ABSTRACT
The Ducke Reserve in the central Amazon was the subject of an intensive floristic study between 1992 and 1999. The project showed that the biodiversity of the Reserve was much higher than had been anticipated. Data are presented chronicling the history of botanical exploration of the area. Based on the experience of the project, recomendations are made about procedures of inventory of plant species in tropical forest.
Key words:
Central Amazon; tropical rain forest; floristics