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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 11. The ten most diverse genera by elevation zone with their numbers of species.

0 – 500m 500 – 1000m 1000 – 1500m 1500 – 2000m 2000 – 2500m

Piper 110

Anthurium 120

Pleurothallis 143

Pleurothallis171

Pleurothallis147

Anthurium 106

Pleurothallis 108

Anthurium 106

Epidendrum 112

Lepanthes 108

Psychotria 90

Maxillaria 88

Peperomia 93

Masdevallia 97

Epidendrum 104

Miconia 85

Piper 82

Epidendrum 92

Peperomia 93

Peperomia 78

Solanum 82

Peperomia 75

Lepanthes 80

Lepanthes 90

Miconia 70

Peperomia 66

Miconia 71

Maxillaria 78

Anthurium 77

Maxillaria 68

Inga 65

Epidendrum 65

Piper 63

Maxillaria 74

Masdevallia 66

Maxillaria 60

Solanum 56

Miconia 62

Miconia 54

Solanum 50

Epidendrum 58

Guzmania 51

Solanum 56

Piper 52

Anthurium 48

Philodendron 56

Lepanthes 50

Guzmania 52

Tillandsia 46

Piper 46

2500 – 3000m 3000 – 3500m 3500 – 4000m 4000 – 4500m > 4500 m

Pleurothallis116

Epidendrum 72

Huperzia 31

Gentianella 19

Draba 8

Epidendrum 96

Miconia 66

Solanum 28

Lachemilla 17

Calamagrostis 6

Lepanthes 87

Lepanthes 53

Calceolaria 26

Calamagrostis 14

Arenaria 5

Miconia 83

Pleurothallis 53

Miconia 25

Geranium 14

Gentianella 5

Calceolaria 56

Calceolaria 51

Gentianella 22

Valeriana 14

Lachemilla 5

Solanum 54

Elaphoglossum45

Valeriana 22

Draba 13

Xenophyllum 5

Peperomia 52

Solanum 40

Elaphoglossum21

Huperzia 12

Azorella 4

Tillandsia 48

Huperzia 37

Baccharis 18

Baccharis 10

Festuca 4

Centropogon 47

Peperomia 37

Calamagrostis 18

Bartsia 10

Poa 4

Maxillaria 44

Tillandsia 33

Lachemilla 18

Solanum 9

Valeriana 4

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