CATáLOGO PRELIMINAR DE LA FLORA VASCULAR DE LOS BOSQUES SUBANDINOS DE LA CUCHILLA EL FARA (SANTANDER-COLOMBIA)

a preliminary checklist of the vascular flora of the sub-andean forest of the cuchilla el fara is present ed. el fara is located at the guantiva - la rusia - iguaque biological corridor, in the municipalities of charala, gambita, and suaita (santander-colombia). information on habit, local altitudinal range, and collection number is recorded for each species. a total of 409 species of vascular plants included in 226 genera, and 105 families were recorded. the families with the highest number of genera were rubiaceae (18), asteraceae (10), melastomataceae (10), orchidaceae (10), euphor biaceae (8), arecaceae (7) and fabaceae (7). at specific level, the best represented families were rubiaceae (33), melastomataceae (28), lauraceae (21), asteraceae (17), araceae (17), orchidaceae (17) and gesneriaceae (15). the affinities of the flora with other neotropical sub-andean forests are discussed. finally, species of all iucn threat categories are highlighted so that the information pre sented here can make a contribution to restoration and conservation programs.