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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 29. The most diverse epiphytic 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

Polypodiac. 14

Polypodiac. 12

Polypodiac. 5

Orchidac. 265

Orchidac. 402

Orchidac. 275

Orchidac. 433

Aspleniac. 7

Aspleniac. 6

Hymenophyllac. 4

Bromeliac. 68

Bromeliac. 96

Bromeliac. 56

Bromeliac. 66

Davalliac. 4

Davalliac. 4

Aspleniac. 3

Arac. 64

Arac. 65

Arac. 35

Polypodiac. 49

Orchidac. 4

Hymenophyllac. 4

Davalliac. 3

Polypodiac. 47

Polypodiac. 48

Polypodiac. 47

Piperac. 37

Dryopteridac. 2

Orchidac. 4

Lycopodiac. 2

Gesneriac. 27

Piperac. 32

Piperac. 30

Arac. 33

Piperac. 2

Lycopodiac. 3

Piperac. 2

Piperac. 26

Gesneriac. 29

Aspleniac. 16

Aspleniac. 22

Pteridac. 2

Dryopteridac. 2

Pteridac. 2

Dryopteridac. 15

Ericac. 20

Dryopteridac. 16

Dryopteridac. 18

 

Piperac. 2

Arac. 1

Hymenophyllac. 13

Dryopteridac. 19

Hymenophyllac. 14

Ericac. 18

 

Pteridac. 2

Ophioglossac. 1

Aspleniac. 12

Hymenophyllac. 17

Gesneriac. 10

Hymenophyllac. 17

   

Orchidac. 1

Ericac. 11

Aspleniac. 14

Vittariac. 9

Gesneriac. 10

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

> 4500 m

Orchidac. 861

Orchidac. 924

Orchidac. 757

Orchidac. 578

Orchidac. 286

Orchidac. 38

Polypodiac. 7

Brassicac. 1

Bromeliac. 148

Bromeliac. 136

Bromeliac. 105

Bromeliac. 93

Bromeliac. 48

Polypodiac. 26

Hymenophyllac. 5

 

Arac. 79

Piperac. 65

Piperac. 48

Polypodiac. 53

Polypodiac. 40

Bromeliac. 10

Dryopteridac. 5

 

Piperac. 67

Arac. 62

Polypodiac. 48

Piperac. 30

Dryopteridac. 23

Dryopteridac. 10

Orchidac. 4

 

Polypodiac. 63

Polypodiac. 52

Arac. 40

Arac. 25

Piperac. 22

Hymenophyllac. 8

Bromeliac. 2

 

Ericac. 41

Ericac. 36

Ericac. 20

Hymenophyllac. 25

Hymenophyllac. 15

Piperac. 5

Brassicac. 1

 

Gesneriac. 39

Gesneriac. 29

Aspleniac. 19

Dryopteridac. 21

Aspleniac. 11

Lycopodiac. 4

Ericac. 1

 

Hymenophyllac. 33

Dryopteridac. 21

Dryopteridac. 19

Aspleniac. 19

Ericac. 10

Ericac. 3

Lycopodiac. 1

 

Aspleniac. 21

Aspleniac. 18

Hymenophyllac. 19

Ericac. 14

Lycopodiac. 9

Aspleniac. 2

Piperac. 1

 

Dryopteridac. 21

Hymenophyllac. 15

Gesneriac. 17

Lycopodiac. 11

Arac. 7

Gesneriac. 2

   
 

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

Asplenium 7

Asplenium 6

Asplenium 3

Anthurium 56

Anthurium 55

Maxillaria 46

Pleurothallis 66

Polypodium 5

Campyloneurum 4

Hymenophyllum 3

Maxillaria 35

Pleurothallis 52

Peperomia 30

Maxillaria 59

Campyloneurum 4

Nephrolepis 4

Nephrolepis 3

Epidendrum 33

Maxillaria 49

Pleurothallis 30

Peperomia 36

Nephrolepis 4

Polypodium 4

Adiantum 2

Pleurothallis 28

Guzmania 32

Epidendrum 28

Epidendrum 26

Adiantum 2

Huperzia 3

Campyloneurum 2

Peperomia 25

Lepanthes 32

Anthurium 27

Anthurium 25

Peperomia 2

Hymenophyllum 3

Huperzia 2

Guzmania 22

Peperomia 32

Aechmea 25

Asplenium 22

Pleopeltis 2

Adiantum 2

Peperomia 2

Tillandsia 21

Epidendrum 31

Asplenium 16

Guzmania 21

 

Peperomia 2

 

Columnea 18

Tillandsia 25

Campyloneurum 12

Lepanthes 18

     

Oncidium 15

Columnea 21

Dichaea 11

Masdevallia 18

     

Campyloneurum 13

Dichaea 19

Guzmania 11

Dichaea 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

Pleurothallis 140

Pleurothallis 167

Pleurothallis 140

Pleurothallis 110

Lepanthes 53

Elaphoglossum 9

Elaphoglossum 5

Draba 1

Lepanthes 79

Masdevallia 97

Lepanthes 108

Lepanthes 87

Pleurothallis 50

Epidendrum 9

Hymenophyllum 5

 

Maxillaria 76

Lepanthes 90

Epidendrum 76

Epidendrum 71

Epidendrum 49

Tillandsia 9

Melpomene 3

 

Epidendrum 75

Epidendrum 89

Maxillaria 66

Tillandsia 46

Tillandsia 33

Terpsichore 8

Ceradenia 2

 

Peperomia 66

Maxillaria 72

Masdevallia 65

Maxillaria 43

Peperomia 22

Hymenophyllum 7

Tillandsia 2

 

Anthurium 62

Peperomia 65

Peperomia 48

Masdevallia 40

Elaphoglossum 21

Lepanthes 5

Terpsichore 1

 

Guzmania 52

Anthurium 54

Tillandsia 41

Peperomia 30

Oncidium 20

Peperomia 5

   

Masdevallia 42

Tillandsia 44

Anthurium 36

Stelis 30

Stelis 19

Pleurothallis 5

   

Tillandsia 42

Guzmania 37

Oncidium 33

Oncidium 29

Hymenophyllum 14

     

Oncidium 34

     

Odontoglossum 13

     

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