Trees and shrubs at the University Center for Biological and Agricultural Sciences (CUCBA) of the University of Guadalajara

Abstract

An inventory of trees and shrubs in CUCBA was updated based on the work of one of the authors. For this purpose, tours werecarried out in the facilities of the University Center and thus validate the presence of the previously listed species. Thenomenclature of the taxa, their origin, and information on the presence of mistletoe and the risk status were added. A list of 214species of trees and shrubs in 148 genera of 61 families is presented. Of these, the five most diverse represent 32% of the totaland Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Pinaceae stand out. The number of species added to the previous work are 95 and 51 that nolonger exist were eliminated. Sheets with photographs of some representative species are presented. Of the total species, 156are trees and 58 are shrubs, so far, the largest number of tree species recorded in the entire University Network. Regarding theorigin of the trees and shrubs, 133 are native to Mexico and the rest are introduced. Of the 133 native taxa, 97 are trees, whichalso represents the largest number of native tree species on the Network. The contribution of the Didactic Botanical Garden ofthe Institute of Botany stands out for hosting a considerable number of these native species and contributing to teaching as avaluable teaching tool. CUCBA is home to emblematic and economically important species. The percentage of species infectedby mistletoes is 15%. In terms of conservation, 16 taxa are in some risk category of the NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, on theIUCN Red List of threatened species 93 are registered, although only 22 present greater risk and 71 are registered in thecategory of Low Concern. In Appendix II of CITES 10 species are listed.