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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 28. The most diverse shrub taxa by region and elevation zones 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

Asterac. 26

Asterac. 17

Solanac. 6

Melastomatac. 67

Melastomatac. 61

Rubiac. 144

Melastomatac. 101

Solanac. 11

Solanac. 9

Boraginac. 5

Rubiac. 60

Ericac. 49

Melastomatac. 108

Rubiac. 62

Malvac. 10

Verbenac. 9

Malvac. 5

Solanac. 60

Solanac. 48

Piperac. 66

Piperac. 56

Verbenac. 10

Malvac. 8

Verbenac. 5

Malvac. 37

Piperac. 38

Solanac. 63

Solanac. 47

Amaranthac. 9

Euphorbiac. 7

Asterac. 4

Piperac. 52

Asterac. 36

Arecac. 28

Ericac. 36

Euphorbiac. 9

Rubiac. 6

Euphorbiac. 2

Asterac. 39

Rubiac. 31

Euphorbiac. 27

Asterac. 25

Boraginac. 7

Boraginac. 5

 

Verbenac. 35

Malvac. 25

Asterac. 27

Gesneriac. 22

Rubiac. 6

Amaranthac. 4

 

Euphorbiac. 33

Verbenac. 20

Flacourtiac. 26

Euphorbiac. 17

Cactac. 5

   

Ericac. 31

Arecac. 17

Gesneriac. 24

Flacourtiac. 17

Mimosac. 5

   

Arecac. 20

Gesneriac. 16

Verbenac. 20

Malvac. 17

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

> 4500 m

Melastomatac. 123

Ericac. 118

Asterac. 130

Asterac. 192

Asterac. 177

Asterac. 88

Asterac. 42

Asterac. 5

Ericac. 104

Melastomatac. 93

Ericac. 108

Melastomatac. 124

Melastomatac. 98

Melastomatac. 40

Solanac. 9

Solanac. 2

Rubiac. 82

Asterac. 91

Melastomatac. 108

Solanac. 97

Ericac. 73

Ericac. 30

Ericac. 6

Valerianac. 2

Solanac. 70

Solanac. 61

Solanac. 79

Ericac. 93

Solanac. 57

Solanac. 30

Melastomatac. 6

Berberidac. 1

Asterac. 65

Rubiac. 59

Rubiac. 54

Rubiac. 53

Campanulac. 40

Rosac. 16

Clusiac. 5

Clusiac. 1

Piperac. 56

Piperac. 46

Piperac. 43

Campanulac. 51

Rubiac. 29

Campanulac. 14

Rosac. 5

Ericac. 1

Gesneriac. 35

Euphorbiac. 34

Campanulac. 42

Piperac. 28

Rosac. 22

Clusiac. 10

Grossulariac. 4

Fabac. 1

Malvac. 24

Gesneriac. 29

Euphorbiac. 31

Lamiac. 26

Clusiac. 18

Polygalac. 10

Rubiac. 4

Scrophulariac. 1

Monimiac. 24

Campanulac. 24

Lamiac. 24

Euphorbiac. 25

Onagrac. 18

Berberidac. 9

Scrophulariac. 3

 

Euphorbiac. 22

Malvac. 22

Gesneriac. 21

Onagrac. 25

Piperac. 15

Rubiac. 9

   
 

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

Scalesia 13

Scalesia 8

Cordia 3

Piper 50

Piper 37

Piper 65

Piper 55

Alternanthera 5

Acalypha 3

Duranta 3

Solanum 29

Solanum 24

Psychotria 61

Miconia 41

Chamaesyce 5

Cordia 3

Acalypha 2

Psychotria 27

Miconia 21

Miconia 43

Psychotria 25

Cordia 5

Darwiniothamnus 3

Malvastrum 2

Miconia 24

Clidemia 11

Solanum 34

Solanum 25

Opuntia 4

Duranta 3

Physalis 2

Clidemia 13

Cavendishia 10

Palicourea 18

Clidemia 19

 

Psychotria 3

Sida 2

Phoradendron 11

Macleania 9

Clidemia 17

Palicourea 14

   

Tournefortia 2

Ossaea 10

Ossaea 9

Geonoma 14

Siparuna 11

       

Psammisia 9

Leandra 14

Casearia 10

       

Psychotria 9

Casearia 12

Leandra 10

       

Siparuna 9

Faramea 12

 

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

> 4500 m

Piper 55

Piper 45

Miconia 64

Miconia 77

Miconia 62

Miconia 25

Baccharis 9

Valeriana 2

Miconia 48

Miconia 42

Piper 43

Solanum 32

Baccharis 30

Baccharis 17

Monticalia 9

 

Solanum 41

Palicourea 29

Palicourea 29

Centropogon 30

Centropogon 24

Diplostephium 16

Diplostephium 7

 

Palicourea 26

Solanum 24

Solanum 29

Piper 28

Diplostephium 20

Solanum 16

Solanum 6

 

Psychotria 25

Psammisia 19

Centropogon 21

Fuchsia 24

Solanum 19

Gynoxys 11

Hypericum 5

 

Siparuna 20

Cavendishia 14

Baccharis 18

Palicourea 24

Brachyotum 18

Monnina 10

Loricaria 5

 

Cavendishia 18

Macleania 14

Fuchsia 17

Baccharis 23

Fuchsia 18

Monticalia 10

Arcytophyllum 4

 

Psammisia 18

Siparuna 14

Macleania 17

Dendrophthora 19

Hypericum 16

Hypericum 10

Miconia 4

 

Blakea 15

Ceratostema 13

Psammisia 16

Monnina 18

Gynoxys 15

Berberis 9

Polylepis 4

 

Clidemia 14

Monnina 13

Saurauia 15

Berberis 16

Piper 15

Polylepis 9

   

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