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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 22. The most diverse hemiepiphytic taxa by region and elevation zone with their numbers of species.

Families

Galápagos

Coastal

Amazonian

0–500 m

500–1000 m

1000–1500 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

Bignoniac. 1

Bignoniac. 1

Bignoniac. 1

Arac. 46

Arac. 62

Arac. 40

Arac. 22

     

Morac. 15

Dryopteridac.13

Morac. 23

Morac. 12

     

Araliac. 8

Morac. 13

Clusiac. 11

Clusiac. 9

     

Clusiac. 8

Bromeliac. 8

Dryopteridac.8

Cecropiac. 7

     

Dryopteridac.7

Clusiac. 7

Cecropiac. 7

Dryopteridac.7

     

Marcgraviac.5

Marcgraviac.7

Gesneriac. 4

Araliac. 5

     

Bignoniac. 4

Araliac. 6

Marcgraviac.3

Gesneriac. 5

     

Bromeliac. 4

 

Araliac. 2

Bromeliac. 3

     

Cecropiac. 4

 

Bromeliac. 2

 
         

Piperac. 2

 

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

Arac. 59

Arac. 31

Arac. 14

Arac. 5

Arac. 4

Arac. 1

 

Morac. 17

Araliac. 13

Bromeliac. 6

Araliac. 2

Araliac. 1

Blechnac. 1

 

Clusiac. 15

Clusiac. 10

Araliac. 5

Blechnac. 1

Blechnac. 1

Loranthac. 1

 

Araliac. 13

Morac. 9

Morac. 4

Bromeliac. 1

Loranthac. 1

   

Dryopteridac.13

Bromeliac. 7

Dryopteridac.3

Gesneriac. 1

     

Bromeliac. 9

Cecropiac. 5

Clusiac. 2

Loranthac. 1

     

Cecropiac. 9

Dryopteridac. 4

Marcgraviac.2

Morac. 1

     

Marcgraviac. 6

Gesneriac. 2

Blechnac. 1

Orchidac. 1

     

Gesneriac. 3

Marcgraviac. 2

Cecropiac. 1

Piperac. 1

     
   

Gesneriac. 1

       
 

Genera

Galápagos

Coastal

Amazonian

0–500 m

500–1000 m

1000–1500 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

Schlegelia 1

Schlegelia 1

Schlegelia 1

Philodendron 21

Philodendron 23

Ficus 23

Ficus 12

     

Ficus 15

Anthurium 18

Philodendron 23

Clusia 9

     

Clusia 8

Ficus 13

Clusia 11

Philodendron 8

     

Schefflera 8

Polybotrya 10

Coussapoa 7

Coussapoa 7

     

Anthurium 7

Pitcairnia 8

Monstera 7

Monstera 7

     

Syngonium 7

Clusia 7

Drymonia 4

Polybotrya 5

     

Monstera 6

Stenospermation 7

Polybotrya 4

Schefflera 5

       

Monstera 6

 

Drymonia 4

       

Schefflera 6

 

Pitcairnia 3

       

Syngonium 5

   

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

Philodendron 21

Anthurium 13

Anthurium 8

Anthurium 5

Anthurium 4

Anthurium 1

 

Anthurium 20

Schefflera 12

Pitcairnia 6

Blechnum 1

Blechnum 1

Blechnum 1

 

Ficus 17

Clusia 10

Ficus 4

Drymonia 1

Schefflera 1

Tristerix 1

 

Schefflera 12

Ficus 9

Philodendron 4

Ficus 1

Tristerix 1

   

Polybotrya 11

Philodendron 8

Schefflera 4

Oreopanax 1

     

Coussapoa 9

Pitcairnia 7

Polybotrya 3

Piper 1

     

Pitcairnia 9

Stenospermation 6

Clusia 2

Pitcairnia 1

     

Rhodospatha 7

Coussapoa 5

 

Pleurothallis 1

     
 

Polybotrya 4

 

Schefflera 1

     
 

Rhodospatha 2

 

Tristerix 1

     

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