Herbaceous plants of the Amazon floodplain near Manaus: Species diversity and adaptations to the flood pulse

Abstract

In the floodplain of the Amazon river near Manaus, 388 herbaceous plant species, excepting epiphytes, were collected belonging to 64 families and 182 genera. 330 species are considered terrestrial, 34 aquatic, the others have an intermediate status. Most of the species occur in relatively small numbers. Only 17 species formed large monospecific stands.