%0 Journal Article %T Composici¨®n flor¨ªstica del bosque ribere o del r¨ªo San Jos¨¦, Reserva Forestal de Imataca, estado Bol¨ªvar, Venezuela Floristic composition in riparian forest of the San Jose river, Imataca Forestry Reserve, Bol¨ªvar State, Venezuela %A Wilmer A D¨ªaz P %A Janeth Rueda %A Oscar Acosta %A Orlando Mart¨ªnez %J Acta Bot¨¢nica Venezuelica %D 2010 %I Fundaci¨®n Instituto Bot¨¢nico de Venezuela Dr. Tob¨ªas Lasser %X Se presenta la caracterizaci¨®n for¨ªstico-estructural de un sector del bosque ribere o del r¨ªo San Jos¨¦, Reserva Forestal Imataca, estado Bol¨ªvar, Venezuela. Utilizando transectos, colecciones bot¨¢nicas y observaciones de campo, se describen la estructura y composici¨®n de tres comunidades en la planicie de inundaci¨®n del r¨ªo: la primera, un bosque medio con dominancia de Croton megalodendron, Carapa guianensis, Pentaclethra macroloba, Eschweilera decolorans, Protium sp., Licania densifora, Guarea sp. y Neea bernardii; la segunda, tambi¨¦n un bosque medio, presenta Carapa guianensis, Eschweilera decolorans, Aspidosperma marcgravianum, Licania densifora, Pentaclethra macroloba y Guarea sp.; la tercera corresponde a un bosque bajo con Croton megalodendron, Spondias mombin, Cordia sp., Guazuma ulmifolia, Gustavia augusta y Protium sp. Se incluye una lista con las 77 especies registradas. The floristic composition and structure of a section of the San Jose river¡¯s riparian forest, Imataca¡¯s Forest Reserve, Bol¨ªvar State is presented. Through transects, botanical collections and observations, the composition and structure of three forest types along the river food plain is described: the first belongs to a medium sized forest dominated by Croton megalodendron, Carapa guianensis, Pentaclethra macroloba, Eschweilera decolorans, Protium sp., Licania densifora, Guarea sp. and Neea bernardii; the second, a medium sized forest, presents Carapa guianensis, Eschweilera decolorans, Aspidosperma marcgravianum, Licania densifora, Pentaclethra macroloba and Guarea sp.; the third corresponds a low forest with dominance of Croton megalodendron, Spondias mombin, Cordia sp., Guazuma ulmifolia, Gustavia augusta and Protium sp. A list of 77 species found is presented. %K Bosque ribere o %K Escudo Guayan¨¦s %K for¨ªstica %K Imataca %K r¨ªo San Jos¨¦ %K Venezuela %K Floristic %K Guiana shield %K Imataca %K riparian forest %K San Jos¨¦ river %K Venezuela %U http://wwww.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0084-59062010000100001