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en tanto que las especies introducidas cuenta con un poco más de una tercera
pertenecen, principalmente, a hábitats parte de áreas verdes.; no obstante, la
de bosque tropical y bosque templado. comunidad universitaria desconoce o
De acuerdo con la categoría Norma Oficial ignora esta diversidad vegetal, por lo
Mexicana, se registraron cinco especies que se espera que la guía ilustrada sea
amenazadas y una especie está sujeta una fuente importante de información
a protección especial. De acuerdo con para profesores, alumnos y autoridades,
la IUCN, se registraron 33 especies en no solo para carreras relacionadas a las
preocupación menor, dos especies casi ciencias biológicas que se imparten
amenazadas y dos especies en peligro en el Centro Universitario, sino para
crítico. Se puede concluir que el Centro instituciones educativas de la región y
Universitario de la Costa alberga una del Estado.
alta riqueza y variada composición de
especies vegetales, a pesar de que solo

SUMMARY guides, catalogs and specialized books. deciduous forest and tropical evergreen
forest were the most abundant, while
For each species identified, detailed
introduced species belong mainly to
information was obtained on family,
genus, common name, life form, uses, tropical forest and temperate forest
he University Centers have green total height, origin and distribution, habitats. According to the Norma Oficial
areas within their facilities, which habitat, recommendations and risk Mexicana category, five endangered
Tare spaces that harbor biodiversity category according to the IUCN Red List species were recorded and one
and generate multiple ecosystem and the Mexican Official Standard (NOM- species is subject to special protection.
services to the academic and student 059-SEMARNAT-2010). The University According to the IUCN, 33 species are
community. However, these centers lack Center’s illustrated guide will show of least concern, two species are near
biological and ecological information information on 203 species, 152 genera threatened, and two species are critically
on trees, herbs, shrubs, succulents, and 67 families. The families with the endangered. It can be concluded that
parasitic plants and/or epiphytes. The highest number of species recorded are the Centro Universitario de la Costa
objective of this work is to show an Leguminosae and Apocynaceae. Herbs is home to a high richness and varied
illustrated guide of the plant species were the most abundant life form, with composition of plant species, despite
of Centro Universitario de la Costa. 84 species, followed by trees with the fact that it only has a little more
The University Center is part of the 69 species, shrubs with 25 species, than a third of green areas. However,
University of Guadalajara and consists succulents with 22 and epiphytes with the university community is unaware
of 10.85ha, of which 38.2% are green three species. The greatest potential or ignores this plant diversity, so it is
areas, while the remaining 61.8% are uses identified were ornamental (119 hoped that the illustrated guide will be
areas built or planned for infrastructure. species), medicinal (90 species) and an important source of information for
During the course of a year, the entire edible (69 species). The maximum professors, students and authorities,
University Center was visited to height identified was of the species not only for careers related to biological
observe and photograph the main plant Enterolobium cyclocarpa with 45 m. sciences taught at the University Center,
structures and organs. Each species Native species (91 species) were the but also for educational institutions in
considered in the guide was collected, most abundant, followed by exotic the region and the state. Translated
pressed and dried. The identification species with 80 and only five endemic with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free
of the species was done by means of species. Species native to tropical version).

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