causal factors in Sinaloa, Mexico Autoren: Monjardín-Armenta, Sergio A., Pacheco-Angulo, Carlos E., Plata-Rocha, Wenseslao, Corrales-Barraza, Gabriela

“… The objective of this research was to study deforestation and its causes in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. Using mapping of land use and vegetation in 1993 and 2011 at a scale of 1: 250 000, deforestation was estimated through a technique of detecting changes, and then characterized by consulting experts.  …”

Carbon fluxes and stocks in freswater wetlands in Mexico Autoren: Hernández, María Elizabeth, Moreno-Casasola Barceló, Patricia

“… Data for carbon storage in roots, soil and biomass has been reported for marshes, forested wetlands and flooded grasslands in southeast Mexico: Veracruz, Chiapas and Yucatán. The largest carbon stock in freshwater wetlands is the soil (150 Mg C ha-1 a 650 Mg C ha-1) and the forested wetlands showed the highest values.  …”

Commercial importance of mosses in Tlaxcala state, Mexico Autoren: Acatitla Pluma, Oscar, Villamil Carrera, Cora, Martínez y Pérez, José Luis

“… Mosses represent a non-timber forest resource with economic importance in Central Mexico during Christmas season. Some places and species have been studied but in Tlaxcala state there is no information about the origin, quantity harvested, and species with commercial importance in this season.  …”

Morchella inoculation in situ: first record in México Autoren: Alvarado-Castillo, Gerardo, Benítez-Badillo, Griselda, Mata, Gerardo

“… The first case of obtaining Morchella in Mexico by inoculation in situ is presented. This mushroom is economically important for its high demand in the domestic and international market, but despite the fact that some patents for commercial production have been generated; their production still depends essentially on field harvesting.  …”

HONGOS CORTICIOIDES (AGARICOMYCETES) CITADOS DE MÉXICO Autoren: Fidel Tapia Padilla, SANTIAGO CHACON ZAPATA, Sergio Pérez Gorjón

“… Basado en una intensa búsqueda en la literatura, se presenta un listado de 261 especies de hongos corticioides (Agaricomycetes) que han sido registrados en México de 1851 a 2014. Los taxones se adscriben a 11 órdenes, 35 familias y 100 géneros.  …”