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 Table 25. The most diverse treelet taxa by region and elevation zones with their numbers of species.
 
| Families |  | Galápagos | Coastal | Amazonian |  
| 0500 m | 5001000 m | 10001500 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m |  
| Asterac. 9 | Asterac. 7 | Asterac. 2 | Flacourtiac. 20 | Solanac. 19 | Flacourtiac. 26 | Melastomatac. 19 |  
| Solanac. 4 | Solanac. 4 | Solanac. 2 | Melastomatac. 18 | Melastomatac. 18 | Solanac. 25 | Solanac. 19 |  
| Combretac. 2 | Myrtac. 2 | Bixac. 1 | Solanac. 18 | Flacourtiac. 17 | Melastomatac. 24 | Flacourtiac. 18 |  
| Myrtac. 2 |  | Buddlejac. 1 | Rubiac. 12 | Arecac. 11 | Rubiac. 19 | Piperac. 13 |  
|  |  | Flacourtiac. 1 | Monimiac. 10 | Piperac. 11 | Myrsinac. 16 | Rubiac. 11 |  
|  |  | Malvac. 1 | Piperac. 10 | Monimiac. 10 | Piperac. 13 | Myrsinac. 10 |  
|  |  | Myrtac. 1 | Meliac. 9 | Apocynac. 8 | Meliac. 13 | Arecac. 9 |  
|  |  | Piperac. 1 | Asterac. 8 | Asterac. 7 | Violac. 10 | Monimiac. 7 |  
|  |  | Rubiac. 1 | Myrsinac. 8 | Rubiac. 7 | Apocynac. 9 |  |  
|  |  | Verbenac. 1 |  |  | Arecac. 9 |  |  
| Andean |  | 10001500 m | 15002000 m | 20002500 m | 25003000 m | 30003500 m | 35004000 m | 40004500 m | > 4500 m |  | Melastomatac.29 | Melastomatac.25 | Melastomatac.25 | Melastomatac.28 | Asterac. 22 | Melastomatac.7 | Solanac. 4 | Solanac.1 |  | Solanac.24 | Solanac.20 | Solanac.20 | Asterac.24 | Melastomatac.22 | Solanac. 7 | Asterac. 1 |  |  | Monimiac. 19 | Monimiac. 17 | Asterac. 15 | Solanac. 19 | Solanac. 13 | Asterac. 6 | Clusiac. 1 |  |  | Asterac. 13 | Asterac. 14 | Araliac. 11 | Aquifoliac. 10 | Myrsinac. 7 | Myrsinac. 4 | Melastomatac.1 |  |  | Piperac. 12 | Piperac. 14 | Monimiac. 11 | Araliac. 9 | Aquifoliac. 6 | Blechnac. 2 | Myricac. 1 |  |  | Arecac. 11 | Araliac. 11 | Myrsinac. 8 | Piperac. 8 | Cunoniac. 5 | Rosac. 2 |  |  |  | Araliac. 9 | Arecac. 10 | Piperac. 7 | Myrsinac. 7 |  | Symplocac. 2 |  |  |  | Flacourtiac. 9 | Actinidiac. 9 | Rubiac. 7 | Rubiac. 7 |  |  |  |  |  | Rubiac. 9 | Myrsinac. 7 | Actinidiac. 6 | Cunoniac. 6 |  |  |  |  |  | Actinidiac. 7 | Flacourtiac. 6 | Aquifoliac. 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Genera |  
| Galápagos | Coastal | Amazonian |  
| 0500 m | 5001000 m | 10001500 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m | 0500 m | 5001000 m |  
| Scalesia9 | Scalesia7 | Scalesia2 | Piper10 | Piper11 | Solanum17 | Solanum14 |  
| Psidium2 | Psidium2 |  | Siparuna10 | Solanum11 | Miconia16 | Piper13 |  
| Solanum2 | Solanum2 |  | Solanum10 | Siparuna10 | Casearia13 | Casearia11 |  
|  |  |  | Casearia8 | Tabernaemontana7 | Piper13 | Miconia11 |  
|  |  |  | Miconia7 | Casearia6 | Trichilia11 | Saurauia6 |  
|  |  |  | Trichilia6 | Conostegia5 | Siparuna7 | Siparuna6 |  
|  |  |  | Conostegia5 | Miconia5 | Tabernaemontana7 | Picramnia5 |  
|  |  |  |  | Blakea4 | Cybianthus6 |  |  
|  |  |  |  | Capparis4 | Rinorea6 |  |  
|  |  |  |  | Schefflera4 | Strychnos6 |  |  
| Andean |  | 10001500 m | 15002000 m | 20002500 m | 25003000 m | 30003500 m | 35004000 m | 40004500 m | > 4500 m |  | Solanum19 | Miconia16 | Miconia18 | Miconia24 | Miconia18 | Solanum6 | Solanum3 | Cestrum1 |  | Siparuna17 | Piper14 | Solanum11 | Ilex10 | Solanum7 | Miconia5 | Cestrum1 |  |  | Miconia14 | Siparuna14 | Schefflera8 | Solanum9 | Ilex6 | Gynoxys4 | Gynoxys1 |  |  | Piper12 | Solanum10 | Siparuna8 | Piper8 | Gynoxys5 | Blechnum2 | Hypericum1 |  |  | Schefflera8 | Saurauia9 | Piper7 | Weinmannia6 | Weinmannia5 | Hesperomeles2 | Miconia1 |  |  | Saurauia7 | Schefflera9 | Ilex6 | Chusquea5 | Chusquea4 | Myrsine2 | Myrica1 |  |  
| Brugmansia5 | Saurauia6 | Oreopanax5 | Macrocarpaea4 | Symplocos2 |  |  |  |  
| Carica5 | Brugmansia5 | Siparuna5 | Piper4 | Tibouchina2 |  |  |  |  
|  | Chusquea5 |  | Symplocos4 |  |  |  |  |  
|  | Weinmannia5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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