Vascular flora of the Sierra de las Nieves National Park and its surroundings (Andalusia, Spain)
PHYTOTAXA(2022)
Abstract
The Sierra de las Nieves National Park, declared by the Spanish Government in July 2021, is part of the Serrania de Ronda (Western Baetic mountains), which is considered one of the main centres of biodiversity and endemicity of the southern Ibe-rian Peninsula (Andalusia, Spain) and the Mediterranean Basin. The park and its surroundings have an important diversity of vascular plants, mainly due to the orographic, climatic and geological diversity of the area, which is divided into three biogeographical sectors: Rondeno sector (limestones, dolomites and clays), Bermejense sector (peridotites and serpentines) and Aljibico sector (gneisses and micaschists). This contribution presents the first catalogue of the vascular flora of this national park and its surrounding area, with 1,387 taxa distributed in 104 families and 542 genera. An amount of 79 taxa are endemic to Andalusia and 57 are endangered: 4 are Critically Endangered (CR), 17 are Endangered (EN) and 36 are Vulner-able (VU).
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Key words
Iberian Peninsula, Malaga, Serrania de Ronda, Natural Park, Biosphere Reserve, Special Area of Conservation (SAC), plant biodiversity hotspot, endemic species hotspot, threatened flora, protected flora
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