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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 10. The ten most diverse families in each elevation zone with their numbers of species.

0 – 500m 500 – 1000m 1000 – 1500m 1500 – 2000m 2000 – 2500m
Orchidac. 534 Orchidac. 858 Orchidac. 1022 Orchidac. 1094 Orchidac. 932
Rubiac. 299 Arac. 227 Arac. 176 Asterac. 222 Asterac. 299
Melastomatac. 239 Melastomatac. 204 Bromeliac. 175 Bromeliac. 155 Bromeliac. 129
Arac. 226 Bromeliac. 184 Asterac. 173 Piperac. 146 Melastomatac. 128
Asterac. 201 Asterac. 165 Melastomatac. 167 Ericac. 126 Poac. 125
Piperac. 178 Piperac. 158 Piperac. 157 Melastomatac. 121 Piperac. 124
Fabac. 172 Dryopteridac. 148 Rubiac. 136 Poac. 117 Solanac. 111
Poac. 166 Rubiac. 148 Poac. 130 Arac. 106 Ericac. 110
Mimosac. 153 Poac. 129 Dryopteridac. 115 Rubiac. 95 Rubiac. 89
Solanac. 151 Gesneriac. 120 Ericac. 113 Dryopteridac. 94 Campanulac. 76
2500 – 3000m 3000 – 3500m 3500 – 4000m 4000 – 4500m > 4500m
Orchidac. 753 Orchidac. 395 Asterac. 190 Asterac. 102 Asterac. 21
Asterac. 414 Asterac. 367 Poac. 81 Poac. 54 Poac. 20
Poac. 150 Poac. 122 Orchidac. 74 Scrophulariac. 32 Brassicac. 10
Melastomatac. 140 Melastomatac. 105 Scrophulariac. 57 Rosac. 29 Scrophulariac. 8
Solanac. 132 Solanac. 84 Rosac. 46 Gentianac. 25 Caryophyllac. 7
Bromeliac. 118 Scrophulariac. 83 Solanac. 43 Brassicac. 23 Rosac. 6
Rubiac. 99 Ericac. 75 Cyperac. 40 Cyperac. 23 Apiac. 5
Ericac. 95 Bromeliac. 70 Melastomatac. 40 Caryophyllac. 19 Gentianac. 5
Scrophulariac. 92 Campanulac. 67 Lycopodiac. 37 Apiac. 14 Ranunculac. 4
Piperac. 84 Dryopteridac. 62 Gentianac. 32 Valerianac. 14 Valerianac. 4

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