An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas

The cataloging of the vascular plants of the Americas has a centuries-long history, but it is only in recent decades that an overview of the entire flora has become possible. We present an integrated assessment of all known native species of vascular plants in the Americas. Twelve regional and national checklists, prepared over the past 25 years and including two large ongoing flora projects, were merged into a single list. Our publicly searchable checklist includes 124,993 species, 6227 genera, and 355 families, which correspond to 33% of the 383,671 vascular plant species known worldwide. In the past 25 years, the rate at which new species descriptions are added has averaged 744 annually for the Americas, and we can expect the total to reach about 150,000.

Fil: Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos

Fil: Acevedo Rodríguez, Pedro. Smithsonian Institution; Estados Unidos

Fil: Beck, Stephan G.. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia; Bolivia

Fil: Belgrano, Manuel Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; Argentina

Fil: Bernal, Rodrigo. Jardín Botánico del Quindío; Colombia

Fil: Berry, Paul E.. University Michigan Ann Arbor; Estados Unidos

Fil: Brako, Lois. University of Michigan; Estados Unidos

Fil: Celis, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia

Fil: Davidse, Gerrit. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos

Fil: Forzza, Rafaela C.. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico Do Rio de Janerio; Brasil

Fil: Robbert Gradstein, S.. Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Francia

Fil: Hokche, Omaira. Universidad Central de Venezuela; Venezuela

Fil: León, Blanca. University of Texas at Austin; Estados Unidos

Fil: León-Yánez, Susana. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador; Ecuador

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Fil: Neill, David A.. Universidad Estatal Amazónica; Ecuador

Fil: Nee, Michael. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos

Fil: Raven, Peter H.. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos

Fil: Stimmel, Heather. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos

Fil: Strong, Mark T.. Smithsonian Institution; Estados Unidos

Fil: Villaseñor, José L.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México

Fil: Zarucchi, James L.. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos

Fil: Zuloaga, Fernando Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; Argentina

Fil: Jørgensen, Peter M.. Missouri Botanical Garden; Estados Unidos