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CUMANA C, Luis; SANABRIA CH, María E.; LEOPARDI V, Carlos  e  GUEVARA DE FRANCO, Yvelise. Vascular plants of the mangroves of Sucre State, Venezuela . Acta Bot. Venez. [online]. 2010, vol.33, n.2, pp.273-298. ISSN 0084-5906.

Mangroves in western Venezuela covered 138 000 ha. In Sucre State, they are found from Mochima National Park to the border line of Monagas State. In order to know the floristic composition of Sucre State mangroves, the IRBR herbarium materials were revised. Twenty eight species were determined, six of them were mangroves, three of red mangrove (Rhizophora harrisonii, R. mangle and R. racemosa), black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) and button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus), the other 22 species corresponded to related plants, two of which were pteridophytes, characteristically of coastal wetlands. An identification key, a species description and representative illustrations are included.

Palavras-chave : Avicennia; Conocarpus; Laguncularia; Mangroves; Rhizophora; Venezuela.