ABSTRACT
Se caracterizó la estructura y composición florística del remanente boscoso ubicado en la Reserva Forestal de la Institución Educativa Cajete, Popayán (Cauca). El inventario florístico se hizo mediante colecta libre realizada en el interior y la periferia del bosque. Se registraron en total 164 especies, 130 géneros y 58 familias. En Magnoliophyta se registraron 142 especies, 112 géneros y 44 familias; las familias más diversas fueron Asteraceae (31 especies y 26 géneros) y Araceae (10 especies y 3 géneros). En Lycophyta y Monylophyta se reconocieron 22 especies, 18 géneros y 14 familias; siendo Polypodiaceae con 4 especies la familia con mayor riqueza. Para determinar la estructura se muestrearon todos los individuos con DAP ≥ 1 cm en 10 bandas de 50 x 2 m, hallándose 560 individuos de plantas vasculares pertenecientes a 39 especies, 33 géneros y 25 familias. El bosque presentó 3 estratos: herbáceo, arbustivo y arbóreo. El estrato arbustivo fue el dominante con un elevado número de especies; el estrato arbóreo estuvo constituido por unas pocas especies. Quercus humboldtii y Banara guianensis fueron las especies con mayor dominancia e índice de valor de importancia en el bosque.
The floristic structure and composition of the remaining wooded area located in the Cajete Educational institution forest reserve in Popayan (Cauca) was studied. The floristic inventory was performed through free collection carried out inside and in the periphery of the forest. In total 164 species, 130 genera and 58 families were recorded. In Magnoliophyta 142 species belonging to 112 genera and 44 families were recorded, being Asteraceae (31 species and 26 genera) and Araceae (10 species and 3 genera) the most diverse families. In Monylophyta and Lycophyta 22 species belonging to 18 genera and 14 families were recognized, being Polypodiaceae with 4 species, the family with more richness. To determine the structure all individuals were sampled with ≥ 1 cm DAP in 10 bands of 50 x 2 m, and in total 560 individuals of vascular plants belonging to 39 species, 33 genera and 25 families were found. The forest presented three different strata: herbaceous, shrubby and arboreal. The shrubby stratum was dominant with a high number of species whereas the arboreal stratum consisted only of a few species. Quercus humboldtii and Banara guianensis were the species with greater dominance and with high importance value index in the forest.