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 Table 24. The most diverse liana taxa by region and elevation zone with their numbers of species.
 
| Families |  | Galápagos | Coastal | Amazonian |  | 0500 m | 5001000 m | 10001500 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m |  | Bignoniac. 1 | Bignoniac. 1 | Bignoniac. 1 | Bignoniac. 28 | Bignoniac. 23 | Sapindac. 59 | Malpighiac. 29 |  | Passiflorac. 1 | Passiflorac. 1 | Vitac. 1 | Sapindac. 24 | Asterac. 19 | Bignoniac. 51 | Bignoniac. 22 |  | Rhamnac. 1 | Rhamnac. 1 |  | Malpighiac. 22 | Sapindac. 14 | Malpighiac. 51 | Menispermac. 17 |  | Vitac. 1 | Vitac. 1 |  | Asterac. 19 | Malpighiac. 12 | Menispermac. 28 | Asterac. 16 |  |  |  |  | Apocynac. 12 | Melastomatac. 9 | Apocynac. 22 | Sapindac. 14 |  |  |  |  | Convolvulac. 9 | Menispermac. 8 | Hippocrateac. 21 | Melastomatac. 10 |  |  |  |  | Menispermac. 9 | Vitac. 7 | Asterac. 20 | Vitac. 8 |  |  |  |  | Vitac. 9 | Marcgraviac. 6 | Fabac. 18 | Apocynac. 7 |  |  |  |  | Melastomatac. 7 | Apocynac. 5 | Vitac. 15 | Hippocrateac. 6 |  |  |  |  | Fabac. 6 | Solanac. 5 |  | Solanac. 6 |  | Andean |  | 10001500 m | 15002000 m | 20002500 m | 25003000 m | 30003500 m | 35004000 m | 40004500 m |  | Asterac. 25 | Asterac. 28 | Asterac. 31 | Asterac. 36 | Asterac. 22 | Passiflorac. 5 | Asterac. 2 |  | Bignoniac. 19 | Malpighiac. 12 | Passiflorac. 9 | Passiflorac. 13 | Passiflorac. 12 | Asterac. 4 | Passiflorac. 1 |  | Sapindac. 18 | Bignoniac. 9 | Malpighiac. 7 | Campanulac. 9 | Campanulac. 6 | Campanulac. 3 |  |  | Malpighiac. 15 | Melastomatac. 9 | Campanulac. 6 | Malpighiac. 5 | Euphorbiac. 1 | Melastomatac. 1 |  |  | Melastomatac. 14 | Passiflorac. 7 | Bignoniac. 5 | Melastomatac. 3 | Loranthac. 1 | Ranunculac. 1 |  |  | Apocynac. 8 | Apocynac. 4 | Melastomatac. 5 | Polygalac. 2 | Melastomatac. 1 | Solanac. 1 |  |  | Marcgraviac. 6 | Sapindac. 4 | Vitac. 5 | Ranunculac. 2 | Ranunculac. 1 |  |  |  | Passiflorac. 6 | Vitac. 4 | Polygalac. 4 | Smilacac. 2 | Smilacac. 1 |  |  |  | Solanac. 6 |  | Marcgraviac. 3 | Solanac. 2 | Solanac. 1 |  |  |  | Vitac. 4 |  |  |  | Vitac. 1 |  |  |  |  |  | Genera |  | Galápagos | Coastal | Amazonian |  | 0500 m | 5001000 m | 10001500 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m |  | Cissus1 | Cissus1 | Cissus1 | Paullinia13 | Mikania9 | Paullinia39 | Mikania11 |  | Gouania1 | Gouania1 | Schlegelia1 | Mikania11 | Serjania7 | Cissus14 | Arrabidaea8 |  | Passiflora1 | Passiflora1 |  | Serjania9 | Arrabidaea6 | Serjania14 | Serjania8 |  | Schlegelia1 | Schlegelia1 |  | Cissus8 | Cissus6 | Arrabidaea12 | Banisteriopsis7 |  |  |  |  | Arrabidaea6 | Paullinia6 | Mikania12 | Cissus7 |  |  |  |  |  | Marcgravia4 | Strychnos11 | Tetrapterys6 |  |  |  |  |  | Passiflora4 | Hiraea10 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Smilax4 | Banisteriopsis9 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Strychnos4 | Dioclea8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Tetrapterys8 |  |  | Andean |  | 10001500 m | 15002000 m | 20002500 m | 25003000 m | 30003500 m | 35004000 m | 40004500 m |  | Mikania16 | Mikania13 | Mikania16 | Mikania19 | Mikania13 | Passiflora5 | Jungia1 |  | Paullinia14 | Blakea8 | Passiflora9 | Passiflora13 | Passiflora12 | Centropogon3 | Mikania1 |  | Blakea7 | Passiflora7 | Centropogon6 | Centropogon8 | Centropogon5 | Jungia2 | Passiflora1 |  | Passiflora6 | Amphilophium4 | Cissus5 | Jungia5 | Jungia3 | Clematis1 |  |  | Mandevilla5 | Cissus4 | Jungia5 | Ericentrodea3 | Munnozia2 | Miconia1 |  |  | Banisteriopsis4 |  | Monnina3 | Miconia3 | Ericentrodea1 | Mikania1 |  |  | Cissus4 |  |  | Oligactis3 | Miconia1 | Munnozia1 |  |  | Marcgravia4 |  |  |  | Oligactis1 | Solanum1 |  |  | Schlegelia4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Tetrapterys4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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