INTRODUCTION .................................................... 5
Historical overview ......................................... 5
Taxonomy and Diversity ...................................... 6
Biogeography ................................................ 6
MATERIAL AND METHODS ............................................ 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................ 8
REFERENCES ...................................................... 8
TAXONOMIC TREATMENT ............................................ 11
Key to the species of Festuca in Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador, and Venezuela ................................. 11
Survey of the species and subgeneric taxa of Festuca in
South American Paramos ................................. 16
Descriptions of species of Festuca from South American
Paramos ................................................ 17
Excluded Name ............................................. 146
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF LEAF EPIDERMAL SURFACES ...... 147
APPENDICES .................................................... 173
Index to Figures .......................................... 173
Alphabetical Index of Accepted Species and Subspecies ..... 175
Alphabetical Index to Collectors .......................... 176
Index то Scientific Names ................................. 183
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