Abstract
Rocky outcrops are residual reliefs mountainous that occur in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions from all over the world. In this work, our objectives were to understand the richness patterns and floristic similarity of climbing plants, in rocky outcrops in Northeast Brazil, as well as to understand morphological aspects and dispersion forms of these species. The analyzes were carried out using a floristic list of climbing plants recorded in inventories of rocky outcrops, in the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco. We identified 143 species, 66 genera and 25 families. As for the morphological aspect, 72% of the species are herbaceous climbers and 28% are woody climbers (lianas). The most frequent ascending mechanism was the voluble (66%), and the most representative dispersion syndrome was autochory (44%). The richness of herbaceous and woody climbers was positively correlated with altitude, and negatively correlated with distance from the coast and temperature; negative correlation was also observed between richness of herbaceous climbers and precipitation, while for the woody the richness remained constant for this variable. The analysis of floristic similarity resulted in the formation of three groups, suggesting a floristic composition characteristic of the surrounding matrix, influenced by abiotic factors and vegetation types where rock outcrops are inserted.
Key words:
dispersion; abiotic factors; flora; inselbergues; mechanisms of ascension
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