Analysis of the population condition of the arracachales of Montrichardia arborescens (L) Schott (Araceae), in the alluvial plain of the Atrato basin, Chocó, Colombia

Abstract

A population was studied of Montrichardia arborescens in three localities (Carmen of Darién, Riosucio y Unguía), correspondents to a forest inundable of the alluvial plain of the river Atrato. Five temporary plots were established of 20x50 m each one, under a random simple sampling at random. There decided the structure and the density of the species for locality and stadium of development and 6000 individuals for the adult stadium, demonstrating an almost homogeneous population with general densities of 5, 5 ind/m2, corroborating so though in the zone extractive activities of type realize and to sorrow that the arracacho is a promissory species still, it is an undervalued species and his population are kept stable.